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Make Believe Media CEO named Woman of the Year
Women in Film & TV Vancouver has named Lynn Booth, CEO of Make Believe Media, as its Woman of the Year.
Realscreen Summit: OWN’s Lisa Erspamer tells producers to “come and play”
OWN’s CCO Lisa Erspamer discussed building up the new network with non-fiction primetime and original documentaries during her interview session at the Realscreen Summit.
Temple Street and BBC Worldwide America form development deal
Toronto-based Temple Street Productions and BBC Worldwide America have announced a deal where they will jointly develop and invest in factual entertainment for U.S. audiences.
Fireworks International signs Latin American content deal
Fireworks International has announced a multi-platform and non-fiction content deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Latin America.
Khadr doc and NFB 360-degree project claim prizes at IDFA
Two Canadian doc projects have received honors at this year’s International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
Gorilla and CBC put politicians back to work
Sean Connolly, CEO of Toronto-based prodco Gorilla Media, says his team was interested in creating something within the fish-out-of-water format, as seen in recent factual entertainment hits such as Undercover Boss and Secret Millionaire.
Look for diversity and audacity in RIDM program
Charlotte Selb, director of programming for the Montreal International Documentary Film Festival, says the changing direction of the documentary genre has resulted in a vibrant, varied program this year.
Montreal International Doc Fest unveils full program
With RIDM’s opening and closing films already announced, Stephanie Lanthier’s Les Fros and Lucy Walker’s Waste Land respectively, the remainder of the Montreal doc fest’s slate has been revealed along with a number of Canadian docs taking the spotlight.
Allder out, Culbert in as EP of CBC’s Nature of Things
The CBC has made a major change to its long-running series The Nature of Things with David Suzuki, with news that Bob Culbert is coming on board as area executive producer, replacing Michael Allder.
CBC first to Canuck 3D with Queen
CBC made Canadian TV history with the premiere of the first Canadian-made 3D TV broadcast, the documentary Queen Elizabeth in 3D.
The sweet sound of pitching at TDF
Danny Iron and Interfilm both make a splash as two-day forum gets underway at Hot Docs
Hot Docs is having Babies
Early life of four infants to open Toronto doc fest, followed by feature-length fan letter Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
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