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Dolan’s ‘Donovan’ bulks up cast
The casting announcements follow the pre-AFM announcement that Seville International, eOne and Les Film Seville had taken sales and domestic distribution rights, respectively, to the film. (Emily Hampshire pictured.)
Blue Ant ups Jamie Schouela, shuffles execs
As the media co expands globally and into new markets, it has placed Schouela in charge of its Canadian networks and put Makeful under Vanessa Case.
Film Farm boards Amazing Factory’s next film
Film Farm’s Jennifer Weiss and Simone Urdl have joined Andrew Huculiak’s next film in a deal brokered at the Los Cabos International Film Festival.
TV, Peppa powering growth at eOne
The company’s six-month results show robust performance in the company’s TV and kids portfolios, with film performance down slightly year-over-year.
Justin Cutler named new Ontario Film Commissioner
The former TIFF Industry director takes over the reins from Donna Zuchlinski starting this week.
Los Cabos ’15: Room captures two awards
The Canadian-Irish coproduction was one of the big winners on Saturday night.
Discovery’s Frontier pushes int’l boundaries with Netflix
The channel’s first original scripted series, produced by Take the Shot and Factory Backwards, will be distributed internationally via the streaming service.
Los Cabos ’15: Egoyan muses TV trends, Remember’s ‘last chance’
“I’ve come to think that the feature film is the short story,” Egoyan mused at the Los Cabos International Film Festival. “And the TV series is clearly the novel.”
Los Cabos ’15: Jean-Marc Vallee on turning to TV with Big Little Lies
The opening presser of the Mexican film festival saw Vallee confirm his upcoming turn to TV via HBO, and also drop a hint on when he might next shoot at home.
NFB inks deal to boost QC English-language arts
The deal with the English Language Arts Network and Quebec English-language Production Council is the first of its kind for a federal cultural agency in Quebec, the NFB says.
CMF funds 5 projects in Francophone Minority program
The funder overall invested $2.6 million toward projects that reflect experiences of Francophones living outside Quebec.
Chef in Your Ear whispers sweetly for Shaw Media
The new Food Network Canada series debuts as the top new Canadian specialty series this fall, while Leave it to Bryan finds its highest season premiere ever on HGTV. (Chef in Your Ear pictured.)
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