Kim Izzo

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CBC, ABC Australia co-order Andrew the Big BIG Unicorn

The animated series is produced by Mainframe Studios, Pirate Size Productions and Infinite Studios.

Bretten Hannam feature Place of Ghosts underway in Halifax

The supernatural thriller is a Canada/Belgium copro and is schedule to wrap on Sept. 11.

Amuz acquires live special of musical variety show Starmania

The live special will air on Radio-Canada and France Télévision.

Canada-Germany Digital Media Incentive invests in three projects

The joint investment from the Canada Media Fund and Germany’s Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is $534,250.

DOC Atlantic adds three new board members

Joining the organization are filmmakers Julien Cadieux and Tanya Preyde, as well as communications specialist Amy Saunders.

Little Lorraine crime film wraps in Nova Scotia, Ontario

The debut feature from writer-director Andy Hines stars Stephen Amell, J Balvin and Sean Astin.

QEPC announces finalists for producer mentorship program

Seven emerging and mid-career English-language Quebec producers will take part in coaching and webinars.

Bell Fund allocates $2.2 million to 11 short-form series

The selected series include seven scripted projects and four documentaries.

Santa Barbara festival to run Denis Villeneuve retrospective

All 11 of the Villeneuve’s films will be shown during the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which runs from Oct. 18 to 24.

Production wraps on William Scoular’s Northbound

The Bruce Dern starrer is produced by Beyond the Frame, Lumanity and Gatehouse.

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SODEC selects 10 documentaries for funding

The latest round of the production assistance program allocated funding to feature and medium-length docs.

Trans Filmmaker Summit launches Short Film Fund

The fund will provide resources for an emerging gender-diverse filmmaker to create a short film.