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In brief: Heritage minister unveils plan for cultural sector summit
Plus: Two production prizes are handed out at the Whistler Film Festival, season two renewals roll in at Love Nature and Apple TV+, and more.
Matthew Berkowitz named president of Thunderbird Entertainment
Reporting to CEO Jennifer Twiner McCarron, Berkowitz will oversee M&A, production, distribution and acquisitions of IP across the entire company.
ViacomCBS Int’l Studios partners with Wattpad Webtoon
The deal allows ViacomCBS to tap into both Wattpad and Webtoon’s IP to co-produce regional content across the global market.
WarnerMedia, Canadian Academy launch directors program
Following the success of the WarnerMedia Access x Canadian Academy Writers Program, this new initiative will offer creators from underrepresented communities on-set experience.
Thunderbird Entertainment chairman departs
Brian Paes-Braga (pictured) has served as chairman of the Vancouver-based company’s board of directors since 2019.
CMPA, AQPM reach tentative agreement with ACTRA
The deal, which must still be ratified, marks the tentative close of negotiations for three national IPAs for CMPA, including NABET and the DGC.
Lauren Grant gets personal with her directorial debut
The Clique Pictures producer says her experience with the short Things We Feel But Do Not Say, which recently screened at the Whistler Film Festival, highlighted the barriers to financing for narrative shorts in Canada.
Hideaway Pictures, MPCA renew partnership with $150 million production deal
The companies first partnered in 2016 to produce film and TV projects in Northern Ontario, including Hallmark series When Hope Calls.
Bell Fund taps 15 projects for $3M in short-form digital series program
The program has provided $740,000 to English-language projects for audience development through a new pilot initiative in addition to $2.2 million in production funds for English and French projects.
EXCLUSIVE: Cineflix Productions names director of scripted development
Former iThentic exec Lisa Baylin has been tapped for the newly created role based in Toronto.
Muse Entertainment taps Private Eyes producer for SVP role
Based in Toronto, Alex Jordan will work with Muse’s development team to produce scripted content in multiple genres.
CMF opens $3M development program for doc, kids producers
The program allows producers to tap up to $75,000 in development funding without a broadcaster attached.
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