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Kelly Townsend
Baroness von Sketch Show leads Canadian Rockie Award winners
The Baronesses claimed a trio of prizes including the Canadian Award of Distinction, while Fleabag, Gentleman Jack and Mytho were among the big international winners.
Canada’s Drag Race sashays away to the U.K.
BBC Three has picked up the rights to the Canadian iteration of RuPaul’s Drag Race and will premiere new episodes one day after its launch on Crave.
Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices participants revealed
Participants in this year’s program for underrepresented creators include Miryam Charles, Supinder Wraich, Schelby Jean-Baptiste and Chrystelle Maechler.
TSC names Magee TV Diverse Screenwriters winners
The winners will have a three-month mentorship with Canadian screenwriters like Alejandro Alcoba, Noelle Carbone and Marsha Greene, either in-person or virtually.
Carolyn Combs exits as executive director of WIFTV
Combs will step down from the position in August after eight years at the helm, but will continue to be an organization member as she relocates to Toronto.
Gusto gets production rolling on new cooking series
CombiNATION Plates, commissioned by Bell Media for CTV Life Channel, will begin filming in Gusto’s Ottawa facility on June 16.
WGC responds to petition to give story coordinators guild status
BIPOC TV & Film launched the petition to call for a “standard livable minimum rate” for the role, saying it has moved beyond an entry-level position for junior writers.
Ontario film, TV production to reopen with regional approach
Ottawa, North Bay and Waterloo are among 24 regions able to restart on June 12, while regions such as Toronto and Hamilton must wait until they meet public health criteria.
Queen of the Morning Calm leads winners at Canadian Film Fest
Gloria Ui Young Kim’s debut won three awards, including the Best Director prize, while Steve Markle’s documentary Shoot to Marry took home Best Feature.
Corus tackles climate change in kid-targeted doc special
Corus EVP Colin Bohm shares how CitizenKid: Earth Comes First fits into the company’s original content strategy and how they formed the partnership with White Pine Pictures.
DGC petitions federal government to extend CERB for film, TV workers
The petition proposes an eight-week extension for freelancers faced with a slow restart to production and has already garnered more than 5,000 signatures.
Two Canadian titles named official Cannes 2020 selections
Pascal Plante’s Nadia, Butterfly and Viggo Mortensen’s Falling are among 56 films that will hold the title of Cannes 2020 selection in lieu of a physical festival.
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