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ISO allocates over $12M to Indigenous-owned projects, companies in 2021/22
The organization handed out the additional funding from Canadian Heritage in a span of eight months, with the bulk going to development and production funding, as well as sector enhancement grants.
Versatile Media to open Burnaby film studio in 2023
The 43,000 square foot Burnaby, B.C. facility will include the company’s first permanent LED volume to provide end-to-end virtual production services.
Leveraging in-person markets in the era of video conferencing
Executives from Nelvana and Cineflix Rights discuss how business strategies have shifted at markets such as MIPTV.
Prime Video’s Canadian scripted strategy comes into focus
Amazon Studios’ Brent Haynes, head of scripted series, Canada, discusses The Sticky and how Canada’s East and West Coast play a big role in Prime Video’s scripted development slate.
Indie List 2022: Adapting to seismic shifts
Our latest survey results show an indie production sector on the upswing from the COVID-19 pandemic, with producers eager to build their business in the year ahead.
Newfoundland and Labrador boosts screen sector with tax credit, film school
The province’s 2022 budget has introduced a second film and TV tax credit for local and foreign productions and a $10 million investment toward a new film school in St. John’s to increase the labour force.
Prime Video unveils new greenlights in Canadian originals showcase
The new greenlights include a documentary about The Tragically Hip from Mike Downie and a maple syrup heist dramedy with Blumhouse Television and Sphere Media among the producers.
Sphere acquires distributor MK2 | Mile End
The Montreal-based distributor will be folded into the Sphere brand with Charles Tremblay appointed as president of Sphere Films.
Cineflix Media partners with Adrienne Mitchell’s BentFrame Film & TV
The deal follows Cineflix Media’s acquisition of Back Alley Films, which Mitchell co-founded with Janis Lundman.
Canada’s total production volume dipped 5% in 2020/21, FLS held steady: report
The CMPA’s annual Profile report gives a breakdown of the impact of the months-long production shutdowns in the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the discrepancies between the domestic and service sectors.
Genius Brands completes acquisition of Wow! Unlimited
The transaction closure will see Genius Brands bring its animation production from China to Vancouver and Toronto.
CBBC orders eighth season of The Next Step
The new season of the Canadian mockumentary-style kids series, created by Frank van Keeken, has been presold to Corus Entertainment and Australia’s ABC.
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