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Matt Sylvain
Lionsgate partners with IE on Hunger Games site
The site was built specifically for the Internet Explorer 10 platform, the companies said.
L.A. prodco gets Terry Fox film rights
Therapy Content secured the film development rights to the famed runner’s story from the Fox family and The Terry Fox Foundation.
Weekly roundup: nominations, premieres and festival news
Included in this week’s briefs are Canadian nominations for the Webby Awards and news that B.C.-serviced U.S. production Bates Motel (pictured) has been renewed by A&E Network.
Karen Bruce named ACCT’s membership director
Bruce, whose experience includes being TIFF’s director of Canadian Initiatives, takes the position immediately.
Canadian Social TV top 3 – week of Mar. 31
In this week’s installment, we see how a Big Brother Canada programming-cum-plot twist caused a spike in discussion of the property online.
L.A.-based DAX opens Toronto office
The entertainment-industry focused cloud computing company aims to tap into the expanding U.S. service and domestic TV and film productions based in Ontario.
Family Channel re-orders The Next Step
Principal photography on the second season of Temple Street’s single-cam scripted drama will begin in the summer.
Yannick Bisson to front The Adventures Of Napkin Man
Bisson, who also plays the titular character on the period Canadian detective series Murdoch Mysteries, will play a teacher in the kids TV series (pictured).
The Calling starts principal photography
The thriller, toplined by Susan Sarandon and Ellen Burstyn, is being shot in the Hamilton, Ont. area.
KidsCo takes Matt Hatter Chronicles for Syfy Kids
The property (pictured) will be among the programs carried on the new branded block as it rolls out internationally in 2013.
CMJ Productions take new orders from Investigation Discovery
The U.S.-based specialty has commissioned two new crime doc series from the Montreal-based prodco, and given a season two greenlight to its Fatal Vows series (pictured).
Weekly roundup: Premieres and awards news
This week’s news includes notice that Z Films’ documentary We are Here (pictured) has wrapped, and the DGC’s Quebec Council has new board members.
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