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Regan Reid
TIFF ’18: Gala lineup revealed, but no Canadian titles included
Kim Nguyen’s The Hummingbird Project and Patricia Rozema’s Mouthpiece are among the Canadian projects selected for special presentations.
CMF awards $9.5M across 12 digi media projects
VR projects from Secret Location and Cream Digital are among those selected to receive support through the funder’s Experimental Stream – Innovation Program.
Building new Frontieres for women in genre film
Executive director Lindsay Peters discusses the growth and successes of the genre market’s programs for women and emerging talents.
Production begins on Soska sisters’ Rabid remake
Produced by Back 40 Pictures, the remake stars Laura Vandervoort and Ben Hollingsworth.
Quebec MP Pablo Rodriguez takes over Heritage as Joly shuffled out
Joly, whose tenure has included 2017’s Creative Canada policy and the review of the Broadcast and Telecommunications Acts, is being moved to the tourism and official languages portfolio.
Why the market was ready for Marcie Diggs
Producers Floyd Kane and Amos Adetuyi discuss how a decade of Shondaland mega-hits helped pave the way for their upcoming CBC show, Diggstown.
CMPA, DGC sign labour agreement
The three-year Standard Agreement now needs to be ratified by each groups’ members.
Ransom to return for third season
The drama is set to premiere on Corus Entertainment’s Global and on CBS in the U.S. in 2019.
How Brent Hodge plans to own the comedy doc space
The Hodgee Films founder and director of A&E’s Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary tells Playback about his Vancouver company’s expansion plans.
Creatives urge industry to take more chances on new stories
At TIFF’s Share Her Journey event, execs, writers and directors discuss filmmaking in the #MeToo era, support of underrepresented voices and building audiences DIY-style.
TIFF’s Share Her Journey launches new creator program
The fundraising campaign has named screenwriter Nikki Saltz as its inaugural Micki Moore Resident and announced new program ambassadors.
In Brief: Joanne Levy appointed to the CRTC
The former Buffalo Gal producer has been named commissioner for Manitoba/Saskatchewan, Thunderbird adds to its team, plus more news.
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