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Regan Reid
Cameras roll on final episodes of Killjoys
Series creator Michelle Lovretta hands showrunner duties to Adam Barken for the last two seasons.
HGF funds 17 projects through script development program
Films by Philippe Falardeau, Mary Walsh and Aisling Chin-Yee are among those selected to receive a share of the $250,000.
Jesse Wente named director of the Indigenous Screen Office
The office was established to create a long-term strategy to support Indigenous talent development in Canada.
Aircraft’s runway to the Oscars
Anthony Leo and Andrew Rosen on building The Breadwinner and campaigning for the Academy Award.
Canadian Academy picks Ava as best first feature
Sadaf Foroughi’s coming-of-age tale has picked up eight other nominations for the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards.
Vancouver producers launch All In Pictures
Led by Marc Stephenson and Leah Mallen, the new prodco is currently in development on a range of kids- and teen-focused series.
New coalition wants to block piracy websites
Organizations like Bell, CMPA and eOne have asked the CRTC to create an agency to identify sites that pirate content.
eOne completes MGC acquisition, Morayniss to exit
eOne TV president John Morayniss is stepping down as eOne fully acquires The Mark Gordon Company and names its founder to the company’s C-suite.
Deals: Syndicado, CMJ, Corus
Toronto’s Syndicado acquires 100 hours of factual content, CMJ partners with Bill James to develop a true crime series, and more.
Rogers revenues, profit up in Q4
On the media side, revenues decreased to $526 million from $550 million a year ago, largely due to lower Blue Jays revenues.
Lambur Productions signs first major deal
Joan Lambur’s Toronto-based kids prodco has optioned the TV rights to the Sophie Kinsella (pictured) novel Fairy Mom and Me.
Bron lines up next project
The B.C.-based company will produce period drama Man of Cloth with Entertainment 360.
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