Ryan Tuchow

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Raft of U.S. TV stations pick up Jeremy and Jazzy holiday specials

The distributor Executive Program Services helped Vérité Films’ Jeremy and Jazzy IP make a splash stateside.

TVOKids, Knowledge celebrate Canadian culture with M is for Me

Toronto-based Lopii Productions is producing the mixed-media series for the Ontario and B.C. pubcasters.

CBC Kids launches ad-free 24/7 streaming channel

The pubcaster is getting into the always-on business to make it easier for families to jump into its children’s content.

Wind Sun Sky to adapt Roblox hit Jailbreak as animated feature

The Vancouver studio is developing the CG-animated film as the first entry in a potential franchise.

Canada-New Zealand copro Be With Zee gets the greenlight

Vérité Films, Oddly Quiet and Media Tech Productions are coproducing this preschool toon about mindfulness.

Sinking Ship, SLR Productions team up on CG-animated feature

Sci-fi comedy-adventure Monkey Base is the first of several kids and family films the companies plan to coproduce together.

Ex-WildBrain execs, Ron Perlman launch crowdfunding platform

Watrfall seeks to give investors, and creators, a larger share in the content they fund.

Spin Master announces its first original animated film

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie director David Soren is lined up to helm the project, based on a concept created by veteran animator Chris Dicker.

Canada, Denmark set out to update 28-year-old copro treaty

The countries are just beginning the process of creating a new agreement that may reduce a 20% minimum Danish participation requirement and encourage more partnerships.

Sinking Ship starts production on YouTube series Lila Goes Viral

With original music and an influencer feel, this live-actioner is the Canadian studio’s answer to tackling climate storytelling without “doom, gloom and preaching,” says Sinking Ship’s Alexis Grieve.

Montreal’s Laughing Dragon Studios is closing its doors

The 23-year-old 2D animation studio did service work for clients including Disney and Apple TV+.

WildBrain enters renegotiations for IoM channel deal

According to a release, the renegotiations were initialized after WildBrain was unable to negotiate a new carriage agreement with Bell Canada.