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Doc maker David Sobelman remembered as ‘beautiful soul’
The producer-director-writer was known for his projects on media theorist and writer Marshall McLuhan.
Playback Film Summit: Roku’s stake in Canada
David Eilenberg, VP and head of Roku Originals, talked about “actively working” with Canadian producers and prodcos, as well as the streamer’s film strategy.
TVA Films acquires Denys Arcand’s Testament
The Montreal-based distributor plans to release the feature theatrically in 2023, as well as other platforms.
Hasbro puts eOne’s film and TV business up for sale
Hasbro says it has received interest from “several parties” for eOne’s TV and film business as it looks to make a strategic investment in its own core IP.
Playback Film Summit: Telefilm Canada’s evolution and future
Telefilm executives Francesca Accinelli and Mehernaz Lentin outline the Crown corporation’s modernization efforts in the past two years.
Playback Film Summit: Navigating financing challenges
Industry experts weighed in on the current ecosystem of financing film in Canada and the state of distribution and exhibition during the summit’s day one panels.
CBC, Australian Broadcasting Corporation renew MOU
The continued partnership comes as two projects from their Kindred ABC/CBC Animation Collaboration enter development.
Motel Pictures filming queer indie music film We Forgot to Break Up
Karen Knox is tapped as director of the feature, adapted by Noel Baker, Zoe Whittall and Pat Mills from the novel Heidegger Stairwell by Canadian writer Kayt Burgess.
OUTtv, Fuse Media to launch FAST channel
OUTtv Proud is set to launch in 2023 in the U.S. with the Vancouver-based LGBTQ+ network’s original series, documentaries, films and specials
Deals: Nightalk, levelFILM, KO Distribution, Sinking Ship
Premiere Entertainment Group nabs worldwide sales rights to Donald Shebib’s Nightalk, Paramount+ acquires Valérie Lemercier’s Aline, and more.
WFF scores world premiere of Jason Priestley hockey doc
Offside: The Harold Ballard Story and Vanessa Matsui’s Midnight at the Paradise are among the Canadian features set to debut at the Whistler Film Festival.
Deals: PPM, Guru, WildBrain, ComediHa!, Blue Ant, Gusto
Pink Parrot Media is at AFM with new acquisitions 4 Days Before Christmas and Scarygirl, Guru Studio inks a deal for True and the Rainbow Kingdom in China, plus more.
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