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Victoria Ahearn
Cineflix Rights secures deals for several Canadian series
Sales of Wynonna Earp, Coroner and Happily Married are among a raft of new deals for Cineflix Rights’ scripted slate.
L.A. studios ‘bullish’ about filming in Toronto: mayor
Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city’s first in-person film industry mission to L.A. since 2019 was “successful,” with studios saying: “Keep doing what you’re doing.”
How Inside Out came together after two years of a pandemic
Interim co-head Andrew Murphy talks about the challenges the 2SLGBTQ+ film festival faced to put together a hybrid version amid a leadership change.
In brief: DOC Institute announces Breakthrough prize winners
Plus: The National Screen Institute names its CBC New Indigenous Voices cohort, Paperboat Animation has announced a new slate, and more.
Bill C-11 supporters, critics go before Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
Witness testimony included representatives of Corus Entertainment, OUTtv Network, Skyship Entertainment Company and the University of Ottawa.
Industry leaders feel ‘heard’ after National Culture Summit
Leaders of the Reelworld Screen Institute, the Indigenous Screen Office and Canada Media Fund discuss key takeaways from the ‘significant’ summit in Ottawa.
SODEC announces production assistance for nine French-language features
Several of the titles were also on Telefilm’s recent Production Program funding list, including André Forcier’s Ababouiné and Yan Lanouette-Turgeon’s Mlle Bottine.
Four Canadian films on Wscripted Cannes Screenplay List
The projects are being showcased and pitched to producers during the Cannes Film Market.
Ron Mann to direct and produce Crave original doc on ‘sonic obsessives’
The feature-length Audiophilia – Adventures in the World of Hi-Fi from Mann’s Sphinx Productions will look at those “engaged in the never-ending quest to find audio nirvana.”
Telefilm Canada announces $14.5M in production funding for French-language features
Simple comme Sylvain by Monia Chokri and Sophie Deraspe’s D’où viens-tu, berger? are among nine films funded under the Production Program.
Deals: WildBrain, Love Nature, Gusto TV, Liquid Media Group
WildBrain deals include distribution, licensing and promotional partnerships for Strawberry Shortcake, Love Nature expands in Europe via Prime Video, plus more.
David Cronenberg endows TFCA prize to Kelly Fyffe-Marshall
Fyffe-Marshall receives $50,000 in post-production services from the pay-it-forward prize that came with Cronenberg’s recent TFCA Clyde Gilmour Award.
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