The deal follows Cineflix Media’s acquisition of Back Alley Films, which Mitchell co-founded with Janis Lundman.
Jillianne Reinseth will join Vanessa Esteves in overseeing the creative direction of multiple series in production, as well as leading one or two concepts in development.
The transaction closure will see Genius Brands bring its animation production from China to Vancouver and Toronto.
The vote, which closed Thursday (April 7), resulted in more than 92% of voting members in favour of a strike mandate, with DGC BC stating its goal is to return to the negotiating table.
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The deal will see more than 400 hours of content sold to the U.S. streaming platform, which will support the back half of Corus Entertainment’s fiscal 2022, EVP and CFO John Gossling told investors in a Q2 financial call.
WildBrain CPLG will open new offices in Singapore, Taipei and Seoul in addition to expanding its existing office in Shanghai.
Effective immediately, Kennedy will oversee the global sales and distribution strategies for Quebecor subsidiaries, including Quebecor Content, TVA and Incendo.
Black will step away from Hot Docs after more than 20 years with the Toronto-based documentary-focused festival.
The production and distribution group says it’s unifying its portfolio of companies under the Sphere banner “to enhance and support the creation, production and distribution of content.”
Simard’s last day as film sector development program manager is April 13, with her next role to be announced in the coming weeks.
The company has bolstered its rights division as it expands its work in scripted and unscripted content across its portfolio of production companies.