Sales agent Alief boards Jerome Yoo’s Mongrels, Blue Ant Media adds FAST channels to My Free DirecTV, and more.
The company announced two new hires following the news of a live-action Bakugan film in development with Canadian director Brad Peyton.
The Haitian-Canadian filmmaker marked her feature debut with 2022’s Cette maison.
The streamer saw an 18% increase in total subscribers for the year, according to BCE’s Q4 and year-end results.
Plus: The Pacific Screenwriting Program sets four showrunners for pilot initiative, Sundance Institute names Rhayne Vermette as a fellow, and more.
The former Corus production executive oversaw the development of series such as Family Law and Geek Girl.
EXCLUSIVE: The dramedy won the jury and audience awards for narrative feature at SXSW in 2024.
Lugo formerly worked in sales at Toronto’s WildBrain and the U.K.-based Jetpack Distribution.
The third season, produced by Sonic Nursery Creative, is set to enter production in the fall, according to a release.
The films from Alireza Khatami and Chloé Robichaud both made their world premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.
The company will focus on a bespoke approach to unscripted projects in an international marketplace.