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VIFF sets Canadian lineup
Stephen Campanelli’s Indian Horse is one of 18 features added to the festival, which has also announced its opening night film and five Canadian world premieres.
TIFF ’17: Mary Goes Round, Meditation Park to world premiere
More than 50 Canadian features and shorts have been added to the festival’s lineup, as well as the world premiere of Mary Harron’s miniseries Alias Grace.
Cable subs drop, but less drastically than previous years: CRTC report
The commission’s annual financial results also found that specialty revenues and IPTV subs increased in 2016.
CBC, Netflix expand episode order for Anne season two
Creator Moira Walley-Beckett, who penned season one by herself, has put together an all-female writers’ room including Jane Maggs, Naledi Jackson and Shernold Edwards.
Bell offers up new solution, asks CRTC to reverse simsub ban
Accompanying the application was a Bell Media-commissioned report arguing the decision has already cost the Canadian economy an estimated $158 million.
TIFF ’17: Docs, Midnight Madness lineups unveiled
Anjali Nayar and Hawa Essuman’s doc Silas and Seth A. Smith’s The Crescent will premiere at the fest, which also announced its International Short Cuts titles.
CBC, SundanceTV greenlight Unspeakable
The series, about Canada’s tainted blood scandal, is created by Mezo Entertainment’s Robert C. Cooper.
CBC, Proper Television bake Canadian DNA into U.K. format
CBC’s Jennifer Dettman and Proper’s Cathie James on tailoring the hit series for domestic audiences, the importance of casting and learning from other international remakes.
TIFF ’17: Long Time Running gets gala treatment
The only other Canadian project announced today is the Canada/Ireland/Luxembourg copro The Breadwinner, which will world premiere in the special presentations section.
Culture must be a priority at NAFTA talks: industry
ACTRA submitted recommendations to the government this week, following the Trump administration’s release of its trade renegotiation objectives.
Wolf + Rabbit on growing Workin’ Moms
With cameras rolling on season two of the CBC original comedy, Catherine Reitman and Philip Sternberg discuss what’s next.
Amazon acquires three seasons of Gayl Pile
Match made in heaven? The e-commerce giant picked up the series about a home shopping channel host for its U.K., German and Japanese Prime Video service.
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