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CBC debuts new digital original Save Me
Geared at women 35 to 55, iThentic’s “traumcom” boasts an impressive cast of Canadian faces.
CMF distributes $2M across 10 digital projects
N5 Pictures’ Petrol and LaRue Entertainment’s The Amazing Gayl Pile nabbed the maximum investment through the new fund for returning web series.
Sonar Entertainment to acquire Tricon library
The L.A.-based producer-distributor will also acquire some of the Toronto company’s production assets, pending the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s approval.
Ari Lantos to launch new production venture with Boat Rocker
The yet-to-be-named business will focus on scripted one-hour dramas and comedies.
New studio to be unveiled in Langley, B.C.
The 128,000 square-foot Martini Film Studios will open its doors for business on May 1.
CMF program budget cut by 5.8%
The Canada Media Fund will operate with $21 million less than last year, attributing the decline to falling BDU subscribers.
France’s Canal Plus picks up Cardinal
The Sienna Films and eOne drama has proved a hot commodity in European markets, having already sold to numerous broadcasters, including the U.K.’s BBC.
B.C. gets new film commissioner
Sandi Richter Cooper will take over from Creative BC VP and acting film commissioner Robert Wong.
What’s trending in kids content?
Disney exec Paul DeBenedittis on audience sophistication, making existing formats fresh and what not to pitch (hint: no zombie-apocalypse shows, please).
Bell Media gets Canadian exclusive for The Handmaid’s Tale
The 10-part first season of the dystopian drama will be coming to Bravo and CraveTV.
First Weekend Club gets into theatrical distribution
The non-profit organization hopes its pop-up premieres of Alexander Carson’s O Brazen Age will drive audiences to the theatre.
Feds propose review of Broadcasting, Telecom Acts
The Liberal government has released its 2017 budget, which calls for modernizing the Acts and includes funding for cultural infrastructure.
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