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Film
Additional Ontario studio capacity still won’t meet demand: report
A new Nordicity study suggests that, despite 1.3 million square feet of new studio space coming online by 2020, demand will continue to outstrip supply in the next five years.
Mohamed Fahmy brings eastern stories west with Ensan Films
The factual prodco, launched out of Vancouver, was formed to further raise the profile of eastern conflicts to western audiences, starting with a doc on corruption in Turkey.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films September 20 to 26, 2019
Il pleuvait des oiseaux comes in at #1, followed by Menteur at #2 and Bob Bissonnette: ROCKSTAR. Pis pas a peu pres at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films September 20 to 26, 2019
Downton Abbey leads the list, followed by Ad Astra at #2, while Il pleuvait des oiseaux comes in at #7.
Folklaur Chevrier acquires life rights to Christine Jessop cold case
The child protection activist and actor has received consent from the Jessop family to tell their story through a feature-length documentary.
Liberals highlight film funding, digital tax in election platform
If re-elected, the Liberal Party said it will nearly double Telefilm’s annual budget and take “appropriate measures” to ensure digital players contribute towards creating Cancon.
Ontario Film Authority to close in October
The ministry cited the rise of digital streaming for its closure as they announce plans for an industry consultation to “modernize” its film classification framework.
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing nabs ‘The Body Remembers’
The drama co-written and directed by Elle-Maija Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn made its North American debut at TIFF earlier this month.
CBS throws open the doors to new Mississauga studio
Once it is fully operational, the 260,000-square-foot space will feature six sound stages, in addition to production offices and support facilities.
In brief: Drag Kids to close RIDM
Plus: OUTtv picks up a new unscripted series from Mayhem Entertainment and Wattpad partners with a Brazilian prodco to produce its first-ever Latin American content.
Reflector Entertainment looks to build a new kind of platform
Alexandre Amancio and Guy Laliberte’s company is trying to build something akin to a streaming service for multimedia story universes.
Raven Banner joins Federgreen on For the Sake of Vicious
The action horror film goes to camera in Guelph in early October, with Avi Federgreen set to produce and Raven Banner heading up global sales.
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