The deal will see the Blue Ant Media-owned distributor acquire Drive Media Rights’ more than 900-hour content library.
The studio will have five film and TV stages in more than 68,000 square feet and will be capable of handling large-scale productions.
Black and Indigenous filmmakers came home with global prospects as a result of initiatives by the Black Screen Office and Indigenous Screen Office at Cannes.
KC Carthew’s post-apocalyptic Canadian northern odyssey is one of several Canadian world premieres in the lineup.
Plus: Three NFB shorts are in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Director X joins Telefilm’s #MovieMemory campaign, and more.
Claire Dion will resign effective July 1 to undertake new challenges.
Tackaberry’s first-look deal with Blue Ant Studios is to develop and produce unscripted series, premium docs and a range of formats.
It’s All Sunshine and Rainbows, starring Canadian drag star Priyanka and directed by the Slo Pitch team, joins Sew Fierce in the Toronto prodco’s summer production slate.
Discussions around defining Canadian content and the scope of the CRTC’s regulatory framework were part of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage’s continued study of the Online Streaming Act.
The province is boosting the Film and Television Production Incentive Fund’s per-project cap by $6 million to make it easier for larger productions to film there.
The 2022 edition will once again profile 10 up-and-coming Canadian talents, including writers, directors, producers, executives and agents. Submit your nominations here.
Norbourg, from director Maxime Giroux, retains the No. 1 spot, followed by Jonathan Keijser’s Peace by Chocolate.