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Seven public broadcasters issue open call for science docs

Sunny Side ’22: CBC is among the pubcasters in an initiative looking for high-quality science doc films.

Shaw, Rogers agree to sell Freedom Mobile to Quebecor

The deal is an effort to appease regulators who are otherwise looking to block their merger but Competition Bureau filings suggest it may not be enough.

Boat Rocker snags rights to ‘ornery pussycat’ story Bad Kitty

The Toronto-based media company plans to develop an animated television series based on the children’s book series by Nick Bruel.

Night Blooms, Moonshine are tops at Screen Nova Scotia awards

Other winners at the eighth annual awards gala included documentary Freedom Swell from Marie and Meaghan Wright.

TVO greenlights fourth instalment of Tripping doc series

Produced by Toronto-based prodco Good Earth Productions, Tripping Train 185 will begin filming in July.

Item 7 to produce a new documentary on the life of Jean-Marc Vallée

The documentary titled, Cut Print Thank You Bye, will be directed by Montreal filmmaker Marie-Julie Dallaire and produced by Item 7’s founder Pierre Even.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Stranger Things continues to dominate overall TV demand in Canada

Amazon Studios’ The Boys rises on both the digital originals and overall TV charts for the week of June 6 to 12.

Craig McGillivray and Greg Rubidge launch 10Star Media

The sales, financing and production company will be headed by McGillivray in Toronto.

Squeeze hatches Cracké Family Scramble

The Canadian animation studio and London’s Aniventure have spun short-form comedy Cracké into 3D-animated Cracké Family Scramble.

Hallmark Channel greenlights Ride from Blink49, Seven24

The rodeo-themed family drama is coproduced in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada.

Captive takes home top Canadian prize at the 2022 Rockie Awards

BANFF ‘22: The documentary feature won the Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content and $25,000.

IPF’s Quebec office head resigning after 31 years

Claire Dion will resign effective July 1 to undertake new challenges.