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KinoSmith acquired by levelFILM
The Toronto distributor has also formed a multi-year partnership with Blue Ice Docs to manage its content library and collaborate on acquisitions.
CBC hires unscripted execs for production, development
Journalist Nic Meloney and producer Yasmine Abbasakoor have joined CBC’s unscripted ranks.
WarnerMedia seeking animators for talent development initiative
WarnerMedia Access Canada has partnered with imagineNATIVE on the program to work with Indigenous artists in Canada.
MIPCOM ’21: Canadians will have a stripped-back presence in Cannes
None of the 100-plus Canadian companies are among confirmed exhibitors, and more than one in three attendees are virtually attending the TV sales event in Cannes next week.
Blue Ant Studios creates new VP position for unscripted development
Casey Kelly served as a consulting development producer with the Blue Ant Media production arm before taking on the role.
Multi-award winning producer named university chancellor
Lakehead names the first person of colour, Vision TV founder Rita Shelton Deverell, to lead the institution starting in 2022.
Vancouver appoints new acting film commissioner
Former location manager Geoff Teoli ‘knows the city inside out’ and is tasked with facilitating investment at the third-largest production centre in North America.
Sphere Media adds feature film, fiction producer to team
Veteran film producer Marie-Claude Poulin – who has a long track record of working with both emerging and established talents – joins the Montreal-based producer and distributor.
Incendo announces executive promotion, restructuring
Graham Ludlow is bumped up while Ian Whitehead departs as part of a restructuring of the producer/distributor’s production operations, effective immediately.
Muse Entertainment expands with former Bell Media exec hire
Veteran drama executive Tom Hastings boards the Montreal-based prodco in a newly created position of vice president of scripted.
NFB creates new post for director of inclusion
Educator and social policy expert Rachel Decoste (pictured) has been tasked to support the DEI goals and strategic initiatives of the organization, and build cultural competency among NFB leadership.
Cineflix Productions forms joint venture with U.S. partners
Led by showrunner Will Spjut (pictured), Shiny Screens Entertainment will produce unscripted content and formats.
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