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In Brief: To Kill a Tiger to be part of global gender justice campaign
Plus: Partner Norbert Abrams to retire from talent agency Noble Caplan Abrams and the Racial Equity Screen Office receives $142,000 in funding.
Photon acquires Canadian rights to U.S. comedy Bad Shabbos
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Robbins’ film made its world premiere at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.
Production wraps on Ian Tuason’s feature debut The Undertone
The film from Slaterverse Pictures and Black Fawn Films stars The Handmaid’s Tale actor Nina Kiri.
Montreal’s ON Animation Studios is shutting down
The service company behind Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie is closing, after joining other Quebec studios in warning that a change in the province’s tax animation credit would hurt business.
CBC documentary veteran Sue Dando to retire in March
The pubcaster has also shifted the roles for other members of its unscripted programming team.
Spin Master sees fiscal 2024 revenue increase to US$2.2B
The overall growth in revenue was attributed to the company’s 2023 acquisition of U.S. toy company Melissa & Doug.
CRTC authorizes distribution for indie streamer Stageview.TV
The company is now in advanced discussions with “major Canadian BDUs,” according to CEO Craig Thompson.
Canada Council names Cheryl Hickman as next board chair
The opera company founder’s five-year term in the post begins in July.
Deals: Cineflix, Raven Banner, GRB Media Ranch, Fremantle
Cineflix Rights acquires worldwide distribution for a Nordic crime drama, Raven Banner acquires worldwide sales and distribution rights to a U.S. horror comedy, and more.
Go Button Media’s The Animal Within greenlit for second season
The greenlight represents the second of six series Go Button will deliver to partners Autentic and Super Channel.
Graham Greene, Patrick Huard among 2025 NFB laureates
The awards will be presented June 14 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
Thunderbird reports increased revenue for fiscal Q2
During the quarter, Thunderbird had 14 programs in service production, which it attributed to the positive growth.
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