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Underknown acquires Animalogic from Blue Ant Media
The multi-platform digital brand features factual nature content and was created in 2014.
In Brief: Dark Slope, CSC partner for virtual production training
Plus: VFX and animation studio Jellyfish Pictures expands to Toronto and Ricardo Trogi’s 1995 hits a new milestone.
Eight selected for 2024 CFC, CBC Actors Conservatory
The six-month program begins at the CFC campus in Toronto on Sept. 3 and runs until Feb. 28, 2025.
Blue Ant Media promotes Kelly Payne to VP role on originals team
EXCLUSIVE: Payne has been upped to the newly created role of VP of strategy and operations, original production.
Lionsgate Canada taps Georgia Shearman for development role
Shearman rounds out the company’s scripted team as director, scripted development.
Simon Foster appointed chair of Ontario Arts Council
Foster assumes the role from Rita Davies following her nine-year term.
Women in View folds into St. John’s women’s film festival
The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival is the new home of the gender equity organization.
B.C. prodco fined $25K for unlawful drone filming
The Vancouver company pleaded guilty to unlawfully capturing drone footage of killer whales, with an additional $5,000 fine for the drone operator.
CMF commits $11.7M across 24 immersive, video game projects
Of the projects funded, 18 were via the Prototyping Program and six were through the Commercial Projects Program.
Blink49 Studios taps Nadine Rajabi as unscripted EVP
The new exec is based in Los Angeles and reports to Tara Long, president of unscripted global television.
Boat Rocker to acquire full ownership of Insight Productions
The transaction was disclosed in Boat Rocker’s Q2 financial results.
Hall Webber launches AI-supported rights clearance company
The No Conflict Clearance Company will provide a digital submission, review, and reporting process that uses AI technologies.
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