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Hulu original Washington Black to start production in Nova Scotia this month
The province says the limited series based on Canadian author Esi Edugyan’s novel will help boost the economy and create jobs.
In brief: Cameras roll on feature doc Nitassinan
Plus: Gay Mean Girls starts production on second two, the Vancouver Film School renews its Women in Game Design Scholarship scholarship, and more.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for March 7 to 13, 2022
Star Trek: Picard leads the digital originals list while The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel lands at No. 3.
Hulu and Prime Video sink teeth into GPM’s Reginald the Vampire
The streamers have picked up the Great Pacific Media series, for which Cineflix Studios has signed on as the exclusive global representative.
The Sessions Episode 4: Diversity, representation and the Online Streaming Act
In this fourth episode of a new podcast series, Joan Jenkinson of the Black Screen Office and Jesse Wente of the Indigenous Screen Office discuss Bill C-11’s efforts to remove systemic barriers.
Prime Video is bringing LOL: Last One Laughing to Quebec
Amazon has greenlit a Montreal-shot version of the hit comedy franchise with host Patrick Huard after launching LOL: Last One Laughing Canada.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Feb. 28 to March 6, 2022
Star Trek: Picard lands at No. 3 on the digital originals list and Letterkenny comes in at No. 7.
FilmRise picks up 900 WildBrain eps
The distributor has acquired 10 shows including Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?, Strawberry Shortcake, Berry in the Big City and Slugterra for its AVOD and FAST channels.
CBC reboots Street Cents on social
The ’90s series that aimed to help teens make sense of their cents is springing back to life as the pubcaster’s first original TikTok series.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Feb. 21 to 27, 2022
Ted Lasso makes a comeback on the digital originals list, landing at No. 3 after its double win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, while The Book of Boba Fett continues to lead.
The Sessions Episode 2: Former CRTC leaders on the potential problems with Bill C-11
Konrad von Finckenstein and Peter Menzies discuss the dangers of implementation of the bill as-is, and the role of the CRTC, in this second episode of a new podcast series.
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