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TV
The role of film programmers in a post-Weinstein world
Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival Industry summit got underway with a panel examining how programmers and audiences should treat the work of those facing abuse allegations.
Maslany earns two ACTRA Toronto nominations
Orphan Black‘s talent continues to rack up recognition as its final run hits awards season and The Breadwinner‘s Saara Chaudry earns another nod for her voice work.
Deals: Big Cedar Films, Super Channel, Bell Media
Flame Distribution picks up the worldwide rights to Big Cedar Films’ mystery doc, The Missing Tourist, and more.
Awards roundup: Winning streak continues for Handmaid’s Tale
Plus: Jean-Marc Vallee, Jeremy Podeswa and Anne director Niki Caro pick up Director’s Guild of America noms.
How Canadians feel about Netflix, conventional channels
While most Canadians identify CTV as their “favourite” channel, satisfaction with Netflix is on the rise.
Omnifilm to produce BritBox’s first original drama
Michael MacLennan is attached as showrunner on the Canadian series Bletchley Circle: San Francisco, with Kew Media handing international distribution.
Our House Media builds out its unscripted biz
With its first U.K. copro under its belt and a raft of recent greenlights, CEO Simon Lloyd talks expanding the Toronto prodco’s international operations.
DHX inks Supernoobs TV deals
Season two of the original 2D-animated comedy will head to Cartoon Network channels in EMEA and Asia Pacific, as well as Family Channel in Canada.
Blue Ant’s Look Mom rolls with Demons
The Toronto-based animation studio is in production on the adult comedy series Gary and His Demons.
NS film technicians see hours worked drop by 55%: union
Jenny Reeves, president of IATSE Local 849, says the steep drop in labour is evidence that the province’s current incentive fund isn’t working.
Corus posts revenue, profit declines in Q1 financials
Slight overall gains in its kids content business and radio advertising were offset by sharper declines in TV ad revenues.
In brief: Gary Slaight to be honoured with 2018 Humanitarian Award
Plus: The Breadwinner nabs a Humanitas Prize nomination and the Manitoba government makes a $750,000 investment in the local sector.
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