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Canada lands 37 BANFF Rockie Awards nominations
The tally is higher than last year and places Canada third among countries nominated, behind the U.S. and U.K.
Frances-Anne Solomon fixes lens on Denham Jolly
The CaribbeanTales Media Group founder is directing the web series Garvey’s Ghost, about the Jamaican-Canadian entrepreneur, and plans to shoot a film on him.
BuzzFeed inks first-look deal with Frederator Network
The deal gives Frederator the first right to develop and produce longform series based on BuzzFeed Animation Lab’s original digital properties.
CMF, Ontario Creates partner on interactive digital media fund
The CMF-Ontario Creates Pilot IDM Futures Forward Program will provide up to $20,000 of early-development support for digital media projects from emerging and equity-deserving companies.
Toronto’s Underknown launching long-form content division
Underknown Studios will make its TV production debut at MIPCOM with a slate led by a long-form version of its hit web series What If.
Epic Storyworlds launches online experience studio Freeground
The dedicated Roblox game development studio’s first collaboration is with Falcon’s Beyond for a virtual theme park and games based on its Katmandu IP.
Juno Rinaldi leads mock late night short-form comedy
My Special Guest is produced by Toronto’s Archipelago Productions, which is in development on a longer-form version to bring to broadcast television.
Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Kristina Wong
The Toronto producer is poised to become a “changemaker” with plans to launch her own production company and an Asian-Canadian crew database.
Cameras roll on True West Films’ first scripted series The Drop
The comedy satire, created by Daniela Pagliarello and Aisha Evelyna, is slated to premiere in 2023 on Narcity as its first scripted acquisition.
Jeanne Lam to lead Wattpad, CEO Allen Lau transitions to advisor
After 15 years at the helm, Lau will be executive advisor for Wattpad and digital comic platform Webtoon, while Lam oversees day-to-day operations.
Sort Of, All My Puny Sorrows, Pretty Hard Cases win top prizes at WGC Screenwriting Awards
The Parker Andersons / Amelia Parker and As Gouda As It Gets were among the other winners in the Writers Guild of Canada’s virtual ceremony.
CSAs ’22: 21 Black Futures wins big on second night
The series of stage monodramas produced by the Obsidian Theatre took four trophies in the Digital & Immersive category.
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