In the first episode of a new four-part podcast series on the Online Streaming Act, host Irene Berkowitz chats with Reynolds Mastin and Charles Falzon about Bill C-11.
Organizers have also announced a new mentorship initiative called MVP Labs for young filmmakers and artists.
The new members hail from Blue Ant International, Thunderbird Entertainment Group and Netflix Canada.
The Toronto prodco’s president and founder shares how the short-form series’ successful festival run has translated to a milestone for Canadian content in the global market.
Six of the projects chosen by the Independent Production Fund are in English and four are in French.
No timetable has been set, but the San Andreas director will work with renowned U.S. scientist Michio Kaku, who brings her expertise to narrate and consult on the series.
The award-winning creator and showrunner has added new cast members and will focus season two of the well-received series on industry hot topics including inclusion on set and cultural sensitivity
The comedy is written and created by Shannon Fewster with Second Jen’s Samantha Wan directing.
The five new in-house produced shows are creator-focused and will live across so.da’s social and digital platforms.
“Selling and accelerating the business are not mutually exclusive,” says Lau, as the story-sharing platform prepares to combine with comic publisher Webtoon to form a world-beating IP factory.
The deal brings Wattpad under the same umbrella as the digital comic publisher Webtoon, with the platforms boasting a combined user base of around 160 million. (Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau pictured.)
Split between six English-language and three French-language series, notably, projects from Shaftesbury and Filmcoop were among those selected.