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No Equal Entertainment, Rainmaker expand partnership
U.K. distributor Rainmaker Content has boarded three new scripted series from the Toronto-based prodco following their work on The Collector.
Pat DiVittorio to depart Bell Media after 34 years
The longtime programming exec will step down from her role on March 29.
CBC Kids commissions Let’s Go, Bananas! from 9 Story
The animated preschool series is now in production and follows the ups and downs of three animal families.
New report highlights barriers for Arctic Indigenous filmmakers
The report was commissioned by the International Arctic Indigenous Film Fund to assess the local audiovisual sector.
Netflix orders Montreal Expos doc from Attraction
The untitled documentary examines the departure of the Expos baseball franchise from Montreal in 2004.
Canada’s film sector lagging on gender equity progress: report
A new report published out of Germany estimates Canada’s film industry is nearly 200 years away from achieving gender equity at its current progress rate.
Hot Sheet: Hazbin Hotel continues streak at the top
TVO Kids’ Paw Patrol moved back up to the second spot on the overall TV chart.
APTN, Citytv Saskatchewan order early renewal for Chums
TFO has also boarded the 3D-animated children’s series to broadcast a French-language version of the first two seasons.
Bell Fund allocates $3M through slate development program
The program will support the development of original IP for 119 projects from 36 English and 12 French-language prodcos.
Union Street doc examines Vancouver’s Black history
Director Jamila Pomeroy and producer Mack Stannard discuss the making of the Telus original film and its sold-out VIFF run.
Indiecan launches distribution arm to highlight queer cinema
Kirk Cooper has been tapped as head of acquisitions for Pride Pictures, which announced two titles as part of its 2024 slate.
Chad Faust’s film Ballistic underway in Sudbury
Red Sea Media is launching international sales for the thriller at the European Film Market.
Lisa Jackson’s Wilfred Buck to world bow at CPH:DOX
Wilfred Buck will compete for the DOX:Award at the festival, which will also see two Canadian copros making their world premiere in competition.
Deals: Pink Parrot Media, Boat Rocker, Keshet International
Pink Parrot sells Elli and her Monster Team! to multiple territories ahead of EFM, Boat Rocker boards a U.K. family series, plus more.
Protagonist launches copro feature Spirit in the Blood at EFM
The Canada/Germany copro from writer and director C. May Borgstrom is produced by Toronto’s Elevation Pictures and Hamburg’s Junafilm.
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