Syfy renews SurrealEstate for season three

The horror series about a real estate agent that can speak with ghosts is produced by Toronto’s Blue Ice Pictures.

Prime Video commissions scripted series from Martin Matte

The Quebec comedian is writing the scripted series based on his father’s life, and will also star and produce.

Boat Rocker preps another Invasion for Apple TV+

Production on season three of the sci-fi series begins later this month.

IATSE 891 ratifies agreement with Champlain Media West

The multi-year agreement establishes floor wages and includes health and welfare payments.

SODEC selects nine short, digital projects for production funding

Five short films and four digital projects were selected under SODEC’s production assistance program.

Dylan’s Playtime Adventures heads across the pond

The 9 Story Media Group-produced animated series has been licensed to the U.K.’s CBeebies.

LevelFILM boards wilderness thriller Hair of the Bear

The feature is co-directed by Alexandre Trudeau and James McLellan, and is now filming in Manitoba.

Felix & Paul Studios secures financing for new VR production

The studio says the still-unnamed project is its largest to date at an eight-figure budget.

Paramount Global to begin layoffs as part of cost-cutting measures

The company’s affected U.S. employees will be notified by the end of the business day, with cuts outside of the U.S. happening over time.

DGC, ACTRA discuss ‘existential’ threat of AI in Bill C-27 study

Representatives from the unions also called for stronger creator protections in their testimony to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.

Love Nature, Sky Nature partner for wildlife series Airborne

Blue Ant Studios’ global rights group is handling licensing opportunities for the U.K.-produced title.

French Canadian version of U.K. format to launch on Télé-Québec

The series is based on the factual format The Write Offs, where adults are taught essential literacy skills.

BlackBerry leads winners for 2024 VFCC Awards

The annual Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards took place on Feb. 12 at the VIFF Centre.

Cineflix Rights picks up world rights to Crave’s In Memoriam

The French-language family inheritance drama is produced by Montreal’s Passez-Go and Bell Media, in association with C3 Media.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Demand for Hazbin Hotel continues to rise

Sesame Street saw a bump in demand to move to No. 2 on the overall TV chart.