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CBC, Disability Screen Office partner for AccessCBC
The second year of the national program for Deaf and disabled creators includes a new kids stream.
Crave’s So Long, Marianne to serenade crowd at Series Mania
So Long, Marianne and Club illico drama Société distincte will make their world premieres at the French TV festival.
Submissions are open for Playback’s Indie List 2024
The annual list measuring production spend from Canadian independent prodcos is back for another year. Complete the survey today.
Yoann Sauvageau tapped as director of TVA Films
The former eOne and Maison 4:3 exec will oversee TVA Films’ business strategy and growth.
BIPOC TV & Film, Indeed select five for Rising Voices Canada
The career accelerator offers resources and networking opportunities to five Black, Indigenous and persons of colour filmmakers.
Crave to land on Prime Video Channels in deal with Amazon
The deal will make Crave’s premium, ad-free plan available as an add-on to Prime Video customers.
David Lazzarato joins Thunderbird’s board of directors
Lazzarato has also been appointed as chair of the company’s strategic advisory committee.
Sinking Ship, Gristmill strike deal for Lightning Primary
The Canada-Australia copro will be filmed in Australia, with Sinking Ship handling the visual effects in Canada.
A.J. Cote makes a Big Jump
The animation exec has joined Ottawa’s Big Jump Entertainment as EVP of production and operations.
CFC names 2024 Comedy Story Room Intensive cohort
The 12-week training initiative will be led by Anthony Q. Farrell as story room showrunner.
CBC/Radio-Canada launches three-year Indigenous strategy
The pubcaster has also established an Indigenous office, led by Robert Doane, to aid the strategy implementation.
Hot Sheet: Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel tops demand charts
TVO Kids’ PAW Patrol maintained the second spot on the overall TV chart.
The CW inks licensing deal with Network Entertainment
The multi-year agreement sees the U.S. network air the Vancouver prodco’s I Am documentary film series.
Nine Canadian features to make world bow at Rendez-vous
Samuel Plante’s Rien de mal and Simon Lavoie’s Se fondre are among the feature projects premiering at the Montreal festival.
9 Story Media Group acquires Portfolio Entertainment assets
The deal sees co-founder Lisa Olfman join 9 Story as an executive producer, where she will continue to oversee active Portfolio projects.
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