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S3D Flic conference adds shorts program
The September conference in Toronto is adding a 3D shorts special event to boost short film exposure to the general public.
Kris Demeanor, Stephen Bogaert join The Valley Below
The first feature from Kyle Thomas is based on the earlier short film Not From The Abattoir from North Country Cinema.
How iThentic Canada is being platform agnostic with content distribution
Pavan Moondi’s Everyday Is Like Sunday (pictured) will launch theatrically before going online, and the Guidestones web series will now air in Canada exclusively on CTV platforms as part of a licensing deal with Bell Media.
CTV’s new daytime talker The Social to launch Sept. 2
The lifestyle-wellness-gossip show will air weekdays at 1 p.m. on CTV and kick off with a year-long sponsorship deal with Walmart.
WGC names Neal McDougall new director of policy
McDougall (pictured) comes to the organization from the Canada Media Fund, where he was a policy analyst.
Teletoon unveils fall slate
The lineup includes new series like Annoying Orange (pictured) and the Teletoon original Grojband.
Travel + Escape greenlights second seasons of four original series
Sophomore seasons for BBQ Crawl (pictured) and extreme endurance series Boundless are in the works for the Blue Ant Media channel.
New guest stars added to Haven cast
Emma Lahana and Christian Camargo join season four of the Nova Scotia-filmed drama (pictured).
Floating Polar Film Festival announces doc selections
Jeff Orlowski’s Chasing Ice (pictured) and Sebastian Junger’s Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Times of Tim Hetherington are part of the inaugural festival aboard the Sea Spirit luxury cruise ship.
Cirque du Soleil video titles headed to VOD
U.S. distributor Gravitas Ventures has inked a deal to exclusively distribute select Cirque du Soleil programs on digital platforms.
Cord-cutting in Canada continues, gathers pace
Continuing subscriber losses by Canadian cable, satellite and phone carriers mirror the U.S. market, according to the latest research from Boon Dog Professional Services.
Peace Point Rights takes JFK: The Smoking Gun
The Toronto-based distributor has nabbed the rights to the feature-length documentary (pictured), produced by Muse Entertainment and Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder, for selected territories.
Telus launches multi-million dollar content fund
Producers with health and wellness-focused ideas can apply for up to $250,000 per project in funding from the telco to create cross-platform content.
TIFF13: Doc Conference nabs Jarecki, Gibney, Al Jazeera America
Doc-maker Andrew Jarecki is to keynote TIFF’s 2013 Doc Conference, with a promise to share never-before-seen footage that will shed new light on his long-controversial classic Capturing the Friedmans (pictured).
Atomic Cartoons forges animation pact in Kelowna, B.C.
The Vancouver-based co, home to such shows as Atomic Betty and Rocket Monkeys (pictured), has formed a three-year joint venture agreement with fellow Canadian animation studio Yeti Farm Creative.
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