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Vanessa Case joins Paramount+, Pluto TV in Canada in VP role
Case takes over the role previously held by Katrina Kowalski, who was promoted last year to oversee Pluto TV’s international content.
Prime Time ’24 dispatches: Media execs talk collaborations, Bill C-11
The last day of the conference also touched on the relationship between the creative sector and AI, and film and TV’s role in addressing the climate emergency.
Deals: Go Button Media, Télé-Québec, Forté
Go Button’s Mysteries of the Ancient Dead has been greenlit for a second season, Télé-Québec picks up Shasha & Milo, plus more
Canadian producers team up for climate action coalition
The Producing for the Planet coalition, which includes 40 indie producers, was announced at the CMPA’s Prime Time.
Crave gets animated for Super Team Canada
The streamer’s first-ever animated series is produced in partnership with Atomic Cartoons and Will Arnett’s Electric Avenue.
Alison Duke, Shant Joshi among inaugural Elevate cohort
The incubator for BIPOC-led prodcos is led by Paramount+ Canada, BIPOC TV & Film and the National Screen Institute.
Prime Time ’24 dispatches: Talking global markets, tech
The Ottawa conference kicked off its sessions with discussions on the global content space, and the impacts of tech and data on the media sector.
Eagle Vision, Spike & Sadie option Indigenous Ingenuity for TV
The prodcos are currently in development on a 10 x 30-minute factual series based on the children’s book.
Heritage Minister discusses ISO, CBC/Radio-Canada at Prime Time
Minister Pascale St-Onge said there won’t be a “big, broad consultation” amid the 18-month timeline to review and update the public broadcaster’s mandate.
Dark Slope, SideFX Software partner on virtual production smart stage
The stage, which is being built in Toronto, will consist of a 75’ LED volume, and is “designed to bring efficiencies” to TV, film, and commercial productions.
In Brief: Eight new shows among Gusto TV’s winter 23/24 slate
Plus: OBAC founders win Anthem Award for Black Community Mixtapes, Rogers extends funding for BSO’s storytelling fund, and more.
Global renews Family Law for fourth season
The legal drama is produced by Calgary’s SEVEN24 Films and Vancouver’s Lark Productions.
Cineflix Rights appoints Greg Johnson as EVP Americas, APAC
Johnson will oversee the company’s scripted and unscripted sales strategy in the newly created role.
Great Pacific Media, WBC ring the bell on boxing doc Prizefighter
The series is being directed by Tony Vainuku, with preliminary filming underway in Las Vegas.
Canadian Heritage invests $100 million in Telefilm Canada
The funds will be allocated across two years, beginning in 2024-25, to help sustain Canada’s film sector.
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