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Annebots gets greenlight from Amazon Studios
The animated kids pilot (pictured) from Toronto-based Sinking Ship Entertainment will be produced as a full series, to be available exclusively on Amazon’s instant video streaming service.
CFC, NBCUniversal to launch TV series exchange program
The initiative is designed to introduce Canadian writers and creators with TV concepts to NBCUniversal Canada creative execs.
Indiecan takes Canadian rights to Random Acts of Romance
The Katrina Bowen-directed relationship comedy, executive produced by Avi Federgreen, will now be released across Canada by the indie player.
Incendo appoints new COO
The company appoints Jean-Phillipe Normandeau (pictured) as COO a month after co-founder Stephen Greenberg hands the reins to Jean Bureau as company president and sole shareholder.
CRTC renews licences for CBC
The regulator is also mandating that the pubcaster become more transparent to Canadians in the ways it nominates CBC ombudsmen.
Blackbird, Le Demantelement take Cannes prizes
Blackbird (pictured) took the grand prize in the Cannes Junior program while Le Demantelement took a critics’ choice award at the festival which ended Sunday.
Let the Daylight Into the Swamp wins best of fest Golden Sheaf
Foxed! and Will also received top prizes at the Yorkton Film Festival’s annual awards (Let the Daylight Into the Swamp pictured).
Tony Wosk joins Berkshire Axis Media
The production and distribution exec is the latest hire as the Toronto-based company continues to build its executive team.
Telefilm merges film marketing programs to cut costs
The move is the latest by the agency to cut bureaucratic red tape around the Canada Feature Film Fund to boost audiences at home and abroad.
Hell on Wheels, Rufus win big at Rosie Awards
Nomadic Pictures’ western for AMC Hell on Wheels (pictured) nabbed six trophies, while horror feature Rufus took four in Alberta’s annual film and TV prizefest.
Production begins on JFK: The Smoking Gun copro
(UPDATED) The two-hour documentary special from Montreal’s Muse Entertainment and Australia’s Cordell/Jigsaw/Zapruder is shooting in Texas and Montreal.
Marblemedia purchases full control of Distribution360
The indie producer reached agreement with co-founder Seven24 Films to purchase the 50% stake in the distribution outfit it did not already own (marblemedia’s Splatalot! pictured).
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films May 17 to May 23, 2013
Michael McGowan’s Still Mine tops the box office for week of May 17 to May 23, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films May 17 to May 23, 2013
Star Trek Into Darkness tops the box office for the week of May 17 to May 23, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs May 6 to May 12, 2013
Jack Reacher is the top-selling DVD for the week of May 6 to May 12, 2013.
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