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Canucks win in world competitions at Tribeca
Whitewash (pictured) director Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais won the best new narrative director award, while Stephen Dunn won the student visionary award for Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.
Incendo, Pixcom to give Pop Quiz for E!
The Montreal prodcos will produce 60 episodes of the half-hour pop culture game show based on Le Circle (pictured), which is broadcast on TVA in Quebec.
Heartland nets most AMPIA awards noms
Seven24 Films’ CBC family drama is vying for 13 prizes while Nomadic Pictures’ AMC western Hell on Wheels is vying for eight in the Alberta awards race.
Space gets In The Flesh Drama from BBC
The Bell Media sci-fi specialty channel plans a North American premiere for the three-parter about a zombie teenager, played by Luke Newberry.
BuzzTaxi inks international factual deals
The Toronto-based factual distributor has made deals for Canadian series Untamed Gourmet (pictured) and Patent Bending in Asia, and Room to Grow in South Africa.
Starlight – The Movie Channel makes final pitch to CRTC
Film director David Cronenberg told the regulator that Canadian broadcasters had chosen to focus drama dollars on episodic series, virtually excluding homegrown movies.
Suzanne Wilson steps into buyer’s role at TVOKids
She joins the public media outlet as children’s acquisitions officer.
Hot Docs ’13: In a “Manor” of speaking…
Shawney Cohen (pictured, right) talks about his debut feature doc The Manor, which follows his family’s strip club business and kicked off the Hot Docs festival in Toronto.
Bell Media announces $1M producer accelerator lab
The program, created to provide training and mentorship for next-generation TV producers, involves a broadcaster internship and production mentorship for successful participants.
Still Hot after 20 years
As North America’s biggest documentary festival celebrates its 20th anniversary, the team behind Hot Docs – which kicks off today in Toronto – talk about the Canadian event’s growth and the secrets of its success.
Hot Docs ’13: KinoSmith picks up The Manor, Blackfish
Distributor KinoSmith has picked up Canadian rights to feature documentaries The Manor (pictured) and Blackfish, both of which will screen at Hot Docs in Toronto over the next 11 days.
Netflix maps out original productions strategy
The streaming service noted in a discussion paper released Wednesday it is earmarking approximately $200 million annually to independently produced shows.
CMF introduces $3M Anglophone minority incentive
The CMF says the program was designed to encourage English-language TV convergent production by Quebec companies.
Video Services Corp. takes Canuck rights to The ABCs of Death
The horror anthology will be rolled out as part of Cineplex Theatre’s Sinister Cinema series starting in May.
Imax posts higher first quarter earnings
Despite fewer theatre signings and installations, the giant screen exhibitor continues on a profitable course.
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