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War Witch advances in Oscar voting
The child soldier drama, directed by Kim Nguyen and produced by Montreal’s Item 7, is one of nine foreign language films selected in the first phase of Oscar nominee shortlisting.
Mimi Wolch replacing Sue Milling at ACTRA Toronto
New director of independent and broadcast production Wolch (pictured right) replaces Sue Milling (left), who returns to working with ACTRA’s strategic alliance partner, the United Steelworkers.
Rogers Media orders up three Saskatchewan TV projects
Fahrenheit Films, plan9Films and Cheshire Smile Animation are the latest local producers to get commissions from the network after it rebranded SCN as Citytv Saskatchewan.
DHX locks in foreign SVOD and VOD sales
The raft of different deals by the kids’ programming juggernaut cover territories as divergent as the U.K., France, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Slovakia, Greece, Turkey, East Africa and Argentina.
Epitome Pictures pulls plug on third season of The L.A. Complex
“Today we face the reality that this coming season there will be no further episodes in The L.A. Complex,” exec producer Stephen Stohn told Playback Thursday.
OUTtv’s James Shavick buys out main investors
Pink Triangle Press and Peace Point Entertainment head for the exits as the specialty channel aims at more a mainstream audience.
Corus launches new YTV prank series
Extreme Babysitting is an original prank series for families, produced by General Purpose Pictures and CCI Entertainment in association with YTV and slated to premiere Jan. 5.
My Awkward Sexual Adventure gets U.S., international sales
Tribeca Film picked up the film, directed by Sean Garrity and produced by Jonas Chernick and Juliette Hagopian, in the U.S. ahead of a March 2013 release, amongst other territory sales.
Six Island Productions wins $25,000 Dubai market pitch
Batata, a documentary in early development, focuses on Syrian farmers in the swirling social and economic cauldron of the Middle East.
Bron Studios animation company to produce Sole Mates
The CG animated feature from the Vancouver shop is based on an original concept by Deon Taylor and his Hidden Empire Film Group shingle.
History to debut scripted series Vikings in March
The Shaw Media specialty will begin airing the nine-part drama series (pictured), an Irish-Canadian coproduction between Toronto-based Take 5 Productions and Ireland’s World 2000, on March 3.
Best of the year: DHX Media
Company president and COO Steven DeNure discusses what this year’s acquisition of Cookie Jar Group means for the newly-expanded company, its digital distribution strategy, and plans for continued expansion in 2013 and beyond.
Toronto indie prodcos net Streamy Award noms
mojoPro Films secures a nomination for Clutch while Aircraft Pictures gets four nominations for Cybergeddon, including a best performance nod for Missy Peregrym (pictured).
Rogers Fund invests $5.1 million in latest round
The Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund disbursed coin to 14 TV projects, including a fifth season of Ice Pilots (pictured) and upcoming supernatural drama series Bitten.
How Rogers Media grew its audience in fall 2012
Network programming boss Malcolm Dunlop (pictured) discusses how Citytv finished the TV season up 17% year-on-year in the key 25-54 demo and with a 5.7% audience share in English TV countrywide.
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