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Factual spotlight: Vision TV
VP of independent production and multi-faith content Joan Jenkinson commissions for three strands, all with religion at the core.
Citytv spotlights audience growth during fall season premieres
“As a station, we have better shows than we had and more mature shows. It’s a great combination,” Citytv’s Malcolm Dunlop tells Playback.
Dream Street secures distribution for Sext Up Kids
The one-hour documentary is being sold internationally by Beyond Distribution, while the educational-market sales are being split between CBC Learning and U.S.-based Media Education Foundation.
Ruby Skye P.I. uncovers interactive story world
Season two of the teen detective web series will feature narrative video content, behind-the-scenes videos, multiple social media channels, including tumblr, and interactive clues for viewers to solve.
Mercury Filmworks, Technicolor to co-produce new animated kids series
The Ottawa-based animation studio with Technicolor will co-develop and co-produce new boy-skewing, 2D-animated series Atomic Puppet.
Sudbury gets studio to sustain production boom
“We’ve got a studio up here,” David Anselmo told Playback during a tour of Northern Ontario Film Studios, a single span, 20,000 square foot sound stage that plugs a gap in the local production scene.
Cameras roll on CBC TV movie Still Life
The adaptation of the Louise Penny crime novel series is the first project from PDM Entertainment, the production vehicle for Phyllis Platt, Brian Dennis and Peter Moss.
Imavision takes North American DVD, digital rights to Bomb Girls
The Montreal-based DVD and digital distributor plans to launch the homegrown drama into the Canadian entertainment market in time for the holiday season.
Weekly roundup: Awards, acquisitions and events
Niobe Thompson and and Trevor Anderson split the inaugural Edmonton Film Prize at EIFF; OIFF awards; FremantleCorp brings westerns to TV; Minister Chan meets Murdoch (pictured).
eOne racks up foreign sales for Saving Hope
Following NBC removing the Canadian medical drama from its broadcast schedule, the series has been sold in Latin America, Brazil, Italy and Russia.
Jillianne Reinseth joins Nerd Corps
As VP creative affairs, she will oversee development of the company’s original IP and co-production slate.
Factual spotlight: Shaw Media, original lifestyle content
Senior director of original lifestyle content Emily Morgan says commissioners look for ongoing, character-driven series for Food Network Canada, while Slice is looking to broaden its content beyond female-skewing programming.
Space, 11 Television hit the Panic Button
The new format, developed by Kevin Healey and Jonathan Dueck, features people facing their greatest fears as they navigate a maze of horror.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, 2012
Resident Evil: Retribution tops the Canadian box office for another week.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Sept. 21 to Sept. 27, 2012
Canada-Germany copro Resident Evil: Retribution tops the box office for another week.
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