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ACTRA pushes for global arts rights pact
ACTRA National president Ferne Downey tells Beijing conference of the need to finish the international rights treaty in digital age.
Harold Greenberg Fund puts equity into two upcoming features
Sudz Sutherland’s Home Again and Richie Mehta’s I’ll Follow You Down received funding through the program.
Irene Weibel to lead Nelvana Studio
She will oversee studio’s creative direction as well as development and production of all original Nelvana productions.
Chef Chuck Hughes’ Mexican adventure
The Montreal-based chef (pictured) and star of Chuck’s Day Off and Chuck’s Week Off discusses his latest series.
Whistler names industry vet Paul Gratton as director of programming
The former Chum Ltd. exec will program the film and industry lineup at the west coast festival, replacing Stacey Donen.
Remstar Films acquires Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon’s Addiction
The Montreal producer/distributor also snapped up Anne Fontaine’s Two Mothers, with Entertainment One to release both titles in English-speaking Canada.
ABC true crime series Final Witness headed to Citytv and OMNI TV
The limited seven-part series debuts on June 27 on both Rogers Media channels, before shifting exclusively to Citytv on July 4.
The Haunting Hour, Warrior Games in production in Vancouver area
Horror series Hour (pictured) will shoot to mid-September, while the youth series about indigenous sports will move to Mississippi in July, Ontario in August and Whitehorse in winter 2013.
New TV audience measurement tools needed: report
Canada Media Fund-released report notes the U.S. industry has formed special coalition to tackle Connected TV’s measurement challenges.
Spike TV on the market for new program ideas
Exec VP Tom Zappala says the channel is looking for shows that move its audience away from its male-centric past.
Whistler fest to get new programming director
Stacey Donen (pictured) has decided not to return for a fourth year in the position.
Bell Aliant launches Community One
The new TV and online channel will serve community news and magazine-style content to customers in Atlantic Canada.
Saskatchewan indie Partners in Motion to close Regina head office
After 20 years in business, the indie producer is relocating its head office, likely to Vancouver, after the western province eliminated its refundable film tax credit.
Bill C-11 passage gets mixed Canuck creator reception
Canada has its first copyright reform legislation in 15 years, and Hollywood is happy.
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