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Wildling Pictures launches TV division with drama, family titles
The Toronto prodco’s development slate includes live-action dramas and animated series.
Action thriller Ruthless Bastards wraps in Vancouver
Bruce Fontaine directs the feature, which stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Casper Van Dien.
WFF reveals Power Pitch, Doc Lab, Short Film Award participants
The five participants of the Power Pitch program will compete for a $36,000 prize during the Whistler Film Festival.
P.E.I. box office hit Who’s Yer Father? boosts local industry
Producer Jenna MacMillan discusses how the comedy feature helped build up the province’s labour force.
Hot Sheet: Invincible breaks into digital top three
Disney+’s Loki continued to top the digital originals and overall TV charts after a surge in demand.
BBC Arts orders Inigo Philbrick docuseries from Blue Ant Studios
The three-part docuseries explores the rise and fall of American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, who was convicted of defrauding US$86 million from clients.
Deals: Boat Rocker, h264, Paramount, Disney
Boat Rocker inks deals for two culinary shows, h264 sells Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person to new territories, and more.
Crave greenlights comedy series My Dead Mom
The six-episode short-form series is now filming in Toronto and stars Lauren Collins as a woman haunted by her late mother, played by Megan Follows.
SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP make tentative deal to end strike
Canadian actors union ACTRA said it is “relieved” at the end of the 118-day strike, stating “their fight is our fight.”
WildBrain realigns exec ranks to streamline business
Stephanie Betts, Kate Smith and Maarten Weck have received new titles and expanded roles, while former eOne exec Nick Gawne joins as CFO.
OYA unveils 2023 Scale Up Immersive Media Lab cohort
Eleven Black-owned content creation companies have been selected for this year’s lab, which has been co-developed with the Canadian Film Centre.
Veteran director Donald Shebib dies at 85
Shebib is remembered for his contributions to Canadian cinema, including his landmark feature Goin’ Down the Road.
Spin Master, Moonbug form content, licensing alliance
As part of the deal, Moonbug will produce short-form, animated YouTube content for Spin Master properties, including Vida the Vet.
CMF reveals 2023-24 allocation for additional federal funding
The funding agency received $40 million in the 2023 federal budget to support French-language content and underrepresented creators over two fiscal years.
CBC releases carbon footprint data of original productions
CBC says the report is the “biggest” of its kind, using carbon footprint data from 64 productions since January 2022.
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