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TIFF puts up $55,000 in Canadian film prize money
The Toronto International Film Festival will award prizes for feature film, short film and first-time Canadian filmmakers; Canada’s Gunnarsson sits on best Canadian feature jury.
Smiley Guy lands development deal at JFL
The Toronto studio earned the prize for its web series pitch at the Montreal-based comedy conference.
Toronto unveils gala slot for Ken Scott’s Starbuck
The latest movies by Clattenburg, Vallee, Lieberman, Pool, McDonald and Bessai will unspool next month at TIFF as part of its Canadian film lineup.
Canadians take a bite out of Shark Week
Posting a huge increase in 25- to 54-year-old viewers, Discovery Channel Canada sees its best Shark Week ever.
TVA Group suspends dividend to pay for new channels
The Quebec broadcaster posted higher second quarter revenues and earnings on an improved TV ad climate.
CBC taps exec Trevor Walton for scripted series post
The former Lifetime and CBS network exec is the CBC’s new executive director of commissioned and scripted programming.
Force Four OWNs a Million Dollar Neighbourhood
As the first Canadian series for OWN Canada heads into production, Corus VP Vibika Bianchi talks to Playback Daily about programming strategies.
Sony invests US$20 million in exclusive game development
The investment has a large focus on independent game development through its venture capital arm, the Sony Pub Fund, which can be accessed by Canadian companies.
Fantasia audiences applaud Evan Kelly’s The Corridor
Kelly’s sci-fi horror film was among the prize winners at the Montreal genre film festival, which wrapped on Sunday.
Big Brother watches its top spot: BBM, July 25 to July 31
It’s a good week for Canadian shows too, as Combat Hospital and Flashpoint earn over 1.5 million viewers each.
Will FX Canada roll out the next Borgias or Rookie Blue?
Rogers Media broadcast president Scott Moore tells Playback the new channel will include Canadian-made scripted fare, possibly in partnership with FX Networks.
OMDC Producers Lab at TIFF names participants
Two dozen Canadian and European producers will meet in Toronto to hammer out possible Canadian-European coproductions.
eOne grabs DVD rights to Babar
The Canadian indie distributor will start releasing the classic Babar cartoon series this fall.
Lost Girl finds its way back to Showcase
The Canadian sci-fi show, alongside Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs and Royal Pains, make up the new programming on the channel’s fall schedule.
Telus continues to sign up TV subs as rivalry with Shaw grows
The phone giant’s second quarter results reveal a 77% increase in year-over-year TV customer sign-ups.
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