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WGC, IATSE strike deal to represent script coordinators
The agreement comes three years after BIPOC TV & Film issued a petition calling for the WGC to give the entry-level position guild status.
IMPACT names inaugural career catalyst program participants
The Producers Career Catalyst Program was created to help launch the careers of English-speaking Black producers from Quebec.
CMF allocates $18M to 31 interactive digital media projects
The funding is being distributed through three programs under the CMF’s Experimental Stream.
How Departure’s ferry sinking sequences came to life
Director T.J. Scott and producer Patrick Cassavetti discuss the logistics behind keeping the Shaftesbury series’ most ambitious scenes on budget.
Solving the financing ‘puzzle’ of Canada-Poland copro Irena’s Vow
TIFF ’23: Executive producer Berry Meyerowitz and director Louise Archambault discuss the seven-year journey to bring the Second World War story to the screen.
Shaftesbury taps Christina Fon to head up partnerships and scripted
Fon joins the company from Montreal’s Rezolution Pictures, where she was serving as VP and executive producer.
Boat Rocker seeks new home for Slip following Roku removal
The comedy series, created by star Zoe Lister-Jones, is one of dozens of titles to be pulled from the Roku Channel this week.
In Brief: CMPA sets 40 producers for mentorship programs
Plus: Several Canadian series have been shortlisted for the Content Innovation Awards at MIPCOM, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation rebrands, and more.
Hot Sheet: Ahsoka continues to lead demand charts
Netflix’s new series One Piece entered the digital originals and overall TV charts at No. 2.
Nancy Grant, Anam Abbas win 2023 Indiescreen Awards
The annual CMPA awards took place at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on the first day of TIFF.
Setting the stage for Atom Egoyan’s Seven Veils
TIFF ’23: Despite a helping hand from the Canadian Opera Company, Egoyan’s latest film was nearly a casualty of a too-tight calendar.
D.W. Waterson brings ‘blood, sweat and tears’ to cheer drama
TIFF ’23: Queer-led drama Backspot required years of work, insight from local cheer competitions, and an ally in Elliot Page.
Five Canadian features set for world premiere at VIFF
A raft of Canadian shorts will also make their world bow at the Vancouver International Film Festival, held from Sept. 28 to Oct. 8.
In Brief: CFC, CBC name 2023 Actors Conservatory residents
Plus: TIFF expands partnerships with local film schools and programs, Bilal Baig will be lauded at the Trans Filmmakers Summit, and more.
Solange Attwood to depart Blue Ant Media
The Toronto-headquartered media company’s EVP, international is leaving to launch a production business, and will remain until Nov. 30.
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