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Fresh TV turns to live action
Fresh leans on experience gained from My Babysitter’s a Vampire and animated series like Total Drama Island to create new live action series Really Me.
Canadian investors buy majority stake in Starz Animation Toronto studio
Less than two years after a job-seeking Ontario provincial government committed $23 million annually to underwrite the Starz Animation Toronto 3D cartoon factory over five years, U.S. media giant Starz Media has sold a majority stake in the Toronto studio to a local investor group.
Rogers and Shaw to feature Nordic on-demand film festival
In the latest sign festival films are moving towards on-demand distribution, online movie channel Eurocinema has tapped four Scandinavian titles for Canadian VOD audiences.
Toronto Irish Film Festival fills Bell Lightbox
John Galway has discovered the promise of Bell Lightbox in helping upstart film festivals reach mainstream audiences.
Cinar saga continues with arrest warrants and fraud charges
Quebec police on Wednesday began to make surprise arrests of former Cinar executives over their roles in alleged late-1990s investment fraud.
Telefilm and MoMA present Canuck cinema showcase in New York
Eight homegrown films will be part of the eighth annual Canadian Front showcase in New York, presented by Telefilm Canada and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
OUTtv offers $10,000 in funding for four films
The GLBT media portal has launched the second phase of its Hot Pink Shorts initiative, and will be picking four pitches to each receive $2,500 in funding.
Banff to honor Eugene Levy with award of excellence
Hamilton-born Levy has performed in over forty films, include box office earners like Bringing Down the House, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, Father of the Bride 2, Over the Hedge, and the American Pie franchise.
CHCH sponsors cycling race team
Move over Lance Armstrong. Channel Zero topper Cal Millar is bulking up to take on the cycling world with Team CHCH.
CBC honors International Women’s Day with feminism doc
CBC Doc Zone’s documentary The F-Word: Who Wants to be a Feminist? examines the state of feminism in Canada today as well as the history of the movement, with the help of pioneering feminist writers Germaine Greer, Susan Faludi, Amy Richards and Naomi Wolf.
Six BC filmmakers win Crazy8s short film competition
The list of 120 applicants was whittled down after video pitches, in-person pitching to a professional film jury and passing a script workshop with story editors.
CTVglobemedia losses grow before BCE takeover
As CTV moves into the BCE orbit, parent CTVglobemedia posted a loss of $145.5 million in 2010, up from a loss of $89 million in 2009, minority shareholder Torstar Corp. reported Wednesday.
The rise of the web series
Web series as commonplace as traditional TV series – that’s Jonas Diamond’s vision for the medium.
New production facility opens in Ontario
Just outside of St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Crooked Seas Inc. has announced that its new film and music production hub is opening its doors in Beamsville.
Health Nutz web series debuts on APTN HD
The series is produced and written by Jason Friesen and Dasha Novak, with the online campaign from Ayogo Games, along with support of APTN, BC Film, the CMF and Bell Development Fund.
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