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TIFF announces Filmmaker Lab, Series Accelerator participants
The festival also announced the 2023 Rising Stars cohort, which includes four Canadian actors.
Canada’s film sector shifts gears amid turbulent times
The second of Playback‘s two-part feature explores how distributors are finding opportunities in the changing film market.
Ontario Creates selects 40 projects for International Financing Forum
The 18th edition of the forum will be held Sept. 10 and 11 during the Toronto International Film Festival.
Distributors, sales agents enter uncertain fall indie film market
The first of Playback‘s two-part feature examines how a disrupted fall festival season may prove boom or bust for Canada’s indie filmmakers.
GRB Studios, Media Ranch partner on joint venture
The new entity, GRB Media Ranch, will combine the companies’ catalogues of more than 5,000 hours of programming and formats.
Dufferin Gate Studios expands with Birchmount Studios
Dufferin Gate Studios will now operate the 1510 Birchmount Road studio space in Scarborough, Ont., which was previously under Stratagem Studios.
Sean Cisterna begins Long Ride Home in Calgary, Brazil
Production on the year-long shoot kicked off this summer at the Calgary Stampede and Brazil’s Festa do Peão de Barretos.
Legacy Awards unveils honourees for 2023 edition
Tonya Williams, Director X, Jully Black, and Lu Kala have been announced as the first four recipients for this year’s ceremony.
Relish Studios expands production team with new hires
Former Apartment 11 Productions EP Allan Joli-Coeur joins the animation studio, along with Titmouse Canada’s ex-head of production Kramer Hoehn.
New mentorship program for gender-diverse filmmakers opens
The program is run by the newly-formed Calgary non-profit Spindle Films Foundation from filmmaker J Stevens.
PBS acquires U.S. rights to Canadian drama Little Bird
The Crave and APTN lumi original series, as well as its companion documentary, will debut in the U.S. on Oct. 12.
TIFF confirms end of Bell partnership
TIFF’s VP, public relations and communications, Judy Lung, said the decision to end the sponsorship agreement was “mutually agreed.”
CRTC renews Hollywood Suite’s broadcast licence
The Commission denied a request from the group of specialty channels to carry over excess Canadian programming spend from the previous term.
Titan1Studios developing medical drama Pacific General
The Vancouver-set ER drama is created by B.C. duo Ken Kabatoff and Christopher Nash.
Filmmakers, activists launch Toronto prodco Above the Palace
The company is led by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson and Anubha Momin and is in development on scripted and unscripted projects.
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