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Bell Fund appoints new French market deputy director
Pierre-Anaïs Parent St-Gelais succeeds Chantal Côté, who departed the Bell Fund to lead the Canadian Academy’s Quebec section.
Toronto’s levelFILM hires former Sphere Films execs
Olivier Gauthier-Mercier and Lainie Elton have been hired to the executive team in VP roles.
GEMS announces Emerging TV Producers Program participants
The program is aimed at providing B.C.-based women and gender diverse creators with a launchpad for their careers in the Canadian TV industry.
Four Canadian films set for TIFF’s Industry Selects lineup
The annual program gives films not part of the festival’s official selection an opportunity to be showcased to international buyers.
Joe Natale alleges wrongful dismissal in suit against Rogers
The company responded by alleging its former CEO improperly awarded himself “excessive compensation” upon learning he could be ousted from the role.
CMPA announces 2023 Indiescreen Awards nominees
The Established Producer and Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer award winners will be announced on Sept. 7.
Matt Johnson comedy among 13 films selected for Telefilm funds
The features will receive a shared $6 million from the Production Program’s low budget minority coproduction and big budget streams
TVO’s union workers go on strike
The first-ever strike at the public broadcaster follows months of negotiations over wage increases and temporary worker contracts.
Canadian Academy’s Quebec section to be led by Chantal Côté
The Bell Fund’s Montreal deputy director has been named executive director of the Quebec branch effective immediately.
Bell Media to take Vrak off the air
The decision followed Videotron’s move to pull the French-language specialty channel from its TV service last week.
TIFF to world premiere Lil Nas X documentary
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero follows the Grammy-winning rapper’s first world tour.
Deals: The Roku Channel, 9 Story Media, Kidoodle
WildBrain sells children’s programming to the Roku Channel, 9 Story Distribution expands to gaming content, plus more.
Videotron drops Vrak and Z, while Bell removes Yoopa
The telco giants told the CRTC they would drop the channels due to declining subscribers and market value.
W Network expands Love Club franchise with new films
The Corus-owned channel has greenlit another quartet of films from Toronto’s Nikki Ray Media Agency.
Todd Lubin named head of Boat Rocker Studios, unscripted
Lubin succeeds former unscripted president Jay Peterson, who will temporarily stay on as executive producer to help with the transition.
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