Screen Nova Scotia sets location for province’s first soundstage

The purpose-built facility will be located outside of Halifax on a 25-acre lot.

Bell Fund’s Nancy Chapelle to retire later this year

EXCLUSIVE: Chapelle will depart her role as executive director after nine years with the Bell Fund.

CBC, Crave series set for world premiere at TIFF

Black Life: Untold Stories, Telling Our Story and Bria Mack Gets a Life are among nine series in TIFF’s Primetime lineup.

Horror-western production wraps in Calgary

Morgan Ermter and Griffin Cork are directors, writers and producers on the project, which filmed across several locations in Alberta.

Utopia picks up U.S. rights to I Used to Be Funny

The Canadian dramedy is directed by Ally Pankiw and had its world premiere at SXSW in March.

Isiah Medina’s He Thought He Died to world premiere at TIFF

The film will world premiere as part of TIFF’s Wavelengths programme, with Denis Côté’s Mademoiselle Kenopsia also among the selections.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Good Omens tops demand charts

Japanese anime series Jujutsu Kaisen rose to the second spot on the overall TV chart.

Robin Dunne’s Kill Victoria brings cottage horror to Kingston

The film is written and directed by Dunne, who is part of an ensemble cast that includes Laura Vandervoort and Sara Canning.

Crave orders comedy Made for TV with Boman Martinez-Reid

The 6 x 30-minute scripted series features the TikTok star as he attempts to break through in the world of television.

Pixcom hires documentary producer Alexandra Cliche-Rivard

Cliche-Rivard will work with collaborator Sofi Langis to develop and produce docuseries for the Montreal prodco.

Mehta, Archambault films among TIFF’s latest additions

The festival unveiled its 47-film Centrepiece programme, along with new titles in the gala, special presentations and documentary lineups.

Blue Ant Media acquires Toronto’s marblemedia

The acquisition marks a significant consolidation move in Canadian media as the two companies merge their production and distribution businesses.

Film Slate

Telefilm allocates $3.8 million to seven French-language features

Four copros are among the projects receiving production support under Telefilm’s big budget stream.

Redlights

Raft of Canadian world premieres among TIFF’s Short Cuts lineup

The 42-film Short Cuts lineup comprises live action narrative, documentary and animated shorts from 23 countries.

Boat Rocker TV revenue boosted in Q2

The Toronto-based media company reported a 96.7% increase in total revenue, driven by its premium scripted content.