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DHX Media acquires Wildbrain
Canadian indie producer DHX Media has backed into U.S. TV production by acquiring Wildbrain Entertainment for $8 million in cash.
Amazon’s Bowen goes Off Course
As Katrin Bowen debuts her feature film Amazon Falls at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Vancouver director is also shopping her next project, Off Course, as a potential Italian-Canadian co-production.
Telus not up for Canadian media assets
Count Telus Corp. out as a major buyer of Canadian media assets, at least for now.
Shakespeare takes Telefilm’s Pitch This
The jury has spoken: Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col on Tuesday won the Telefilm Canada Pitch This! competition with Kill Shakespeare, a live-action film and multimedia mash-up inspired by the famed poet’s characters.
Ontario gives CFC $9 million for training
The Ontario government is to pour another $9 million over three years into the Canadian Film Centre to back its expanding talent training programs.
Breakthrough unifies branding
Breakthrough’s three brands – Breakthrough Films & Television, Breakthrough New Media and the company’s distribution division – have been pulled together under a single brand: Breakthrough Entertainment.
Stall upped at Portfolio
Portfolio Entertainment has promoted Julie Stall from Head of Animation to vice president of production. In this newly-created position, Stall will oversee Portfolio’s children’s, lifestyle and factual slate.
Financing, rights ownership must change, says Bolen
Changes need to happen across financing for all media, said Norm Bolen – and they need to happen now if they’re going to be successful.
Incendies goes to Sony Pictures Classics
The dealmaking on the ground at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday recorded the first major Canadian sale: Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies going to Sony Pictures Classics.
Prince of Persia creator on adaptation
Jordan Mechner has figured out how to navigate the transmedia world.
Resident Evil dominates box office
Resident Evil: Afterlife looks to become the most profitable film yet in the lucrative franchise thanks to 3D ticket sales and no major competition, which helped the videogame adaptation top the weekend box office in North America and several international territories.
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