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Deals: Paramount+, Hollywood Suite, CBC
Sony gaming franchise adaptation Twisted Metal lands at Paramount+, CBC spotlights cricket, plus more.
New Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge ‘comes from our world,’ says CMPA CEO
Sworn in as Heritage Minister on Wednesday, St-Onge will immediately be faced with two major legislative files: Bill C-18 and Bill C-11.
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy And The Heron to open TIFF
The Studio Ghibli film will be the first animated film to ever open the festival.
In Brief: Neve Campbell joins Swan Song as executive producer
Plus, Rogers’ revenue gets major boost from Shaw merger, while In the Black gets U.K. funds.
Hot Sheet: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds continues to lead demand
Meanwhile, Disney+’s Secret Invasion moved to the second spot on both the digital original and overall TV charts.
Voiceover animation work allowed during SAG-AFTRA strike
Los Angeles-based National Association of Voice Actors has released guidelines for what’s restricted during the strike.
Crave launches a pair of ad-supported subscriptions
Ten brands have signed on to run ads on the streamer, which will carry five minutes of ads per hour of content.
TIFF unveils doc lineup, including Canada’s Mr. Dressup and Summer Qamp
The lineup offers 22 films from 12 countries, with Copa 71 leading the opening night.
Quebecor Fund selects two features for $426K production support
Cinémaginaire’s Les belles-soeurs and Sphère Média’s 1994-95 will receive funding under the Film Production Assistance Program.
Chateau Laurier, Less than Kosher lead T.O. Webfest nominees
Thirty-six Canadian projects lead nominees for the 10th edition of the digital content festival.
Attraction to adapt Les Contes interdits book series for TV
Attraction will produce the English-language TV series for the local and international markets under the deal with Éditions AdA.
French-Canadian coproduction La Bête to premiere in Venice
The sci-fi romance by Bertrand Bonello is set to compete for a Golden Lion Award at Venice Film Festival.
Super Channel names Tanuka Roy as new COO amid restructuring
Tanuka Roy has been upped to the role of COO as Stacey Brooks, Eva Lonoza and Ben Cheema also join team.
Canada’s screen sector assesses impact of dual U.S. strikes
Canadian producers, film commissioners and other stakeholders discuss the short-term repercussions already felt across the industry.
B.C. film guilds vote for 5 percent wage increase in one-year deal
Canadian Media Producers Association, IATSE, DGC, Teamsters and UBCP/ACTRA have extended labour agreements with AMPTP.
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