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Crave, APTN comedy Don’t Even gets underway in Winnipeg
The Indigenous-led series is created by Amber-Sekowan Daniels and directed by Zoe Hopkins.
Mademoiselle Kenopsia to world premiere at Locarno
The Denis Côté-directed drama will debut out of competition, with H264’s recently launched international sales agency repping the film.
Deals: Highball.TV, WildBrain, OUTtv, Cartoonito
Highball.TV picks up global rights to Ivan Madeira’s feature Pattern, Prime Video acquires Degrassi content for Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and more.
We Are Zombies to close Fantasia International Film Festival
The horror-comedy from Quebecois film collective RKSS will make its world premiere at the festival.
CMF appoints directors of English content, strategic partnerships
The CMF is also expanding its Growth & Inclusion team into the French market with two additional appointments.
Several Canadian titles set for Venice Gap-Financing Market
The three-day market for feature, documentary and immersive projects will be held during the Venice International Film Festival.
Slap Happy Cartoons joins The Beachcombers Animated
The Vancouver-based animation studio will produce the series and pitch it at upcoming markets.
B.C. guilds, unions to extend CMPA-BC, AMPTP agreements
The deal, which must be ratified by members, includes a 5% wage increase, with the contracts extended until March 31, 2025.
TIFF adds Ladj Ly’s follow-up feature to 2023 lineup
Ly’s Les Indésirables will have its world premiere at the festival’s 48th edition.
Project 10 unveils comedy-heavy development slate
The slate includes projects from Kathleen Robertson, Dave Thomas, Dustin Mulligan and Jennifer Podemski.
Large-scale trade mission to Japan in the works
The fall trade mission will bring several domestic sectors, including the cultural industry, to Osaka and Tokyo.
Vancouver Film Studios sold to Hackman Capital Partners
The acquisition includes affiliate companies Pacific Backlot and Signal Systems.
Daniel Northway-Frank boards Isuma Distribution International
The former imagineNATIVE director has been tapped to oversee Isuma’s film launches and sales as director of distribution.
APTN proposes licence amendment to consolidate feeds
The broadcaster said it would run two national feeds, with one dedicated to Indigenous languages, as a way to better serve its mandate in its application to the CRTC.
Disney+ Canada cuts head of content role
Stephanie Azam has been let go in a recent company-wide restructure, Playback has confirmed.
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