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NFB names Kate Vollum as producer at Ontario Studio
Vollum has worked with the NFB since 2007 and was a coproducer on the recent documentary Ever Deadly from Tanya Tagaq and Chelsea McMullan.
Greg Mason appointed president of Canadian Picture Pioneers
Outgoing president Jason Fulsom will remain as treasurer at the national charitable organization.
Thriller film Die Alone gets underway in Saskatchewan
Writer-director Lowell Dean’s next feature includes Canadian actors Carrie-Anne Moss and Douglas Smith in lead roles.
Blue Ant International sells history titles to European buyers
Projects from Saloon Media, Muse Entertainment and Handel Productions are among the programs sold to platforms in Central and Eastern Europe.
CCMA Awards strum new tune with Bell Media partnership
CTV is now the exclusive broadcast home to the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, which previously aired on Global.
Amar Wala goes to camera on Scarborough-set feature
The writer-director-producer will make his scripted feature directorial debut with Shook, produced with Toronto’s Film Forge.
Jessie Films, PaNik Fiction adapting Bon Cop, Bad Cop for TV
The eight-part series for Bell Media will see Patrick Huard and Colm Feore return to their roles.
Sally Karam joins Frantic Films as VP of development
Karam previously served as executive producer/supervising producer on the company’s CBC sketch comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show.
Telefilm increases Development Program funds for 2023-24
The funder has upped the funding cap for both the Prequalified and Selective streams for the next fiscal year.
TVO expands leadership team with four new roles
Natasha Negrea has been tapped to oversee programming, with new commissioners named for TVO’s documentary and kids streams.
BANFF ’23 dispatches: Paramount Global’s stake in Canada
Global and local experts discussed opportunities and concerns for the Canadian market, including the health of the kids sector.
Project 10 promotes Shonna Foster to director of development
The promotion is part of a new management structure at the Toronto prodco behind CBC’s Son of a Critch.
Canadian writer-director Reeyaz Habib dies at 53
Producers of Habib’s feature Fat Lady Sriracha confirmed his “sudden and unexpected passing” this week.
Deals: Copernicus, Blue Ant, 9 Story, Media Ranch
CBC is among the buyers for 2D animation Lana Longbeard, Blue Ant and World of Wonder’s Drag Race Universe heads to Roku, and more.
Geek Girl goes to camera in U.K.
Production on the Waterside Studios series, produced by RubyRock Pictures and Aircraft Pictures, will also take place in Canada.
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