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Former DSO interim director Andrew Morris launches prodco
Morris has started up Hitsby Entertainment after handing over the Disability Screen Office reins to new executive director Winnie Luk.
Blink49 Studios, Transatlantic Agency set joint venture
The partnership gives Blink49 access to Transatlantic’s roster of book authors and IP to develop and produce original content for the international marketplace.
Corus Entertainment unveils 2023-24 programming lineup
The programming slate includes new Canadian original titles for HGTV Canada, History and Treehouse.
Wind Sun Sky cooks up a Potatoverse
The Vancouver studio is collaborating with entrepreneur and OWL founder Annabel Slaight to debut a new IP focused on climate action for six- to 10-year-olds.
Trilight Entertainment expands into B.C., names new CFO
Trilight’s new CFO Kimberley Olivia Cardina is heading the Vernon office and will work with new B.C.-based development executive Nicole Field.
ACTRA, WGC express solidarity with U.S. counterparts
ACTRA has issued a letter of solidarity for SAG-AFTRA, and the Writers Guild of Canada has announced plans for a Toronto rally in support of striking WGA members.
Several Canadian films win at 2023 Inside Out awards
Homegrown films I Used to Be Funny and Leilani’s Fortune were among the festival’s audience award picks.
Vortex Media promotes Christopher Giroux to SVP role
Giroux now holds the title of SVP, production, with oversight of Vortex’s slate of TV movies and feature films.
Bell Media greenlights two Canadian versions of The Traitors
Montreal’s Entourage Television will produce a French version for Noovo and an English version for CTV.
Citytv orders Canadian version of Law & Order for 2023-24 lineup
Rogers Sports & Media also announced original OMNI series Our Big Punjabi Family and Katiba Banat: Sisters in Arms.
SAG-AFTRA members authorize strike ahead of AMPTP talks
Nearly 65,000 union members voted 97.91% in favour of a strike, with negotiations scheduled to begin on June 7.
Cineflix Rights locks North American content deals
The international deals involve titles Cult Justice, History of the Sitcom, Ghost Ships, O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder and Kings of Coke.
APTN returns to Bears’ Lair for season two
A casting call opens June 15 for the next group of Indigenous entrepreneurs for the business competition series.
Telefilm commits $19.4 million to 32 feature-length films
The funding is under the lower-budget stream of the Production Program for fiscal 2023-24.
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