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NSI CEO Joy Loewen to step down in June 2024
Loewen will leave her position at the National Screen Institute following the completion of the Winnipeg non-profit’s strategic plan.
Deals: Krypto, WildBrain CPLG, Sphere Films, Filmoption
XYZ Films boards Canada/U.K. psycho-thriller Krypto for global sales at Cannes, Sphere Films acquires Canadian rights for We Live in Time, and more.
Competition Bureau suing Cineplex for allegedly advertising misleading ticket prices online
Cineplex says the Bureau’s lawsuit will “be dismissed quickly as it has no merit.”
Blink49 Studios appoints Mal Stares as SVP, global scripted
The former VP of international TV production at Fifth Season will work on Blink49’s current and upcoming slate.
How a prolonged WGA strike could impact Ontario, B.C.
Film commissioners and producers in the two major markets discuss the strike’s potential effect on production on this side of the border.
In Brief: Canada’s Got Talent ups the ante for season three
Plus: NSI names 2023 participants for the CBC New Indigenous Voices Program, Quebecor Fund selects three films for assistance, and more.
OUTtv orders two new titles, renews six more, for spring slate
The Vancouver-based LGBTQ+ network has also acquired the competition series The Gold Rush.
BANFF reveals 2023 Spark All Stars participants
A special edition of the BANFF Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media will feature five women-led businesses and program alumni.
Hot Sheet: Bridgerton spinoff makes royal debut on digital chart
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story sat on the No. 5 throne on the digital originals chart, while HBO’s Succession topped the overall TV chart.
ISO holds Indigenous coproduction forum at Cannes
Twenty-one delegates, including eight Canadian producers/filmmakers, are taking part in the event alongside the Cannes Film Festival.
ACTRA and ACA renew agreement for another year
The renewal will provide actors with a pay raise while work and consultations on a simplified agreement continue.
Photo gallery: CFC Gala – Take 35, presented by Netflix
The Toronto fundraiser had a 1980s theme inspired by the decade the CFC was “born” 35 years ago.
Telefilm makes sustainability plans mandatory
Projects selected for Telefilm’s production programs must now submit a sustainability plan before filming begins.
NATPE Global to return to Miami in January 2024
The market will run from Jan. 16 to 18 with a networking-first approach.
Sony Pictures Imageworks to open Montreal studio
The new Montreal studio will be led by Laura Fitzpatrick and is expected to add 150 new jobs in the local sector.
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