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Vortex Media hires Nataline Rodrigues as SVP, development
EXCLUSIVE: The former director of original content at Rogers Sports & Media will develop films for the Vortex slate.
Lac-Mégantic docuseries wins Hot Docs Audience Award
Zack Russell’s Someone Lives Here and Denys Desjardins’ I Lost My Mom were among the top Canadian winners at the festival’s 30th edition.
CRTC sets consultations timeline following Bill C-11 passage
The three-phase regulatory plan is scheduled to begin this spring with public consultations on which broadcasters and online platforms will be regulated and how.
Trio Orange harvests more Last Summers of the Raspberries
The prodco is set to roll on season two of the Club illico series along with a new Florence Longpré psychological drama for Crave.
Less Than Kosher to world bow at Toronto Jewish Film Festival
The lineup also includes a sneak preview of the upcoming broadcast special Skinnamarink: A Sharon, Lois and Bram Celebration.
APTN renews Gespe’gewa’gi: The Last Land for third season
The nine-episode third season of the Rezolution Pictures’ docuseries goes into production this month.
WFF names participants for three 2023 talent programs
The annual festival has named its Producers and Screenwriters Lab cohorts, as well as the inaugural participants of the Saskatchewan market accelerator.
Inside Out’s 2023 lineup includes four Canadian world premieres
Among the world bows are the Canadian documentaries Supporting Our Selves, Leilani’s Fortune, and A Queer’s Guide to Spiritual Living.
NFB, ISO select two Immersive/Interactive fellows
The placements will be at NFB interactive studios: Claudia Skunk in Vancouver and Neegan Siouï Trudel in Montreal.
Deals: NFB, North of Now, 9 Story Brands, Exile, Wickensburg
Paramount+ lands licensing rights to NFB/North of Now Films’ Anything for Fame, 9 Story Brands strikes product partnerships for Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, plus more.
In Brief: Catalyst, Knix partner on doc initiative to launch at BANFF
Plus: Sundance selects Eva Grant for Native Labs fellowship, Disney’s Peter Pan & Wendy spreads its pixie dust in Canada, and more.
The Sandbox among Hot Docs Forum winners
U.S. doc I of the Water picked up the top prize during the Forum, which ran from May 2 to 3.
SODEC doles out production funding to 14 fiction features
Eleven of the projects have a total budget of $3.5 million or more, spanning several genres.
Media revenue dips at BCE as it names new CFO
The company continues to see low ad demand, though it was offset by growth in digital and telco subscriptions.
Hot Sheet: Ted Lasso mounts a comeback to top demand charts
Meanwhile, the ESPN+ documentary series Quest for the Stanley Cup continued its upward climb on the digital originals chart as the NHL playoffs heat up.
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