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Pinewood Toronto Studios acquired by Pinewood Group
The U.K. studio operator has taken full ownership of the Port Lands studio after Bell Media completed the sale of its 63% majority stake.
Nelvana looks east for inspiration with Polygon Pictures
The companies have signed a development deal to create Japanese content that appeals to an international audience.
CBC Gem comedy Zarqa returns for season two
Star and creator Zarqa Nawaz will sit in the director’s chair for the six-episode second season.
Big Bad Boo hires Jerry Diaz for global distribution role
The former WildBrain and Nelvana exec is joining the studio behind 16 Hudson to steer its growing international sales business.
CosMedia.Inc inks Latin American distribution deal with RCN
The partnership provides Colombia-based RCN exclusive localization and distribution rights to the CosMedia.Inc catalogue of movie and series IP.
Bonnie Thompson wins Hot Docs’ 2023 Don Haig Award
The Dreaming Bird Productions producer was honoured for her decades of work in the domestic documentary sector.
Canada hit all-time high for production volume in 2021-22
The country saw a total production volume of $11.7 billion, according to the CMPA’s Profile 2022, with foreign and domestic production breaking records.
imagineNATIVE adds to senior team ahead of 24th edition
Lindsay Monture joins as festival director, while David Morrison has been promoted to associate director.
WGA strike begins after six weeks of negotiations with AMPTP
Service productions currently filming in Canada have not been directly affected by the strike, IATSE tells Playback.
TIFF, Sloan Foundation form science-on-screen initiative
The new partnership includes a pitch program at this year’s festival, where Canadian and international filmmakers will present science-themed projects.
Bell Media inks long-term pact with Warner Bros. Discovery
The deal brings film and TV content from the U.S. studio across Bell Media’s digital and linear broadcast platforms.
Global sets Family Law, Departure for summer schedule
They join newly acquired U.S. musical game show Superfan, which features Canadian singer Shania Twain.
Joanne T. Levy reappointed to the CRTC for Manitoba/Saskatchewan
The veteran broadcast and production executive will take on another five-year term starting July 3.
Quebec sets expert panel on promoting French culture online
Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe has formed a panel of legal and political experts on how to support French-speaking Quebec culture on digital platforms.
Our Big Punjabi Family set for world premiere at SeriesFest
Revenge of the Black Best Friend and The Stu Sessions by Toronto prodcos iThentic and AstroLab Studios are also in the festival’s Digital Short Series competition.
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