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Bell Fund commits $2.3M through slate development program
The latest round of funding will support 90 original IP projects from 36 English and French companies.
Banijay partners with Attraction for road trip dating format
Banijay will serve as the international distributor for the format, which sees single truckers finding love on the road.
Sharon Horgan joins BANFF’s lineup of keynote speakers
The Merman prodco co-founder and Emmy-winning actor behind series such as Catastrophe and Bad Sisters will speak on the final day of the June festival.
The passage of C-11 is in sight — let’s define our future together
In this op-ed, Canada Media Fund president and CEO Valerie Creighton writes about working collectively amid imminent changes to the legislative and regulatory system.
YMA launches children’s content internship program
The program provides $4,500 to prodcos and broadcasters working in kids programming to launch a 12-week internship.
Brother and The Porter win 2023 WGC Screenwriting Awards
Clement Virgo’s film Brother took the Feature Film award, while Marsha Greene won in the Drama Series category for CBC’s The Porter.
Cream Productions docuseries unpacks game show history
The Game Show Show examines how the genre became a U.S. TV staple.
Canadian actor turns producer on Toronto-shot thriller
Spiral stars producer Emmanuel Kabongo and executive producer Mishael Morgan, and is set to wrap this week.
Aircraft Pictures, Untitled Entertainment developing comedy series Mapletown
Canadian actor-writer-producer Chris Diamantopoulos co-created and will star in the half-hour primetime comedy series that will be set on home soil.
Photo gallery: BlackBerry Canadian premiere
The Matt Johnson-directed biopic, about Canadian software company Research In Motion, held a screening and party in Toronto.
Deals: Superights, Disney+, Gusto TV, WildBrain
Crave, Radio-Canada and Télé-Québec pick up kids content from Superights, a classic Canadian sitcom moves to Disney+, plus more.
Saskatchewan launches film, TV crew training program
A total of $900,000 has been provided to help increase crew levels in the province, following upped support for the local production grant.
Everything’s Going to Be Great gets underway in North Bay
Jon S. Baird is directing the drama from Entertainment One and Astute Films, with Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney in lead roles.
Crave’s Jasmeet Raina-led comedy heads to Toronto, Hamilton
Late Bloomer is created by star and EP Raina (a.k.a. Jus Reign), with comedian Russell Peters among the consulting producers.
Rogers makes several c-suite appointments
The leadership team additions follow the company’s approved merger with Shaw.
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