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National Canadian Film Day doubles numbers in 10th year
Reel Canada heads Sharon Corder and Jack Blum discuss the event’s evolution and future, and how “it’s almost like an alternative distribution system.”
CSAs ’23: The Porter, Sort Of win top drama, comedy prizes
UPDATED: Best Drama Series winner The Porter picked up 12 trophies at the Friday ceremony, with Best Comedy Series going to Sort Of, which won seven.
Kent Donguines explores tattoo traditions in debut doc feature
106-year-old Indigenous Filipino tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od is the subject of the film, now in production in Manila, Buscalan and Vancouver.
Deals: Epic Story, Mainframe Studios, KO Distribution
Epic Story Media boards the Mansour franchise, KO Distribution sets MIPTV slate, plus more.
Creative BC, CMPA-BC IP pilot program unveils 18 recipients
The IP BC Pilot Program aims to help prodcos option pre-existing intellectual property (IP) for film and television.
Corus distribution sales help offset TV revenue decrease in Q2
Corus Studios reported more than 200 hours of content sales in Q2, including scripted TV movie series The Love Club.
Winnipeg film producer Danny Schur has died at age 56
The Manitoba-born Schur, who adapted his stage musical Strike! into the 2019 movie Stand!, died in Winnipeg.
CSAs ’23: Clement Virgo’s Brother lands record 12 trophies
The drama was far and away the winner at the cinematic arts ceremony, where David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future was next with two awards.
Telefilm gives $14 million to eight French-language films
The first round of recipients of Telefilm’s 2023 Production Program include Ricardo Trogi’s next comedy 1994-1995.
Sphere Media forms kids and family banner
Marlo Miazga will oversee all of Sphere’s kids content in a rejig designed to help it become a “major global player” in the genre.
Monia Chokri’s Simple comme Sylvain to compete at Cannes
The film is produced by Montreal’s Metafilms and has been selected for the Un Certain Regard competition.
CTV’s The Marilyn Denis Show to end in June
The network says Denis “has chosen to conclude” the daytime talk show after its 13th season.
Hot Sheet: Yellowjackets places second in overall TV demand
The Problem with Jon Stewart rejoined the digital originals chart while Saturday Night Live and SpongeBob SquarePants re-entered the overall TV rankings.
Crave boards copro drama series So Long, Marianne
Connect3 Media is among the producers on the Leonard Cohen love story, which is now shooting across multiple locations.
ISO calls for earlier federal funding decision
The Indigenous Screen Office made the call in a “letter of disappointment” issued to the federal government about its exclusion from the budget.
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