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Hot Sheet: Pedro Pascal series top demand charts in Canada
The actor dominated the overall TV demand chart for the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, thanks to multiple starring roles and an appearance on Saturday Night Live.
Carmody, Cormican roll on Canada-Slovakia copro
Historical drama Finally, We Have a Republic, set during the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, has commenced production in Bratislava.
APL Film boards Canadian queer drama Polarized
The company has picked up foreign sales rights to the Manitoba-shot feature from Shamim Sarif and plans to represent it at EFM.
CBS president, CEO George Cheeks set for BANFF ’23 keynote
Cheeks, who is also CCO, news and sports, for Paramount+, will speak about the evolving industry as part of the festival’s Summit Series.
Pretty Hard Cases cancelled after three seasons
CBC tells Playback it has decided not to renew the series from Toronto’s Cameron Pictures for a fourth season.
XYZ Films to bring Atom Egoyan’s latest to EFM
Seven Veils stars Amanda Seyfried and will go into production in Toronto next week.
Made | Nous launches new Made Better campaign
Presented by CMF and Telefilm, the campaign aims to show “that Canadian storytelling is simply made better.”
How APTN lumi’s The Feather News took flight
Creator Ryan Moccasin and producer, writer and host Shawn Cuthand discuss Saskatchewan’s growing film sector ahead of their series’ Feb. 14 premiere.
SODEC chooses 14 docs for production funding
Les Productions des Films de l’Autre and the National Film Board of Canada are among those with two docs apiece on the list.
Guru Studio teams with Future Today for FAST channel
The new channel will deliver content from True and the Rainbow Kingdom across Future Today’s affiliated CTV and OTT platforms.
CRTC dismisses Bell Media complaint against Videotron
The Commission has also requested that the companies resolve negotiations without requiring third party interference.
Cineplex nearly doubles revenue, attendance in fiscal 2022
The Canadian theatre chain also reported record box office revenue derived from premium formats such as AVX and VIP.
Corus expands Pamela Anderson deal with new cooking series
Pamela’s Cooking with Love is expected to launch on Food Network Canada in 2024.
CSAs ’23: Samantha Bee to host as in-person events return
Canadian Screen Week in April will include a series of awards shows, culminating in a CBC broadcast show hosted by Bee.
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