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CMF examines shifting streaming market in latest key trends report
The Canada Media Fund’s annual trends report also offered updated data on Canadian audience viewing habits.
Cartoon Conrad developing Baby Big Mouth series
The YouTube-based preschool brand will expand for its TV debut this fall with a 2D-animated short series and companion music album.
Makers hires Adele Reeves as global development lead
The Toronto-based global producer network has also hired Sophie Chapman-Andrews as executive producer.
Fifty years of Citytv: A look at its past, present and future
How the Rogers-owned channel is using its original “spunky and local” DNA to succeed.
Playback’s Dealmaker of the Year 2022: Blink49 Studios
The John Morayniss-led studio has attracted a range of artists and business partners in year one, solidifying its value proposition as a global content hub in Canada.
CosMedia launches LatAm distribution arm
Alongside the launch is CosMedia’s new distribution deal with Incendo to represent its catalogue of movies to Latin American buyers.
Riceboy Sleeps leads nominations for 2023 VFCC Awards
Anthony Shim’s drama is up for nine trophies at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, which are set to take place on Feb. 13.
How to Fail as a Popstar takes off as a limited series
Sphere Media is producing the adaptation of Vivek Shraya’s one-person play, now in production as a CBC Gem original with Vanessa Matsui as director.
Women Talking, The Flying Sailor among 2023 Oscar nominees
Films from Sarah Polley and James Cameron are up for Best Picture, along with multiple homegrown filmmakers recognized in documentary and animation.
Playback’s English-Language Series of the Year 2022: Sort Of
In the span of a year, the Sphere Media-produced series has been lauded at home and abroad by critics and audiences alike.
Playback’s French-Language Series of the Year 2022: Audrey est revenue
The Pixcom-produced Club Illico dramedy has enjoyed awards, critical kudos and international sales success in the past year.
WPBS cranks up the heat on MBI Productions’ Hot Buttons
The PBS member television station has greenlit the factual series from the production arm of Toronto-based Media Business Institute.
BlackBerry to world premiere in competition at Berlinale
Sanaz Sohrabi’s Sahnehaye Estekhraj will also have its world premiere at the festival, which runs from Feb. 16 to 26.
Thunderbird reaches agreement with shareholder Voss Capital
The deal sees major stakeholder Frank Giustra and interim chair Marni Wieshofer depart the board, replaced with two nominees from Voss.
Playback’s Changemakers of the Year 2022
Shamier Anderson and Stephan James, co-founders of The Black Academy and Bay Mills Studios, want to level up the Legacy Awards and help creators.
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