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CSA Special Awards honour Paul Pope, Jennifer Podemski
Catherine O’Hara, Ryan Reynolds and Simu Liu are also among the nine Special Awards recipients, who will be recognized during Canadian Screen Week in April.
Blue Ant Media, World of Wonder partner on FAST channel
Drag Race Universe has launched in the U.S. and features several spinoffs from flagship series RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Indigenous Screen Office CEO Kerry Swanson’s growth strategy
Swanson outlines her goals for increasing the ISO’s partnerships and federal funding as she takes the reins following Jesse Wente’s departure.
Relish Studios recruits new VP to steer growth
Andrew Milne will oversee an expansion strategy for the Toronto-based studio as it looks to build a global audience through new games, animation and apps.
Playback’s Production Company of the Year 2022: New Metric Media
The powerhouse producers behind Letterkenny have their sights set on a comedy brand empire, fuelled by quality content and market savvy.
The Roku Channel acquires U.S. rights to Jann
The deal gives The Roku Channel rights to all three seasons of the CTV original comedy.
Fae Pictures ups Lindsay Blair Goeldner, adds New York office
The Canadian prodco has promoted Goeldner to VP of production and hired Daniel Northway-Frank as director of impact.
Playback presents its 2022 Best of the Year picks
Twelve companies, organizations and individuals made the cut for their outstanding impact on their sector.
Crave greenlights Shoresy for second season
The Letterkenny spinoff will get back on the ice in Sudbury, Ont., in the spring.
Farpoint Films, Super Channel sign exclusive deal
Death of the Party is already in production under the deal, which involves 150 hours of unscripted and scripted television over the next year, with an option to extend.
Nelvana to produce Millie Magnificent for Treehouse
Head of development Athena Georgaklis discusses how the series sprouted from the studio’s The Most Magnificent Thing short film.
Nikki Ray Media’s ‘organic’ evolution into scripted content
Co-CEOs Tanya Linton and Mike Sheerin discuss The Love Club and their development strategy as they unveil their latest book option, Sari, Not Sari.
Syfy renews Reginald the Vampire for season two
The horror comedy is produced by Great Pacific Media, Modern Story Company, December Films and Cineflix Studios.
TIFF senior programmer Ravi Srinivasan has died
Srinivasan, who was also the founder and executive director of the South Western International Film Festival in Sarnia, Ont., died at 37 on Jan. 14.
Five music creators tapped for CFC, Slaight Music Residency
The hands-on program integrates music creators into the onscreen storytelling process and furthers their opportunities in film, TV and digital.
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