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In Brief: Plant Daddy wins outACTRAto shorts competition
Plus: Whistler Film Festival announces its 2022 Audience Award winner, the Canadian projects that made the 2023 Oscars short lists, and more.
Toho International acquires 50% stake in Frederator IP
The Wow! Unlimited Media subsidiary will produce new Bee and Puppycat and Bravest Warriors content with Tokyo-based Toho.
Brunico Communications acquires NATPE
The sale of the National Association of Television Programming Executives includes its international content markets, conferences and several events.
Karen Zylak begins cross-country production on hockey docuseries
The 12 x 24-minute series is hosted and coproduced by Canadian ice hockey player Saroya Tinker and produced by Serendipity Media and S-Media.
In Brief: Infinity Pool, Concrete Valley headed to Berlinale
Plus: The CRTC weighs in on a wholesale rate dispute over linear channels Family and Family Jr., and Buck Productions expands its branded content strategy.
Bell Fund sets $2.4 million for 12 short-form digital series
Eight English and four French-language projects will receive funding, including season two of CBC Gem’s Zarqa.
Happy Holidays from Playback
A look at our most popular stories of the year as we pause our newsletter until Jan. 5.
Ottawa charts record-breaking production volume
The Ottawa Film Office says live-action production volume was up 37% in 2022 compared to the previous year.
TVO Today Docs EP Jane Jankovic to retire
Jankovic has garnered several awards during her nearly 30 years at the Ontario public broadcaster.
SODEC taps 10 fiction features for production funding
Eight French-language and two English-language projects were chosen, including biographical drama Ethel from Maudie director Aisling Walsh and writer Céleste Parr.
AMI to increase original content volume in 2023
The media company aims to double its live content on AMI-tv, beginning with the broadcast version of its audio program Kelly and Ramya, which is slated for release on Jan. 9, 2023.
Quebec’s Prix Gemeaux gets category, rule overhaul for 2023
The 38th edition of the Quebec awards program will have significantly fewer categories, including the introduction of gender-neutral performance honours.
Lowell Dean’s Dark Match wraps in Edmonton
The horror thriller film stars wrestler Chris Jericho and is produced by Edmonton-based prodco Dept.9 Studios.
Michael Goldbloom gets second term as chair of CBC/Radio-Canada board
The chair’s new five-year term will go into effect on March 29, 2023.
In Brief: Whistler Film Festival, AWFJ hand out EDA Awards
Plus: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock is back in Alberta, Disney channels launch on StackTV, and discovery+ lands on Prime Video in Canada.
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