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Blue Ant sets first original for FAST channel HauntTV
B.C.-based docuseries Haunted Gold Rush will be released on HauntTV in the U.S. on Oct. 27 before heading to T+E in Canada.
REMC report gives insight on financial health of BIPOC-led procos, non-profits
The first-ever BIPOC Community Mapping report was funded by Telefilm and offers data on the annual production volume and financing sources of participating companies.
OUTtv commissions, renews unscripted titles
The Canadian LGBTQ+ network has ordered three reality series, in addition to renewing the docuseries Pride for a fourth season.
Wattpad Webtoon Studios, GPM team on Boot Camp film
Great Pacific Media is producing for Thunderbird Entertainment’s scripted division, while Wattpad Webtoon Studios manages global sales and distribution.
Omnifilm adds production, business development execs
The Vancouver-based prodco has hired industry veterans Nicole Shizuka Oguchi and Phil Klapwyk to help build its “value proposition” as a producer of “projects of any size and scope.”
APTN lumi orders anthology series Tales from the Rez
Written and directed by Blackfoot filmmaker Trevor Solway, the horror-comedy anthology series is currently in production in Siksika, Alta.
Deals: Cineflix Rights, Indiecan, Pixcom, Wavelength
MIPCOM heats up as Canadian titles sell to Europe and the U.S., Indiecan Entertainment acquires two imagineNATIVE world debuts, and more.
In Brief: WIDC reveals Career Advancement Module cohort
Plus: Nova Scotia unveils its latest measure to build a local film workforce, and APTN, CBC and the Indigenous Screen Office unveil the selected scripted projects for the pre-development program.
Donkeyhead stars among UBCP/ACTRA Award nominees
Drinkwater, Tribal and Shoresy are among the other Canadian projects named in two categories for the performance honours.
Sales exec Dan Selig joins Boat Rocker’s rights team
The former HBO and Fifth Season exec joins Boat Rocker as SVP, content sales.
TVOKids, Knowledge Network, TFO order Mia & Codie
The Canadian pubcasters have buddied up to greenlight Epic Story Media’s STEM-focused preschool series about a girl who creates a robot to be the sibling she always wanted.
Project 10 expands with COO hire
Long-time strategic advisor Brandon Davis will work with CEO Andrew Barnsley to support the company’s operations and growth strategy.
Nelvana gives classic titles second life with FAST channel strategy
What’s old is new again as Nelvana utilizes its 50-year content library to help emerging and expanding ad-supported platforms meet their programming needs.
Hot Sheet: The Lord of the Rings prequel returns to top 10 digital chart
Netflix’s Stranger Things and HBO’s Game of Thrones continued to top the digital and overall TV demand charts for the week of Oct. 3 to 9.
Telefilm announces over $16M in production funding
The funding from Telefilm Canada’s Big Budget stream of its Production Program will go toward nine English-language feature-length films.
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