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Screen industry mourns the loss of filmmaker Jeff Barnaby
The late Mi’kmaw director behind Rhymes for Young Ghouls and Blood Quantum died at the age of 46, a year after being diagnosed with cancer.
Canadian companies anticipate ‘very busy’ MIPCOM market
Blue Ant International, Nelvana and ComediHa! Distribution talk about their hopes for the 2022 market, which will have a record number of Canadian participants.
Boat Rocker Media names Judy Adam as CFO
Adam will join the company on Nov. 21, with outgoing CFO Michelle Abbott to depart at the end of November.
Netflix reveals details of ad-supported subscriptions
Canadian advertisers will be able to target ads based on content on Nov. 1, though more options are in the works.
Corus Studios unveils greenlights, renewals with pre-MIPCOM sales
New to the slate is Repossessed, produced by Sphere Media, a paranormal series for Corus Entertainment’s History channel.
City of Toronto taps Jessica Menagh for film sector development role
The former Canadian Film Centre supervising producer is tasked with accelerating Toronto’s film and TV industry.
Deals: D360, Abacus Media Rights, Cineflix Rights, Memento International
Canadian scripted and unscripted titles sell wide internationally in the lead-up to MIPCOM, while Charlotte Le Bon’s feature Falcon Lake finds U.S. distribution.
Dave Conlon, Michael McGuigan launch Shadow Pine Studios
The Toronto-based studio will provide production, distribution and post-production services, and has acquired the Breakthrough Entertainment content library.
CBC Gem orders Murdoch Mysteries spinoff series
Macy Murdoch, produced by Toronto’s Shaftesbury, is slated for release on CBC Gem in spring 2023.
Toronto’s Underknown launching long-form content division
Underknown Studios will make its TV production debut at MIPCOM with a slate led by a long-form version of its hit web series What If.
The Hardy Boys renewed for third and final season
Season three of the Nelvana and Lambur Productions series is now in production and is set to premiere in 2023.
Essex County set for market with Jeff Lemire as showrunner
Lemire has adapted the MIPCOM-bound series from his graphic novel alongside Eilis Kirwan, while Andrew Cividino serves as director.
CBBC orders two-part Malory Towers Christmas special
The special was filmed in tandem with its fourth season in the U.K. and Canada in June.
Epic Storyworlds launches online experience studio Freeground
The dedicated Roblox game development studio’s first collaboration is with Falcon’s Beyond for a virtual theme park and games based on its Katmandu IP.
Sasha Leigh Henry, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall to direct Bria Mack Gets a Life
The Crave original comedy, produced by New Metric Media, is now in production in Toronto.
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