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Diggstown to end with season four
CBC has announced the legal drama will not be renewed for a fifth season, with the series finale set to air on Nov. 16.
AMI commissions John Bolton’s documentary King Arthur’s Night
Production has started on the film, which is based on Niall McNeil and Marcus Youssef’s play that featured an integrated cast of actors living with and without Down syndrome.
Hot Sheet: New Disney+ series Andor cracks digital top five
Netflix’s Stranger Things still topped the digitals list for the week of Sept. 26 to Oct. 2.
In Brief: Canadian copros land Sundance Institute doc grants
Plus: CaribbeanTales unveils its Big Pitch and Audience Choice winners, WIFF announces more titles, NSI CEO Joy Loewen gets a Platinum Jubilee Medal, and more.
Juno Rinaldi leads mock late night short-form comedy
My Special Guest is produced by Toronto’s Archipelago Productions, which is in development on a longer-form version to bring to broadcast television.
Hot Docs earmarks over $340K in funding for 19 films
The documentaries are being funded through several streams of Hot Docs’ CrossCurrents Doc Funds.
Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Kristina Wong
The Toronto producer is poised to become a “changemaker” with plans to launch her own production company and an Asian-Canadian crew database.
Golden Delicious offers positive queer Asian-Canadian representation at VIFF
The coming-of-age film, which was a Talent to Watch 2020 recipient, will have its world premiere at VIFF on Oct. 5.
Cineflix brings Canadian scripted, factual content to MIPCOM
New factual titles O.J. Simpson: Blood, Lies & Murder and Patrick Aryee’s Wild World are among the sales slate.
Iconic series The Beachcombers getting animated treatment
B.C. producers Nick Orchard and Blair Peters are developing the new version and plan to pitch it to broadcasters in spring 2023.
Canadian Academy brings on Tammy Frick as new CEO
The longtime executive director of the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival will join the Canadian Academy effective Oct. 31.
Mercury Filmworks appoints Julie Pandeya as CFO and COO
Pandeya will report to the company’s founder and CEO Clint Eland and will oversee its finances, business and legal, and studio operations, among others.
NATPE to file for bankruptcy in move to restructure
The organization behind the global marketplace has cited event cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the Chapter 11 filing.
Lisa Broadfoot appointed CMPA’s VP, industry and business affairs
Broadfoot joins the CMPA from Boat Rocker Media and will “play a strategic role leading business affairs support” for association members.
Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Mitch Geddes
The production executive for original dramas and features at Bell Media has built a reputation as a creative collaborator with sharp instincts and an eye for talent.
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