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CRTC’s 2020-2021 broadcasting sector report shows BDU declines, DMBU increases
The report cites BDU decreases in areas including revenue and Canadian programming contributions, while DMBU services saw gains in revenue and viewing.
In Brief: CaribbeanTales announces The Big Pitch cohort
Plus: WildBrain renews CEO Eric Ellenbogen’s contract, the Toronto International Film Festival reveals its 2022 Industry Selects lineup, and more.
Abracadavers, Heartland lead Rosie nominations
The winners for AMPIA’s 48th annual Alberta Film & Television Awards will be presented on Sept. 24 across two ceremonies.
Hot Sheet: She-Hulk breaks into digital demand’s top five
Stranger Things, Only Murders In The Building, and The Orville: New Horizons have also landed on the top five of the digital originals list for the week of Aug. 15 to 21.
King of Killers to accelerate Saskatchewan film sector growth
Creative Saskatchewan CEO Erin Dean says the large-budget series will “help the development of the local labour force as well as the local film sector.”
Bystanders among Canadian world bows at FIN Atlantic
Halifax director Koumbie’s debut feature was selected as a special presentation, with Clement Virgo’s Brother set to open the festival.
Canadian filmmaker Gerald Potterton remembered as an ‘exceptional artist’
The NFB, where Potterton helmed a number of animated short films, says he died this week in hospital in Quebec at the age of 91.
CSAs usher in gender-neutral film, TV performance categories
The Canadian Academy has also created a number of new television categories, mainly in music and sound, as part of an update to the rules and regulations for the 2023 awards.
Eternal Spring makes history as Canada’s 2023 Oscars submission
Filmmaker Jason Loftus discusses the race for Best International Feature Film for the animated documentary, the first film of its kind to be submitted by Canada.
TIFF selects participants for 2022 mentorship programs
Canadian filmmakers J Stevens, Gavin Seal, and Melanie Oates are among the talents selected for this year’s TIFF Filmmaker Lab cohort.
Federgreen directs summer romance in Saskatchewan
Trilight Entertainment’s 20th feature is now filming in Regina with help from the province’s boosted production grant.
Sphere Animation sets first collaboration with BYUtv
Saving Me is the first animated title for BYUtv, which has produced the series with the Montreal animation studio.
NOFS bringing three post-production companies to Northern Ontario
The Northern Ontario Film Studios has inked partnerships with Picture Shop, Parachute North Post Production and WMB Post Production Services North.
XYZ Films to launch Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry film at TIFF market
The L.A.-based agency is selling world rights to the feature, which tells the story of the Canadian company behind the BlackBerry smartphone.
Hot Sheet: The Amazing Race Canada returns to No. 1 on national TV chart
Departure and SkyMed also both landed on the top 30 national chart for the period of Aug. 8 to 14.
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