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Francesca Accinelli named interim head of Telefilm
The VP, promotions, communications and international relations will temporarily take the reins from outgoing executive director and CEO Christa Dickenson.
Corus expands StackTV’s reach in Canada
Sports-focused streaming service FuboTV has added StackTV as part of a premium package.
Dan Levy launches new shingle
The Schitt’s Creek co-creator has partnered with publicist Megan Zehmer to develop the slate for Not a Real Company Productions.
Guru, TIME Studios tackle kids media literacy
The studios are in development on Scoops, an animated series for kids five to eight to teach them about misinformation.
The Woman King set to world premiere at TIFF
The TriStar Pictures title is directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and includes Cathy Schulman and Viola Davis as producers.
Thunderbird to distribute and manage CP for Mittens & Pants
In a move to grow its third-party distribution business, the company has signed a deal with Windy Isle Entertainment for its upcoming live-action series featuring a town inhabited by real baby animals.
Deals: CBC Gem, Blue Ant Studios, Gravitas Ventures, Gusto
CBC heads to the Arctic in its latest acquisition, Canadian series and films secure U.S. distributors, plus more.
Sphere Media, Mojumbi developing Rock Girl
The live-action musical series is their second collaboration after the recently greenlit Riley Rocket for TVOKids.
CMF allocates $14.6 M to 31 Indigenous and Francophone projects
CMF committed $8.9 million in production funding to 16 projects through its Indigenous program and $5.7 million to 15 project in its Francophone Minority program.
Composer Bramwell Tovey has died
Tovey, who got a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Richard Bell’s film Brotherhood and a Genie nod for Bell’s Eighteen, was 69.
Hot Sheet: Stranger Things demand hits fever pitch in Canada
Toronto-shot The Boys from Prime Video and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds from Paramount+ made waves on both the digital originals and overall TV demand charts.
In Brief: Sadaf Foroughi feature wins at KVIFF
Plus: William F. White International acquires the U.K.’s PKE Lighting, Nelvana bolsters distribution team with promotion, four Canadian feature films are set for Jerusalem Film Festival, and more.
TIFF slates Nicholas Stoller comedy Bros as a world premiere
The Universal Pictures title includes Billy Eichner as co-writer, and Judd Apatow and Josh Church as producers.
AQPM audiovisual report shows pandemic’s effects in Quebec
The findings show a 6% drop in the value of the province’s film and television production in 2020-2021 compared to the previous year.
WildBrain signs on to rep Carmen Sandiego internationally
Building on an existing partnership with HarperCollins Productions, WildBrain has sold the franchise’s latest 2D-animated series to Disney for Japan and France.
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