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Ins Choi to lead CFC, Bell Media comedy cohort TV program
The Kim’s Convenience co-creator will be the executive producer in residence for the Bell Media Prime Time TV Program initiative.
D360 kids content sales cross five continents
The marblemedia-owned distributor has inked deals for The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker, ScienceXplosion, All-Round Champion, and more.
Nelvana, TIME Studios to coproduce NFT-based toons
The two NFT projects build on the existing partnership between Nelvana and TIME Studios, which was first announced in January.
Amazon’s Prime Video renews The Lake for season two
The Canadian original comedy starring Jordan Gavaris and Julia Stiles is now in production in Northern Ontario.
St. John’s-set Son of a Critch starts rolling on season two
The CBC coming-of-age comedy has started production on the 13-episode sophomore season.
The Porter earns 2022 Emmy nomination
A number of homegrown actors and creatives, as well as Canadian-shot series, are up for core categories in the 74th annual Emmy Awards.
ACTRA mediation with group representing advertising agencies fails to make progress
The actors’ union staged protests outside of ad agency offices this week in a bid to have them be part of negotiations for a new National Commercial Agreement.
Headspinner partners with former Wiggles star Emma Watkins
The Toronto prodco is in development on the preschool series Emma Memma: Sing. Dance. Sign. with Watkins’ production banner Apricot Sea.
Documentary pioneer Terence Macartney-Filgate dies at 97
The prolific director helped develop the direct cinema movement with the National Film Board of Canada, starting in the 1950s.
Sanaa Lathan’s On the Come Up set for TIFF debut
Lathan’s directorial feature film debut is the third world premiere – and third title in total – announced for the Toronto International Film Festival’s 47th edition.
Hot Sheet: Toronto-shot Star Trek: Strange New Worlds beams onto multiple charts
Meanwhile, Canadian titles such as Property Brothers: Buying and Selling and Save My Reno appeared on the Edmonton regional top 30 chart.
NFB inks distribution deal with Tubi
Tubi is now streaming 29 NFB-produced titles, including Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s Angry Inuk, Félix Rose’s The Rose Family, and Tiffany Hsiung’s The Apology.
Warner Bros. Discovery Access names 2022 directors, writers participants
Run in partnership with the Canadian Academy, the initiatives include the inaugural WBD Access x Canadian Academy Directors Program and the second year of the writers program.
Crave orders docuseries on Montreal influencer drug scandal
Set for a December release, the three-part series is produced by Montreal’s Urbania and Connect3.
Disney+ Canada hires Toronto-based head of partnerships
Justin Erdman will build private- and public-sector partnerships to drive subscriber growth and viewer engagement with the streamer’s content.
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