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Portraits From a Fire among big Leo Award winners
Trevor Mack’s feature won five trophies, as did British Columbia: An Untold History and A Clüsterfünke Christmas, at the B.C. film and TV awards.
Mongrel Media boards Jamie Kastner’s first scripted feature
Currently in development, the film is a fictional take on Kastner’s 2017 documentary The Skyjacker’s Tale, about an American fugitive living in Cuba.
Shaftesbury finds ‘quick access’ with AMC for projects like SisterS
Shaftesbury chairman and president Christina Jennings says their strategic partnership with AMC Networks gives them easy access to resources, connections, and funding for projects like SisterS.
Nelvana adds Breakthrough’s Aliy Brown to sales team
As digital sales and partnerships manager, Brown will focus on sales and distribution within the AVOD and FAST channel space.
CRTC calls for comments on treatment of stock footage costs
The Commission is considering the same modification the CAVCO office has made, recategorizing stock footage when calculating Cancon cost requirements.
TVOKids acquires series including Spin Master’s PAW Patrol
The pubcaster has also picked up shows from BBC, PBS Kids, Film Bilder and Terrific Television.
CMF adds five to management team
The appointments come months after the funder restructured its senior management team to implement a new content-focused funding model.
Wildling Pictures acquires rights to Professor Goose book series
Natalie Urquhart from Wildling Pictures will attend the Kidscreen Summit later this month to meet with broadcasters and distributors about the project.
AMI launches lab to enhance accessibility in TV writers’ rooms
The Accessible Writers’ Lab will pair creatives with disabilities with established showrunners and writers to create a case study on barriers in TV writers’ rooms.
Bell Fibe TV1 picks up second season of Sunshine City
EXCLUSIVE: Sideways Dog Productions founder Jake Horowitz says season two will go to camera in late October in Orillia, Ont.
Deals: Serendipity Films, Melbar Entertainment Group, Filmoption
Crimes of the Future secures a U.K., Ireland release, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television boards The Talented Mr. Rosenberg, plus more.
Hot Sheet: Four Toronto-shot series make digital originals list
Prime Video’s The Boys is among the Canadian-filmed titles in the top 10 the week of June 27 to July 3.
Good Deed Entertainment acquires U.S. rights to Ashgrove
EXCLUSIVE: Directed by Jeremy LaLonde, the psychological drama is set for release in Canada and the U.S. on Dec. 2.
Early mediation sessions over Rogers-Shaw merger ‘did not result in a resolution’
The mediation is between the two telco companies as well as the Competition Bureau, which objects to the merger.
In brief: Board changes for the Ottawa Film Office
Plus: Red Arrow has hired a sales VP for English-speaking markets, a Canadian project has won a prize from the Attagirl global film lab, and more.
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