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Clement Virgo’s Brother to world premiere at TIFF
Virgo wrote and directed the Canadian coming-of-age story, adapted from David Chariandy’s novel about two brothers in Toronto in the early 1990s.
Wattpad Webtoon taps former AMC, Fox exec to lead global entertainment
The Toronto-based studio has hired industry veteran David Madden to oversee development, production and sales of its content slate.
Christine Thompson to lead animation production at Dark Slope
The producer, who has worked on kids series such as Nickelodeon’s Bunsen is a Beast and The Fairly Odd Parents, has been named head of the division at the Toronto studio.
Prime Video orders four-part Just For Laughs francophone comedy
Pour un soir seulement marks the first collaboration between Amazon’s streaming service and the long-running Canadian comedy franchise.
DOC Atlantic sets first cohort for Breakthrough program
The program offers training and mentorship for local filmmakers who identify as Indigenous, Black or a person of colour, culminating in pitch sessions at Lunenburg Doc Fest and Montreal’s Forum RIDM.
Canadian doc explores nation’s 100-year nuclear history
Commissioned by documentary Channel and now in production, Atomic Reaction will depict Canada’s connection to the Manhattan Project and the invention of the atomic bomb.
CRTC extends broadcaster group licences for two years
The raft of administrative renewals include Bell Media, Corus Entertainment, Rogers Sports & Media and TVA Group, as well as a number of independently-owned channels.
Final day to submit for Playback’s 10 to Watch
The deadline for the 2022 edition of 10 to Watch is July 5. Submit your nominations here.
Home Town Takeover prodco RTR Media promotes four
The promotions follow a significant boost in the Toronto-based company’s production activity over the last six months.
Deals: Prairie Pants Distribution, CTV Life Channel, A Média, Gusto
A Corner Gas FAST Channel has launched on Amazon Freevee, CTV Life Channel has acquired The Great Cookbook Challenge, plus more.
DGC National unveils first-ever pan-Canadian member census
The data covers categories such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and disability status and serves as a benchmark for the guild’s inclusion efforts moving forward.
WIFTV names 11 participants for Emerging TV Producers program
Participants are in the midst of phase one of the program, where they partake in a series of foundation workshops held in Vancouver.
CTV hits the books with Shelved
The workplace comedy, created by Anthony Q. Farrell about the lives of Parkdale library employees, is now in production in Toronto.
Fantasia announces more Canadian world premieres
Four more homegrown features, including Berkley Brady’s Canadian Rockies horror Dark Nature, will bow at the 26th annual film festival.
In brief: Heritage allocates $9.2M to support film exhibitors, distributors
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences inducts several Canadians in 2022, WildBrain makes a change to its board of directors, plus more.
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