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Allegiance leads 29th WGC Screenwriting Award nominees
The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Toronto’s Koerner Hall on April 28.
Blue Ant Media greenlights five originals, renews four
The greenlights include three new titles for T+E and HauntTV, plus two for Cottage Life, Love Pets and Declassified.
Boat Rocker hires Mellany Welsh in SVP role
The former Nelvana head will manage Boat Rocker’s brand portfolio.
CRTC’s Vicky Eatrides to address attendees at BANFF
This will mark Eatrides’ second address at the festival since becoming the CRTC’s chairperson and CEO in early 2023.
Sphere Media, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau partner on docuseries
The six-part series is based on Grégoire Trudeau’s 2024 memoir Closer Together: Knowing Ourselves, Loving Each Other.
ITV Studios Nordics acquires ‘Ultimate Challenge’ format
Renamed as The League of Extraordinary… for the global market, the format made its debut on CBC as Canada’s Ultimate Challenge.
Blink49 Studios hires Andrew Nissen for scripted VP role
The Toronto-headquartered company also promoted four executives across its Toronto and L.A. teams.
Bell Media inks development deal with Elliot Page’s prodco
Bell Media’s Justin Stockman discusses the scripted deal with Pageboy Productions and “rebranding” Canada’s content image.
Export Development Canada support for film, TV hits $250M
The credit agency provided $254.2 million via direct financing and loan guarantees to support international growth and M&A activity.
Nine set for NSI’s Business for Producers, Saskatchewan
Through the six-week program, the producers will build business networks and learn how to manage and create interprovincial coproductions.
TFCA to honour Tonya Williams, J Stevens at awards gala
The awards for Williams and Stevens will be presented at the TFCA gala on Feb. 24 in Toronto.
Hot Sheet: Demand for Severance leaps after season two debut
Squid Game remained the top series despite another large drop in demand.
Melki Films developing film adaptation of novel The Gown
Jennifer Robson’s historical novel follows a woman who flees a concentration camp during the Second World War only to help embroider a royal wedding gown.
CMF invests over $2.5M through Sector Development Support
The Canada Media Fund’s program saw 41 organizations receive support for projects targeted to underrepresented communities.
CBC North doc on caribou hunts underway in Manitoba
The doc follows filmmaker Linda St. Pierre hunting for migrating caribou alongside her father and actor Asivak Koostachin.
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