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White Pine Pictures’ Andrew Munger relaunching Ultramagnetic Productions
Munger, who first ran Ultramagnetic from 1997 to 2004, is leaving White Pine but will still serve as EP on some of its docs, including Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On.
Twelve delegates set for NFMLA InFocus: Canadian Cinema
Gavin Seal, who is among the Canadian cohort, says he plans to pitch two projects at the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles program.
Patricia Chica’s Montréal Girls to world premiere at Cinequest
Chica, who made her directorial debut on the coming-of-age story, is also up for Visionary Award at the California festival in August.
Bill C-11 passes in House of Commons, moves onto Senate
The proposed legislation, also known as the Online Streaming Act, passed with a vote of 208 to 117 in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
Blue Ant Media announces three greenlights, one renewal
Cub Camp, American Doomsday and Haunted Lost and Found are bound for the company’s specialty TV platforms, and Mysteries from Above is set for season two.
Kidoodle.TV secures equity investment from TriWest
The deal values the streamer at about $601 million and sees TriWest Capital Partners managing director Jon Spencer join Kidoodle’s board of directors.
Kelvin Redvers’ IndigiFilm mixes emerging creatives with veteran biz know-how
The Dene filmmaker and producer has partnered with former Thunderbird Entertainment president Mark Miller and unscripted producer Neil Thomas to bring premium Canadian content to the world stage.
Hot Sheet: Unscripted TV content continues to lead national top 30
Homegrown titles like Super Wish and Transplant made it on regional top 30 TV charts.
Canadian filmmakers to world premiere feature doc in Cambodia
Broken Courage by David Peck and Nathanael Draper will bow at the Cambodia International Film Festival on June 27.
Canadian copro Saules aveugles, femme endormie wins at Annecy
The animated feature film was produced by companies from Canada, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Seven public broadcasters issue open call for science docs
Sunny Side ’22: CBC is among the pubcasters in an initiative looking for high-quality science doc films.
Love Nature, PBS, Arte collaborating on Evolution Earth
The new series, produced by Passion Planet, is a natural history coproduction with PBS and Arte.
Cameras roll on Tasha Hubbard’s Singing Back the Buffalo
Hubbard says the feature doc, which looks at the “rematriating” of buffalo and is bound for CBC, APTN and a festival launch, is her most ambitious project yet.
Workin’ Moms to end after its seventh season
Production is underway in Toronto on the final season of the CBC and Netflix original comedy, created by Catherine Reitman.
Shaw, Rogers agree to sell Freedom Mobile to Quebecor
The deal is an effort to appease regulators who are otherwise looking to block their merger but Competition Bureau filings suggest it may not be enough.
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