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Liquid Media Group CEO Ron Thomson resigns
Thomson was named CEO of the Vancouver-based indie production business solutions company, fronted by chair Joshua Jackson, in 2021.
Red Arrow Studios Int’l picks up global rights to CBC’s Plan B remake
Produced by Montreal’s KOTV, the English-language version of the Radio-Canada anthology series stars Patrick J. Adams and Karine Vanasse.
North Star Studios building large studio space in North Bay
The studio will have five film and TV stages in more than 68,000 square feet and will be capable of handling large-scale productions.
BSO and ISO delegates make Cannes debut
Black and Indigenous filmmakers came home with global prospects as a result of initiatives by the Black Screen Office and Indigenous Screen Office at Cannes.
Report tracks Asian representation across Canada’s major broadcasters
A study from the Vancouver Asian Film Festival found that East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian representation came to less than 10% across all broadcasters over a week’s worth of programming.
Polaris to open Fantasia International Film Festival
KC Carthew’s post-apocalyptic Canadian northern odyssey is one of several Canadian world premieres in the lineup.
Pretty Hard Cases gets back in gear for season three
Wendy Crewson joins the season three cast, with co-creators and executive producers Tassie Cameron and Sherry White returning as co-showrunners.
Hot Sheet: Stranger Things still tops overall TV demand in Canada
Toronto-shot Amazon Studios’ The Boys and Crave sitcom Letterkenny were also on the top 10 digital demand list in Canada.
In brief: In Broad Daylight to premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Plus: Three NFB shorts are in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Director X joins Telefilm’s #MovieMemory campaign, and more.
IPF’s Quebec office head resigning after 31 years
Claire Dion will resign effective July 1 to undertake new challenges.
Corus announces 45 new and returning series
The original programming lineup includes 24 titles from Corus Studios set for its lifestyle and factual networks.
Veteran exec Tony Tackaberry forms new prodco, strikes deal with Blue Ant Studios
Tackaberry’s first-look deal with Blue Ant Studios is to develop and produce unscripted series, premium docs and a range of formats.
CBC balances ‘dual strategy’ for linear and Gem
CBC exec Sally Catto says the pubcaster’s traditional channel and streamer are still both “vital for different reasons to different audiences.”
marblemedia signs first-look deal with Ira Levy banner
EXCLUSIVE: The multi-year agreement with Levy’s Spike & Sadie Media spans all genres, with Distribution360 retaining global distribution on all projects.
Sonic Nursery Creative summer slate features drag rom-com, design competition for OUTtv
It’s All Sunshine and Rainbows, starring Canadian drag star Priyanka and directed by the Slo Pitch team, joins Sew Fierce in the Toronto prodco’s summer production slate.
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