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Hot Sheet: Big Brother Canada finale makes top 30 TV chart

The Insight Productions reality competition series brought in 835,000 viewers, according to Numeris.

Telefilm Canada releases code of conduct for business partners

The new guidelines apply to all types of interactions with Telefilm and are complementary to the internal policies the funder already has in place.

EXCLUSIVE: Global renews Family Law for third season

This is the second early renewal for the Canadian legal drama, produced by SEVEN24 Films and Lark Productions, which goes to camera in Vancouver on May 24.

Banijay acquires global format distribution rights to Wild Cooks

The culinary adventure reality series hails from Montreal-based Toast in collaboration with Quebecor Content.

Avi Federgreen’s Indiecan launches Red Water Entertainment

The distribution arm focuses on genre-specific films, and has launched with a six-film slate, including Karen Lam’s The Curse of Willow Song.

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Hot Sheet: Norbourg retains Canadian box office lead

Norbourg‘s total gross hit just under $535,000 for the week of May 6, while Jonathan Keijser’s Peace by Chocolate earned the highest per-theatre average in its opening week.

Cineflix Productions film slate sells overseas

The slate includes a mix of holiday and true crime films commissioned by Lifetime.

Back Home among Canadian titles set for Cannes Film Market

Director Nisha Platzer and producer Joella Cabalu discuss bringing the doc to Cannes through Forum RIDM. Trigger warning: this story contains the mention of suicide.

Former Hot Docs director Alan Black joins Canadaland as chief operating officer

Black will oversee all non-editorial operations for the podcast company and news organization, after leaving Hot Docs in early April.

Thunderbird revenue dips slightly in Q3

The decrease in revenue and free cash flow are attributed to program delivery timings and production costs in the quarter, with the company still on track to increase overall revenue for the fiscal year-end.

ACTRA members ratify new contract with Association of Canadian Advertisers

The one-year National Commercial Agreement will provide a 2% increase to all fees and rates.

Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Fremantle to develop original fiction series

The companies plan to develop the stories in Europe, with a focus on Spanish, Italian and English-language content with global appeal.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for May 2 to 8, 2022

Moon Knight leads overall demand in Canada, with Ozark coming in at No. 2 on the digital demand list.

10 to Watch: Emerging filmmakers talk financing in a system in flux

VIDEO: Kent Donguines, Malachi Ellis, Samantha MacAdam, Renuka Singh and Jadiel Dowlin discuss new decision-makers in the Canadian screen sector and the bumpy road to finance a project.

Banijay Asia to produce Indian adaptation of Pixcom’s Vertige

The Banijay-owned production studio will produce the series in partnership with rights holder Armoza Formats.