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Hot Sheet: Moon Knight’s reign over digital demand continues
Toronto-shot series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds came in at No. 2 on the digital originals list for the week of May 9, followed by Our Flag Means Death.
Whistler Film Festival unveils 2022 Producers Lab cohort
The seven chosen producers are the first to receive $500 in financial support through the newly-established David Miller Legacy Award.
Headspinner picks up speed with its digital-first content strategy
Gisele’s MishMash Adventures is the Toronto prodco’s third kids series in a row to head straight to production, thanks to financial support from CMF-Shaw Rocket’s digital-first animation fund.
David Cronenberg endows TFCA prize to Kelly Fyffe-Marshall
Fyffe-Marshall receives $50,000 in post-production services from the pay-it-forward prize that came with Cronenberg’s recent TFCA Clyde Gilmour Award.
In brief: Corus, BANFF announce apprentice program cohort
Plus: The Prism Prize for music videos announces 10 finalists, and Hello (Again) is honoured at SeriesFest.
Night Blooms leads nominations for Screen Nova Scotia Awards
The 2022 awards include eliminated categories for the ACTRA Maritimes Award for Outstanding Performance and two new awards, with the winners to be announced at an in-person gala event on June 18 in Halifax.
Boat Rocker’s Matador Content revs up Discovery+ series with Robert Downey Jr.
The unscripted series, set to premiere later this year, follows Downey as he works with experts to restore classic cars to be more eco-friendly.
Netflix’s Toronto office not affected by layoffs
The global streaming giant has let go of around 150 employees but none at its Canadian HQ, Playback has learned.
Insight, Dark Slope team up to develop unscripted slate
The Toronto-based companies plan to collaborate on “hyperreality” series using virtual production and extended reality technologies.
KOTV appoints Mia Desroches as VP, international distribution
Montreal’s KOTV has hired the former CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution exec to accelerate its distribution strategy on the global market.
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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