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Screen world mourns death of St. John’s producer Paul Pope
Politicians are also among those heralding the Pope Productions president who helped build up the Newfoundland and Labrador film and TV industry, with productions including Hudson & Rex.
Sort Of, The Handmaid’s Tale, Way Over Me score multiple CCE Award nominations
The Canadian Cinema Editors event will also hand out special honours, including a posthumous Career Achievement Award for the late filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée.
Prime Video’s Canadian scripted strategy comes into focus
Amazon Studios’ Brent Haynes, head of scripted series, Canada, discusses The Sticky and how Canada’s East and West Coast play a big role in Prime Video’s scripted development slate.
Deals: D360, Crave, Sinking Ship
D360 picks up Lady Ada’s Secret Society for a YouTube-first launch, Crave paves a road for Sesame Street, and Sinking Ship Entertainment’s Dino Dana to stream in China.
David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future to premiere at Cannes
The Robert Lantos-produced thriller starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart will compete at the May festival and hit theatres in June.
Newfoundland and Labrador boosts screen sector with tax credit, film school
The province’s 2022 budget has introduced a second film and TV tax credit for local and foreign productions and a $10 million investment toward a new film school in St. John’s to increase the labour force.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for April 4 to 10, 2022
Our Flag Means Death overshadows Bridgerton to lead digital originals demand.
Prime Video unveils new greenlights in Canadian originals showcase
The new greenlights include a documentary about The Tragically Hip from Mike Downie and a maple syrup heist dramedy with Blumhouse Television and Sphere Media among the producers.
Citytv launches new ad-supported streaming channels on Prime
Citytv+ includes live and VOD content from Citytv, FX and FXX and costs $4.99 per month.
Sort Of, The Queen of Basketball, Yellowjackets nominated for Peabody Awards
The projects are nominated by a unanimous vote from the prestigious Peabody Awards’ board of jurors.
Sustainability in the screen industry: slow but steady progress
It’s not easy to change the way an entire industry thinks and works. But, when it comes to addressing environmental concerns, the needle is starting to move.
Op-Ed – The comedian vs. cancer: finding my way back to the industry post-treatment
Actor-writer-producer Daniel Stolfi on how producers, casting directors and agents can help those in the industry during and after cancer treatment.
In brief: Ousmane wins best drama at Aspen Shortsfest
Plus: imagineNATIVE announces festival plans, marblemedia’s A Cut Above names its host ahead of its spring production start, Canadian Cinema Editors honour Jean-Marc Vallée, and more.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for March 28 to April 3, 2022
Transplant and Big Brother Canada make the list, led by Survivor.
Sphere acquires distributor MK2 | Mile End
The Montreal-based distributor will be folded into the Sphere brand with Charles Tremblay appointed as president of Sphere Films.
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