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Quebec adds $46.1 million to cultural sector recovery
The funds will be added to the province’s temporary assistance programs, which were created in summer 2020 to offset the cost of safety protocols and potential shutdowns due to COVID-19.
Off the Fence strikes deal with Canadian prodcos
Projects with Markham Street Films and Shark Teeth Films in the works, as the distributor looks to find new opportunities to meet the demand for content.
In Brief: Agam Darshi’s Donkeyhead to open MISAFF
Plus: Corus and OYA team up
The Weeknd series bound for HBO
The Toronto pop star and Aaron L. Gilbert of Bron Studios are among the executive producers on The Idol.
REMC report calls for better race-based data collection
The Racial Equity Media Collective says its report on screen industry funding inequity was hindered by a lack of necessary data.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Nov. 15 to 21, 2021
Star Trek: Discovery rises to No. 2 in digital originals, with Letterkenny cracking the top 10, while Saturday Night Live, recently hosted by Simu Liu, remains at the top of the overall list.
TLN and ECG support Rogers-Shaw deal, but ask for safeguards
The independent ethnic broadcasters filed interventions against the proposed merger they now say is a “necessary response” to changes in the broadcasting landscape.
Production boom propels Thunderbird’s bottom line
The B.C.-based company has 27 programs in various stages of development across its divisions, 12 of which are company or partner-managed IP.
Network Media names leads for NFT Studios
White, one of the founders of Thunderbird Entertainment, will also be an executive producer for emerging content initiatives.
IPF picks 10 projects for Short Form Series Production Program
Six of the projects chosen by the Independent Production Fund are in English and four are in French.
Playback’s 10 to Watch 2021: JJ Neepin
PRESENTED BY CBC: JJ Neepin is stepping into a new era in her filmmaking career, primed to tell hopeful stories from an Indigenous perspective.
Telus warns Rogers may become programming ‘gatekeeper’
The company says the proposed merger has already impacted negotiations with Disney over digital services, and hands nearly half of all English-language broadcast subscribers over to Rogers.
Clement Virgo to direct feature on world’s first major Black sports star
Regina-based Minds Eye Entertainment is producing Black Cyclone, about U.S. cyclist Walter Taylor who overcame racism to become a racing champion during the Jim Crow era.
Screen industry reacts to throne speech
CMPA, Friends, WGC are among the organizations encouraged by the government’s commitment to updating the Broadcasting Act.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for Nov. 8 to 14, 2021
Primetime special Adele One Night Only leads in the ratings, followed by Blue Bloods and NCIS.
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