City of Toronto invests $1.2M in anti-Black racism initiatives
Around $300,000 of that total will be directed toward expanding workforce development initiatives in the screen-based industries.
Amazon’s The Boys are back in town for season three
Filming on new episodes of the big-budget superhero series is tentatively scheduled to begin in Toronto in early 2021.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for July 14 to 20, 2020
The Mandalorian leads the Digital Original list, while new entrant Warrior Nun claims the #5 spot.
Canadian media’s ‘inner circle’ confronts systemic racism
Moderated by Amanda Parris, TIFF’s virtual roundtable saw panelists tackle topics such as the make up of their workforce, barriers for BIPOC creators and data collection.
In brief: NSI launches production program for COVID age
Plus, Just For Laughs moves online for its 38th year, BIPOC TV & Film launches a new short film initiative, and WFF sets the lineup for its Adventure Film series.
WildBrain Spark tests AR for the first time
Teletubbies, In the Night Garden and Dragon & Boy are joining AR app AnibeaR, following US$17 million in new financing being earmarked for the AVOD to grow.
Talent House launches boutique agency for drag queens
Founded by Daniel Birnbaum, the drag performance agency represents Canadian drag queens, including stars from Canada’s Drag Race and CBC’s Queens.
Tanya Green to lead preschool push at Mainframe Studios
The veteran animation exec will oversee all new preschool content at the Wow! Unlimited Media subsidiary, including IP, coproductions and global partnerships.
Live sports cancellations sink Rogers’ media revenues by 50%
The division saw the biggest drop across all of Rogers’ segments and follows the company’s recent rebrand to reflect the powerful role sports play within its ecosystem.
Telefilm ‘confident’ in investigation firm
“We continue to listen to our industry partners as the organization moves forward in delivering our Equity and Representation Action Plan as part of its continuous evolution,” said the organization in a statement.
Netflix, CMF back Being Black in Canada program expansion
The program will expand to help a total of 90 Black filmmakers between 2020 and 2022 access mentorship and training to film a short documentary on Black lives.
Showrunners on creative concerns for production in a pandemic
U.S. and Canadian showrunners joined the Banff World Media Festival to discuss COVID-19 challenges for the creative team and systemic racism in the industry.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, July 6 to 12, 2020
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes in at #4, while Blue Bloods and The Titan Games land at #6 and #8, respectively.
Diggstown, Burden of Truth renewed at CBC
The Floyd Kane-created series will return to Halifax early next year to film its third season, while new episodes of Burden will shoot in Winnipeg later this summer.
CTV promotes Auntie Jillian to a primetime slot
The unscripted series starring YouTube personality Jillian Danford will hit CTV later this month, after initially airing on Bell Fibe’s TV1 in 2019.
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