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In Brief: Global picks up celebrity reality series Beyond the Edge
Plus, Magnify Digital has renewed the Audience Development Pilot Project, Door Knocker Media and Ballinran Entertainment are developing The Movie Man, and more.
Op-Ed: The pandemic has been ‘excruciatingly difficult’ for women in film and TV
Canadian producer and film industry specialist Rachelle Elbaz on ways to help women facing pandemic challenges in the screen sector.
Atom Egoyan joins The Creative School’s MFA in Scriptwriting & Story Design program
The Oscar-nominated The Sweet Hereafter filmmaker will mentor and teach as the program’s first writer in residence.
CMF shares Canadian streaming habits in latest key trends report
The annual report from the Canada Media Fund also covered potential screen sector audience trends, including co-creation and the popularity of review platform Letterboxd.
Cineflix Productions options the Vancouver-set Wakeland detective novels
Development is underway on a crime series based on the Canadian private-eye books by Vancouver-born Sam Wiebe.
CTV orders third season of Transplant
The upcoming season of the Sphère Média-produced medical drama will see Hamza Haq reprise his starring role as Dr. Bashir Hamed.
End2End Media forms joint venture to launch Burnaby studio
The Vancouver-based service production network has partnered with B.C. equipment suppliers Peacemaker Filmworks and Showmax Events to launch the midsize LED studio.
Creative BC taps Lou-ann Neel as Indigenous lead
The veteran artist and arts administrator will spearhead the design and delivery of a suite of targeted programs to support Indigenous filmmakers.
Blue Ant Media launches lifestyles-focused FAST channel
Homeful’s launch on streaming service XUMO in the U.S. adds to a growing roster of Blue Ant Media FAST channels.
Muse partners with Sydney’s Pop Fiction to develop Madison Knight adaptation
Murdoch Mysteries‘ Hélène Joy is attached to EP and star in the adaptation of Canadian author Carolyn Arnold’s detective novels.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 2022
Transplant, Murdoch Mysteries and Son of a Critch make the top 30.
Award-winning script With Love and a Major Organ rolls in Vancouver
The feature debut from Canadian/British/Filipina director Kim Albright is in production until the end of the month.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Feb. 4 to 10, 2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home fends off Jackass Forever at the Canadian box office.
OYA Black Arts Coalition announces cohort for two inaugural programs
The OBAC Business Affairs Boot Camp and the Scale Up Immersive include workshops and mentorship for Black-owned businesses in Canada’s entertainment sector.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Feb. 4 to 10, 2022
L’Arracheuse de temps leads Canadian titles at the box office as theatres reopen in key markets.
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