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The Canadian winners from the 2021 Emmy Awards
Streaming services came out on top at the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards with Netflix earning the most trophies.
TIFF ’21: Ste. Anne, Scarborough among Canadian winners
The annual film festival closed with the TIFF Tribute Awards on CTV, naming the 2021 People’s Choice Award winner, the Platform prize and its jury honours.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Sept. 6 to 12, 2021
La casa de papel (Money Heist) rises in the ranks for digital and overall demand.
Is there room for screen industry optimism in the federal election?
Industry stakeholders discuss what the Sept. 20 election will mean for the future of the Broadcasting Act.
Drunken Birds flight to festivals delayed for big-screen debut
TIFF ’21: Montreal director Ivan Grbovic returns to the festival more than a decade after his debut feature to compete in the prestigious Platform programme.
Wattpad WEBTOON Studios picks producers for data-driven Australian collaboration
The fan-first process will see two scripts based on Watttpad teen fiction stories move to audience testing where the creative teams will receive input and feedback from ‘select superfans’ on scenes and characters.
NFB adds director of Indigenous relations
J’net Ayayqwayaksheelth will be part of the NFB’s executive committee and report to the Commissioner.
TIFF confirms person with COVID-19 attended press screenings
TIFF ’21: Affected screenings included Dune, The Humans and Bergman Island at Scotiabank Theatre.
CBC, Paramount+ order medical drama from Piazza Entertainment
Production is currently underway in Manitoba and Ontario on SkyMed, which follows the turbulent lives of nurses and pilots mounting rescues from air ambulances in Northern Canada.
Blue Ant Media unveils greenlights for fall and spring 2022
The Canadian originals slate includes a new documentary feature, a doc series and a paranormal anthology as well as renewals on co-productions with Quebecor Content and APTN.
Departure season three rolls in Newfoundland
Eric McCormack joins the cast for the third season with Jackie May serving as showrunner.
Animated co-pro Charlotte draws on history for Second World War drama
TIFF ’21: The Canadian-Belgian-French co-production Charlotte began as a passion project for January Films’ Julia Rosenberg.
CBC teams with Leslie Norville, P.K. Subban and Sandy Hudson for docuseries
Northwood Entertainment’s Miranda de Pencier and multi-hyphenate Nelson George will also produce the series, which is actively seeking eight Black Canadian directors for January 2022 production.
Quebecor unveils new single-serve hub for all its content
The application brings together news, video, music and radio – both live and on demand – except for two subscriptions services.
Three Canadian shorts; three different sales strategies
TIFF ’21: Writer Kausar Mohammed and directors Albert Shin and Paul Shkordoff hope for sales, audiences and attention – and hopefully interest in developing at least one project into a feature film. (Trigger warning: This story includes content about suicide)
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