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Amazon orders first Canadian original comedy
The Lake, which goes into production in northern Ontario today, stars Orphan Black‘s Jordan Gavaris, Julia Stiles and Madison Shamoun.
TIFF ’21: Barry Avrich doc among latest 2021 selections
Two Canadian features will world premiere under the TIFF Docs programme, with another two domestic titles making their North American premiere in the Wavelength features and shorts programmes.
Alberta nears $1 billion in production activity since 2020
The province released its latest figures to mark the start of production on HBO’s The Last of Us, which is reported to be the largest TV project to film in Canada, and may be more costly than Game of Thrones.
Mercury Filmworks taps David Keneford as first CTO
Keneford will oversee talent recruitment and management for the Ottawa-based animation studio as the company plans to fill 30 junior and senior positions in the coming months.
Cameras roll on Sophie Jarvis’ debut feature Invasions
Production kicked off on the Penticton, B.C.-shot feature, written and directed by Jarvis, this week.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for July 23 to 29, 2021
Black Widow leads the Canadian box office, with Le guide de la famille parfaite holding onto the top 10 at No. 7.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for July 23 to 29, 2021
Ricardo Trogi’s Le guide de la famille parfaite crosses the million-dollar mark at the Canadian box office, followed by the debut of Yan England-directed sports drama Sam.
Op-Ed: There has never been a greater need for international collaboration
Tom Brisley, co-founder of U.K.-based Arrow Media, on the challenges and opportunities of getting content financed in the current climate, and the continued importance of Canada/U.K. treaty coproductions.
Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future rolls in Greece
Canadian actors Tanaya Beatty and Nadia Litz have been added to the cast, with filming set to wrap in September.
Blue Ant Media among 2021 Creative Export Canada recipients
The fourth round of the Canadian Heritage program provided roughly $8.5 million in support for organizations in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta.
Streamland Media closes deal to acquire Sim Post
Los Angeles-based Streamland has finalized its acquisition of Sim Video International’s post-production business.
New Canada-France coproduction treaty will combine film and TV
The previous agreements, signed in 1983, covered cinema and television separately.
CBC gives a peek at how Olympic ratings are doing so far
The opening ceremonies drew fewer TV viewers compared to the Rio Games, but viewership on the broadcaster’s digital and streaming platforms has shot up.
Deals: TVOKids, Gusto, CBC
TVOKids original Wacky Word Songs sells to ABC Australia, Gusto TV expands to Africa for the first time, plus more.
Telefilm commits $17M to 10 national English-language features
New features from Charles Officer, Albert Shin and Molly McGlynn are among the selected English-language features.
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