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CSAs ’21: Canada’s Drag Race sashays away with five wins
The winners of the news, documentary, reality and lifestyle categories were announced on night one of the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards.
Bell Media drama production execs depart
Updated: Recent Bell Media production and programming exits have led to new executive appointments at CBC and Corus Entertainment.
Fremantle International promotes Canadian office head, Michela Di Mondo
Di Mondo has been upped to EVP, distribution and sales, Canada, and will continue focus on local adaptations of international formats, finished tape sales, coproductions and brand integrations.
Sphere Media names Denis Rozon EVP, CFO
Rozon, who joins from TVA Group where he served as VP of productions, operations and technologies, will have oversight of all Sphere Media’s subsidiaries.
Beth Janson talks the future of the Canadian Academy, Bill C-10
As Canadian Screen Week 2021 gets underway, the Canadian Academy’s CEO discusses the need for awards organizations to keep evolving, hopes for future iterations of the CSAs and how the domestic industry must speak with one voice on legislative reforms.
Kyle Irving to receive Order of Manitoba
Irving is the second Eagle Vision partner to receive the provincial honour, following Lisa Meeches in 2017.
McGillivray Entertainment Media hires producer Kelly Wray
Wray (pictured) joins the Scott McGillivray-fronted prodco as executive producer to oversee its lifestyle programming.
Hybrid work ‘forevermore’: Canadian studio heads prep for post-pandemic working world
During a CASO panel, animation and post-production heads including Jennifer Twiner McCarron and Dennis Berardi discussed the happy medium of virtual-physical work and what that means for business.
Amended Bill C-10 is in compliance with Charter of Rights, says Department of Justice
The amended bill does not raise concerns around freedom of speech, according to the review, as Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault and an expert panel including Janet Yale and Michael Geist prepare to go before the committee.
So.da harnesses trending data for new digital-first series
The five new in-house produced shows are creator-focused and will live across so.da’s social and digital platforms.
Boat Rocker Media sees 24% revenue growth in Q1 2021
Production revenue of its unscripted content drove revenue growth as the company completed its initial public offering, raising gross proceeds of $170.1 million.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for May 4 to 10, 2021
Toronto-shot The Handmaid’s Tale holds the #2 spot in Digital Originals, while Amazon Prime Video’s Invincible and The Boys land at #8 and #10, respectively.
Hybrid film fests here to stay: report
Whistler Film Festival’s preliminary findings from its study on the future of film festivals identifies loss of organic connections as a pain point, especially for emerging filmmakers.
New studio space under construction to meet Winnipeg’s swelling production demand
A group of Vancouver-based private investors are financing construction on Big Sky Studios, a new studio facility with three soundstages.
In brief: TJFF’s Micki Moore Award won by Canadian for first time
Plus, the NSI welcomes five P.E.I. producers for a new pilot program and Food Network Canada sets a cheese-y docuseries to debut this June.
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