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Cineplex looks to future following first full box office weekend since last fall
The chain’s theatres opened across Canada this past weekend for the first time since October 2020.
Orca Cove Media unveils doc feature slate in rebrand
The former Drama Camp Productions banner, led by Harold C. Joe and Leslie D. Bland, is focusing on First Nations storytelling, while currently in production on the feature A Cedar is Life.
What We Leave Behind, Detention Adventure win big at T.O. WebFest Gala
The eighth annual event saw a number of Canadian webseries take home awards and launched a category for Best French-Canadian series.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for July 9 to 15, 2021
Black Widow leads, while Canadian titles Le guide de la famille parfaite and La parfaite victime land at No. 8 and 10, respectively.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for July 9 to 15, 2021
Ricardo Trogi’s Le guide de la famille parfaite debuts at No. 1, followed by La parfaite victime and Souterrain.
Alfre Woodard boards CBC’s The Porter
The Emmy-winning actor will executive produce and star in the Inferno Pictures and Sienna Films TV series, which is currently shooting in Winnipeg.
Telefilm commits $14.2M to 12 French-language films
Dramas from Denis Côté and Philippe Lesage and a comedy from Denys Arcand are among the selected titles.
Hilda wins Daytime Emmy for children’s animated series
The Netflix animated series, co-produced by Ottawa’s Mercury Filmworks, picked up two Daytime Emmy awards at the weekend ceremonies.
DGC announces member census
The detailed enumeration allows members to self-identify across a variety of demographics with the goal of inclusion and better representation in the industry.
EXCLUSIVE: 5’7 Films hires four to its exec team
The Toronto prodco has expanded its scope with new development deals as it readies the international release of Faking a Murderer (pictured).
Serendipity Point Films, Beta Film partner on Rise of the Raven
The 10-episode Hungary/Canada copro will bring Hungarian author Bán Mór’s best-selling novels to the screen with pre-production currently underway.
TVA Group reveals $75M project to expand MELS
The Montreal-based company said the additional construction will add 160,000 square feet of studio space as it vies to attract more tentpole movies and mega-budget TV series.
Canadian AVOD, FAST adoption will catch U.S. market within two years
BANFF ’21: Execs from Blue Ant, Tubi and Roku, among others, examined the opportunities in the AVOD and FAST space as audience adoption continues to increase.
WarnerMedia names inaugural participants of writers program
Writers Jessica Meya, JP Larocque and Ryan Cooper are among the 18 selected participants of the WarnerMedia Access x Canadian Academy Writers Program.
Rhombus Media, A24’s The Sympathizer greenlit by HBO
The espionage thriller series, which originated in Canada, will co-star Robert Downey Jr., with Don McKellar serving as co-showrunner and head writer.
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