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Composer Bramwell Tovey has died
Tovey, who got a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Richard Bell’s film Brotherhood and a Genie nod for Bell’s Eighteen, was 69.
Hot Sheet: Stranger Things demand hits fever pitch in Canada
Toronto-shot The Boys from Prime Video and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds from Paramount+ made waves on both the digital originals and overall TV demand charts.
In Brief: Sadaf Foroughi feature wins at KVIFF
Plus: William F. White International acquires the U.K.’s PKE Lighting, Nelvana bolsters distribution team with promotion, four Canadian feature films are set for Jerusalem Film Festival, and more.
TIFF slates Nicholas Stoller comedy Bros as a world premiere
The Universal Pictures title includes Billy Eichner as co-writer, and Judd Apatow and Josh Church as producers.
AQPM audiovisual report shows pandemic’s effects in Quebec
The findings show a 6% drop in the value of the province’s film and television production in 2020-2021 compared to the previous year.
WildBrain signs on to rep Carmen Sandiego internationally
Building on an existing partnership with HarperCollins Productions, WildBrain has sold the franchise’s latest 2D-animated series to Disney for Japan and France.
Ins Choi to lead CFC, Bell Media comedy cohort TV program
The Kim’s Convenience co-creator will be the executive producer in residence for the Bell Media Prime Time TV Program initiative.
D360 kids content sales cross five continents
The marblemedia-owned distributor has inked deals for The Parker Andersons and Amelia Parker, ScienceXplosion, All-Round Champion, and more.
Nelvana, TIME Studios to coproduce NFT-based toons
The two NFT projects build on the existing partnership between Nelvana and TIME Studios, which was first announced in January.
Amazon’s Prime Video renews The Lake for season two
The Canadian original comedy starring Jordan Gavaris and Julia Stiles is now in production in Northern Ontario.
St. John’s-set Son of a Critch starts rolling on season two
The CBC coming-of-age comedy has started production on the 13-episode sophomore season.
The Porter earns 2022 Emmy nomination
A number of homegrown actors and creatives, as well as Canadian-shot series, are up for core categories in the 74th annual Emmy Awards.
ACTRA mediation with group representing advertising agencies fails to make progress
The actors’ union staged protests outside of ad agency offices this week in a bid to have them be part of negotiations for a new National Commercial Agreement.
Headspinner partners with former Wiggles star Emma Watkins
The Toronto prodco is in development on the preschool series Emma Memma: Sing. Dance. Sign. with Watkins’ production banner Apricot Sea.
Documentary pioneer Terence Macartney-Filgate dies at 97
The prolific director helped develop the direct cinema movement with the National Film Board of Canada, starting in the 1950s.
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