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John Tory introduces next L.A. mission
High Park Entertainment, New Metric Media and Take 5 Productions are among the 30 companies set to take part.
Cardinal, Schitt’s Creek scribes earn top TV prizes at WGC awards
Wynonna Earp creator Emily Andras (pictured) was honoured with showrunner of the year and the guild announced a new bursary in honour of Denis McGrath.
Former eOne, Nick execs join Epic Story
Ken Faier has tapped Jessica Labi and David Sztoser to run his content company’s distribution and licensing business, respectively.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films April 19 to 25, 2019
Toronto-shot Shazam! takes the top spot, followed by Captain Marvel at #2 and Dumbo at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films April 19 to 25, 2019
The Grizzlies comes in at #1, followed by Stockholm at #2 and Mad Dog Labine at #3.
Crave preps apocalypse docuseries We’re All Gonna Die
The Bell Media-owned streamer also announced that projects including Carmine Street Guitars (pictured) and The Inconvenient Indian will launch on the service after Hot Docs.
Bell files $150M damages claim against Quebecor
Bell argues that Quebecor tried to damage its reputation through a series of misleading and defamatory statements.
Peter Raymont wins the Don Haig Award
The White Pine Pictures president and co-founder will be presented with a $10,000 cash prize at the 2019 Hot Docs Awards later this week.
Handful of Films wins raft of Rosies
The prodco won best docuseries and best non-fiction short, while elsewhere there were wins for Wynonna Earp and #Roxy.
Jackie Pardy to replace Jenny Hacker at Super Channel
Hacker has stepped down after five months as director of programming, with Pardy taking over as of May 16.
Russian horror remake goes to camera in Ottawa
The English-language remake of Russia’s Queen of Spades will wrap principal photography in May.
Canada’s couch potatoes peeling away from traditional TV
OTT revenue was up 33% in Canada in 2018, while cable and satellite continued to see declines.
Sony Pictures Classics tunes in to The Song of Names
The U.S. distributor has picked up the rights to the Serendipity Point Films copro starring Tim Roth and Clive Owens.
NFB hires Coty Savard to North West Studio
Savard, who has previously worked at Mosaic Entertainment, joins the Edmonton production unit as it expands its slate of projects.
Hot Docs ’19: Ingrid Veninger on taking a leap of faith
Self-funding The World or Nothing, her first documentary feature film, was both a daunting and liberating experience says the indie director.
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