In Brief: Sullivan’s Crossing makes $47M economic impact

Plus: Nicola Rose’s Magnetosphere sets its debut in Hamilton, the Windsor International Film Festival gets a multi-year investment, and more.

‘Any Other Way’ wins inaugural award at Lunenburg Doc Fest

The Pamela Segger Canadian Documentary Award honours Lunenburg’s late co-founder and executive director.

Redbird IMI acquires Toronto’s Efran Films

As part of the deal, the company has been rebranded to Bright North Studios, with co-founder Shawn Efran remaining on as CEO.

Anthem Sports & Entertainment to acquire Hollywood Suite

The deal is still subject to regulatory approval and will see president David Kines continue to manage the business.

Netflix pulls back on training, development support in Canada

The streamer said it has not renewed financial support for certain programs due to the CRTC base contributions requirements.

WildBrain sets new structure for distribution, TV teams

The leadership change includes new roles for WildBrain execs Katie Wilson and Brian Cuff.

CBC’s Allegiance gets in gear for season two in B.C.

The Lark Productions series is scheduled to wrap Dec. 5.

Happy Accidents CFO Courtney Colman dies at 58

The Toronto-based exec died unexpectedly in August, according to her obituary.

Sideshow, Janus Films acquire U.S. rights to The Shrouds

The deal for David Cronenberg’s latest film comes ahead of its U.S. debut at the New York Film Festival.

Cineplex

Cineplex fined $38.9M penalty for online booking fee

Cineplex said it will appeal the decision in court, arguing that the fee “fully complies” with the law.

Guru Studio hires Laura Dundas as VP of production

Dundas had held prior roles at ReDefine, Spin Master and Brown Bag Films.

Studio BRB, 1111 Film Group option rom-com with 32 Flavors

The script is written by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Sutton Stracke and Jeff Festa.

SODEC selects 23 films for development funding

The development assistance programs helps fund writing and prototyping for fiction, documentary and animated films.

CBC/Radio-Canada spearheads eco-coalition Green Frame

The coalition is made up of 11 screen-based organizations, including Telefilm Canada and the Canada Media Fund.

Get Up, Aisha wins top prize at T.O. Webfest

The CBC Gem series won the grand prize at the two-day short-form festival in Toronto.