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Raven Banner picks up trio of films at AFM
The Toronto-based distributor has acquired the Canadian rights to the doc Cassandro the Exotico! (pictured), El Habitante and more.
Love Nature commissions Malawi Wildlife Rescue
Produced by U.K.-based prodco Icon Films, the six-part, one-hour docuseries follows a veterinarian and her team as they rehabilitate animals in East Africa.
Feds invest nearly $1M in Montreal animation, interactive companies
Animation studios L’Atelier Aimation and Tonic DNA are two of the four businesses that have received a boost from Canada Economic Development.
Egoyan’s Guest of Honour rolls in Toronto
The dramatic feature, starring David Thewlis, is produced by The Film Farm and the filmmaker’s Ego Film Arts banner.
Rumours of TV’s death exaggerated, says GroupM
“The State of Video” report from GroupM calls Amazon, Youtube and Google the three “forces” but says linear TV is far from dead.
CBC unveils mid-season premiere dates
The winter slate will feature three scripted female-led procedurals and a new series starring Arlene Dickinson.
Deals: Raven Banner, Film Mode, Moonrise Pictures
The Toronto distributor picks up Belzebuth, Soska Sisters’ Rabid heads to AFM, and more.
DNA Dinners showrunner Justin Harding on his horror ambitions
The Carved writer/director just won Hulu’s first horror short competition and finished editing his first feature.
Thunderbird begins trading on TSX Venture Exchange
Following the completion of its deal with Golden Secret Ventures, Thunderbird has an estimated $16.6 million of working capital to direct toward its subsidiaries and future acquisitions.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand Oct. 23 to 29, 2018
Marvel’s Daredevil comes in at #1, followed by The Haunting Of Hill House at #2 and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina landing at #3.
Hummingbird Project lands in 25 international territories
Kim Nguyen’s latest feature will be distributed in the U.K., Australia, Germany and others, following its U.S. and Canadian releases.
Bell Media rebrands TMN, launches tiered OTT service
The company reveals a major overhaul of its pay TV and OTT strategy, opening online access to programming previously restricted to linear subscribers.
Fathom Film launches distribution arm
The new business unit will see Fathom distributing its own projects, as well as third-party titles, in international markets.
marblemedia to produce Christmas musical special
A Celtic Family Christmas, featuring Nova Scotia fiddler Natalie MacMaster, was co-commissioned by BYUtv, YESTV, NTV, CHEK-DT and Vision TV.
Heather Webb to exit WIFT-T
The organization’s long-time exec director will step down at the end of December.
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