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Ira Levy on Breakthrough’s refocused strategy
The prominent Canadian producer discusses how Breakthrough is pivoting its production and development model following the sale of its kids catalogue to 9 Story last month.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand Aug. 14 to 20, 2018
Orange Is The New Black comes in at #1, followed by Castle Rock at #2 and The Handmaid’s Tale at #6.
Wu Assassins strike Vancouver
Vikings‘ Katheryn Winnick is set to direct and star in Nomadic Pictures’ in-production martial arts drama for Netflix.
Baronesses to keep laughing on CBC
Baroness von Sketch Show will get a fourth season on the pubcaster and on IFC in the U.S.
David Purdy moves to Stingray
The former Vice Media exec will serve as CRO as the company aims to diversify its revenues and bolster its mobile and OTT content strategies.
CBC ups Gave Lindo to exec director of OTT
Lindo will spearhead the pubcaster’s OTT content strategies and oversee its slate of original digital content for all platforms.
In brief: TIFF adds special events (including one with Drake)
The Toronto rapper will introduce Monsters and Men at the fest, Anthropocene gets the gallery treatment, and more.
Gravitas Ventures picks up Shasha Nakhai’s Take Light
The company acquired U.S. rights to Nakhai’s directorial debut, while Journeyman Pictures took worldwide rights.
Filming underway on Dolan’s latest
Produced by Xavier Dolan’s Sons of Manual banner, Matthais et Maxime marks the auteuer’s return to French-language features.
Connor Gaston, Sofia Bohdanowicz debut shorts at VIFF
Thirteen Canadian short films will world bow at the fest, which also announced a Creator Talk and live performance featuring Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA.
eOne, Alibaba Pictures plan Peppa Pig movie for China
The first-ever film copro between eOne and Alibaba Pictures is scheduled for release in 2019.
Shaftesbury’s Slasher strikes again
Production is underway on season three of the horror anthology series, with exec producer Ian Carpenter taking the reins as showrunner.
Cameron Bailey on TIFF’s future and festivals reflecting today’s realities
TIFF’s artistic director discusses the festival’s upcoming leadership change and why programmers are “questioning their own assumptions” in selecting 2018’s films.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Aug. 6 to 12, 2018
The Amazing Race Canada comes in at #1, followed by America’s Got Talent at #2 and Big Brother lands at #4, #5 and #12.
CRTC renews broadcast licences for Blue Ant channels
Love Nature, Cottage Life and six others were renewed until August 2023, with CPE spend set at 21% and PNI at 13.5% across Blue Ant’s portfolio of channels.
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