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Vincenzo Natali’s latest heading to Netflix
Production is underway in Toronto on the writer/director’s adaptation of Stephen King and Joe Hill’s novella In The Tall Grass.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 27 to Aug. 2, 2018
Mission Impossible: Fallout comes in at #1 with Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! at #2, while Ricardo Trogi’s 1991 breaks the top 10.
Hot Sheet: Top 3 Canadian films July 27 to Aug. 2, 2018
1991 leads the list, followed by La Chute De L’Empire Americain coming in at #2 and The Accountant of Auschwitz landing at #3.
Love Nature expands European footprint
Blue Ant has inked new carriage deals in the Netherlands and Switzerland for its wildlife and natural history channel.
Thunderbird Entertainment to go public via Golden Secret deal
Pending approval of the transaction, which is expected to close by October, Thunderbird will be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
HGF backs four through BC Shorts Program
Writer/director Alysse Leite-Rogers’ Tea With Lemon is among the projects to receive $20,000 through the fund’s inaugural round.
CBC picks up NarcoLeap for TV app
The eight-part digital series is produced by Vancouver’s KGP Films.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand July 24 to 30, 2018
Orange Is The New Black takes the top spot, followed by The Handmaid’s Tale at #3 and Star Trek: Discovery at #6.
B.C. orgs, Netflix partner on screenwriting initiative
The Pacific Screenwriting Program, supported by Creative BC, CMPA and WGC, is part of the streamer’s $25-million pledge to invest in Canadian creatives.
Netflix still king, but growth in Canada set to slow: study
The SVOD’s growth rate will be outpaced by that of the overall OTT industry in Canada, according to eMarketer.
In Brief: Phil King named Canada lead for Sony Pictures
The former CTV president takes on an added role as SPT moves toward a territory management model, plus more.
TIFF ’18: How a cross-cultural collaboration created The Grizzlies
Inuit producer and filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril on the genesis of the project and how Indigenous and non-Indigenous creatives can form fruitful partnerships.
Boat Rocker adds eOne SVP for biz and legal affairs
Dina Appleton has joined the Toronto-based company as it continues to expand internationally.
Alt TV drives internet signups for BCE
While TV ad revenues continue to slide, Bell Media parent BCE saw traction with its Alt TV product, targeting condo-dwellers and cord-nevers.
CMF awards $6.1M across 31 digi projects
Toronto’s Secret Location received funding for two games and one interactive media project through the funder’s Experimental Stream Innovation Program.
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