✖
MUBI launches Cancon series
The curated film-focused SVOD will stream 10 Canadian films throughout the summer, beginning with Ashley McKenzie’s Werewolf.
Photo Gallery: 2018 CFC Garden Party
Producers and industry members came together to toast the CFC’s 30th anniversary at its annual garden party.
eOne acquires remaining stake in Sierra Pictures
The Toronto company has also appointed Sierra principals Nick Meyer and Marc Schaberg to oversee its film operations globally.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand June 19 to 25, 2018
The Handmaid’s Tale tops the chart, followed by Marvel’s Luke Cage at #2 and Queer Eye at #3.
Deals: Blue Ant, Corus, Digital Canaries
Blue Ant International scores a raft of European sales, Corus’ podcasting division partners with The Podcast Exchange, plus more.
Edmonton industry eyes expansion with revival of screen-based fund
The $3.9 million investment is meant to stimulate the local sector and allow companies to grow their original-IP slates, said Edmonton Screen Industries Office CEO Josh Miller.
Bell Fund distributes $4.1M across 23 digital projects
Gearshift Films’ Gay Mean Girls, N5 Pictures’ The Runner and Attraction Images’ Fourchette were among the recipients in the inaugural round of the Short-Form Digital Series (Fiction) Program.
Production wraps on Shelley Niro feature
Written, directed and produced by Niro, The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw stars Morningstar Angeline.
WIFT-AT launches Shadow Project
With five series in production in Atlantic Canada, the new program aims to give women directors TV series experience.
Five projects split $780K in Quebecor Fund coin
A new project from the director of De pere en flic 2 (pictured), last year’s highest-grossing Canadian film, will receive funding through the Film Production Assistance Program.
In brief: DHX extends strategic review
Plus: eOne hires Kate Cundall as VP of acquisitions at its London office, cameras roll on season two of Anaid Productions and AMI-tv’s Mind Set Go, and more.
D360 picks up It’s My Party
The marblemedia-owned company has snagged the distribution rights to Bristow Global Media’s new live-action series celebrating cultural diversity.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, June 11 to 17, 2018
Private Eyes comes in at #4, followed by MasterChef Canada at #5 and Ransom at #24.
P.E.I. launches film development initiatives
The Film Media Fund and the Film 4Ward Program will share $350K in funding from the provincial government.
Why CBC went digital first with DCTV’s Northern Rescue
The 10-part family adventure series is the first original drama to debut exclusively on CBC’s streaming platforms.
The definitive CDN broadcast and production resource.Over 5,000 company listings!
