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Instagram launches long-form video app
IGTV will showcase influencer videos, including a cooking show from the most-followed creator on the platform, Lele Pons.
Coroner gets to work in T.O.
Creator Morwyn Brebner and director/producer Adrienne Mitchell discuss how the new Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Films drama reflects Toronto today.
Jennifer Twiner McCarron named Thunderbird CEO
She remains CEO of Thunderbird’s growing animation division, Atomic Cartoons.
NFB reports progress on Indigenous Action Plan
The producer has committed to investing 15% of its spend on Indigenous-directed projects by 2020.
Knowledge Network greenlights Lark docuseries
Executive produced by Lark’s Louise Clark and Erin Haskett, the 10-part docuseries will follow dispatchers at BC Emergency Health Services.
Bell Fund marks 20 years with a new mandate
From Playback magazine: With a new directive from the CRTC, the funder had to overhaul its programs and adapt to an ever-changing industry.
Mr. Wolf opens Vancouver VFX studio
Chad Cortvriendt will head up the B.C. operation as executive producer, and is currently leading a team creating effects for Syfy series Channel Zero.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, June 4 to 10, 2018
MasterChef Canada and Private Eyes break the top 10, while Ransom lands at #25.
Monterey Media acquires The Sun at Midnight
California-based Monterey Media is planning a fall U.S. theatrical release for the Yellowknife-shot drama.
Photo Gallery: 2018 Banff World Media Festival
Missed the 2018 Banff World Media Festival? See the Rockie Award winners, panelists and global media leaders here.
Telefilm’s gender parity results and the challenges that remain
A panel discussion on advancing women in the industry points to progress made, but more support for women-led projects at bigger budgets is still needed.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films June 8 to 14, 2018
Ocean’s 8 steals the #1 spot, followed by Deadpool 2 at #2 and Solo: A Star Wars Story at #3.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films June 8 to 14, 2018
Identites comes in at #1, followed by La Chute De Sparte at #2 and The Accountant of Auschwitz at #3.
TAAFI’s growth goals
This year, the animation fest is spreading out its programming into three categories in an attempt to engage more industry professionals and the public.
Space, Syfy set Killjoys, Wynonna Earp returns
The sci-fi originals will return in back-to-back Friday slots starting next month.
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