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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films May 11 to 17, 2018
Indian Horse charges ahead, with La Bolduc at #2 and La Terre Vue Du Coeur at #3.
The Orchard picks The New Romantic
The New York-headquartered indie distributor has acquired the U.S. rights to Carly Stone’s debut rom-com.
Super Channel, Hulu acquire The Other Guy
The half-hour comedy is produced by Aquarius Films and eOne’s Australian TV unit.
Blue Ant International pre-sells Orangutan Jungle School
Commissioned by Love Nature, the docu-soap about a group of orphaned orangutans is currently in production in Borneo.
eOne posts strong growth in TV, family as film revenues slide
The company posted overall year-end revenues of $1.77 billion, with its TV and family segments growing by 19% and 56%, respectively.
Unis TV commissions raft of new series
Tele Ragout’s Louis et La Faune Urbaine and Les Encanteurs are two unscripted series set to debut in the coming year.
marblemedia’s ‘Mom and Dad’ renewed
YES TV in Canada and BYUtv in the U.S. have ordered an additional 22 episodes of the family game show.
Deals: Nelvana, Minds Eye, Guru Studio
Minds Eye Entertainment has inked a deal with Redbox for the U.S. release of its feature The Humanity Bureau, plus more.
Industry orgs file complaint to the CRTC against the Bell Fund
CMPA, TVO and others argue the fund’s TV program favours major production funders in its process of determining which projects receive funding.
Indiecan Entertainment catches The Birdwatcher
The Toronto-based indie distributor has picked up the North American rights to Siobhan Devine’s debut feature.
Creative BC, Irish Film Board partner on co-development fund
At least half of the funding will go to projects with a female writer or director attached.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand May 8 to 14, 2018
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why tops the list, with Toronto-shot Star Trek: Discovery coming in at #6 and Trailer Park Boys breaking the top 10.
In brief: Netflix boards Canadian Academy’s apprenticeship program
Plus: The Toronto Screenwriting Conference announces its Magee TV winners, Cineplex gives Sharkwater: Extinction a fall release and Deluxe adds to its Vancouver team.
More broadcasters join DHX’s Massive Monster Mayhem
Season one of the new live-action competition series has been picked up by five additional broadcasters in Europe and Australia.
White Pine, Ballinran partner on limited series
The duo are teaming up to develop and produce a series based on Richard B. Wright’s award-winning novel, Clara Callan.
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