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Seville International picks up Denys Arcand’s latest
The Montreal-based eOne subsidiary has acquired the global rights to Arcand’s upcoming The Fall of the American Empire, as well as the doc Anthropocene.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand April 24 to 30, 2018
The Handmaid’s Tale nabs the top spot, followed by Lost in Space at #2 and Trailer Park Boys breaking the top 10 at #7.
White Pine Pictures options Kim Moritsugu novel
The Toronto prodco is adapting the dark comedy The Showrunner as a scripted television series.
Telefilm awards $13M across 10 Quebec projects
French-language projects selected include Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone and director Daniel Grou’s Mafia Inc.
Deals: Boat Rocker, TMN, Blue Ice, Kew Media
Boat Rocker Rights sells Bitz & Bob (pictured) abroad, Blue Ice Docs picks up Canadian rights to The Silence of Others, plus more.
eOne gets Fired Up with new TV deal
The Toronto studio has signed an overall deal with U.K.-based Fired Up Films and will coproduce all projects stemming from the deal.
Lena MacDonald’s Betrayal named Corus-Hot Docs Forum prize winner
Produced by Toronto’s Ferocious Films, the doc nabbed a $10,000 cash prize.
Media revenues stable in BCE’s Q1 financials
Bell Media’s operating revenues dipped slightly to $749 million in Q1 as overall growth in subscriber revenues offset declines in the ad market.
eOne’s Armand Leo joins Blue Ice
The former SVP of global physical production joins the Toronto-based prodco as EVP of production and creative affairs.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, April 16 to 22, 2018
The Big Bang Theory snags the top spot, with MasterChef Canada coming in at #19 and Big Brother Canada landing at #21, #23 and #28.
Shark Teeth options wild western novella
The Toronto-based Vegas Cakes producer has acquired the rights to Sarah Gailey’s River of Teeth.
CBC orders Back in Time for Dinner
The hour-long factual entertainment series is produced by 3Bird Media and eOne.
Scott Brothers Global names new president
David Dembroski will lead the organization, which serves as the parent co for Scott Brothers Entertainment and Scott Living.
Bringing Indigenous voices to the forefront
In his keynote address at the Hot Docs Film Festival, Indigenous Screen Office director Jesse Wente laid out his goals for the newly launched office.
Hulu renews The Handmaid’s Tale for round three
The Toronto-shot series’ third season is set to return to Cinespace’s Kipling Studio.
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