Industry orgs commit to harassment-free creative workplaces

SODEC, CMF, Telefilm, and the OMDC are among the organizations supporting new guiding principles intended to improve workplace safety.

Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, April 2 to 8, 2018

The Big Bang Theory takes the #1 spot, while MasterChef Canada is at #21 and Big Brother Canada lands at #20, #24 and #25.

Netflix greenlights The Order

Created and written by Dennis Heaton and Shelley Eriksen, the 10-part horror series starts shooting in Vancouver today.

Steven DeNure to exit DHX Media

The company’s co-founder, president and COO is stepping down, with Josh Scherba named president and Aaron Ames named COO.

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Barry Avrich’s new Weinstein doc to bow at Hot Docs

The Reckoning: Hollywood’s Worst Kept Secret is the Canadian filmmaker’s follow-up to his 2010 doc about the now-disgraced Hollywood producer.

Netflix adds 7M global subscribers in Q1 2018

The streamer beat its subscriber growth forecasts, adding 5.5 million international users.

Hot Sheet: Top 10 films April 6 to 12, 2018

Caramel Films’ La Bolduc takes the #5 spot, with A Quiet Place topping the chart and Ready Player One landing at #2.

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films April 6 to 12, 2018

La Bolduc grabs the top spot, followed by Mina Shum’s Meditation Park at #2 and Hochelaga: Terre Des Ames at #3.

Mean Queen rolls in Montreal

Produced by Incendo’s Jean Bureau and Ian Whitehead, the thriller stars Designated Survivor‘s Zoe McLellan.

Bejuba to distribute Etta’s Star

The Canadian distributor has scooped up the distribution rights for the new series created by Anne-Marie Perrotta and developed by Big Jump Entertainment.

Production spending in Toronto hit $1.8B in 2017: report

Despite an overall dip in production spending on TV series and feature film, there was an uptick in investment in major domestic productions.

Nicolas Bolduc wins at CSC awards

The Hochelaga DOP took home the top film prize at the 61st annual gala, while Craig Wrobleski and Brendan Steacy picked up TV awards.

La Bolduc breaks $1M at the domestic box office

The feature from Montreal’s Caramel Films has grossed more than $1.3 million since it was released on April 6.

Heritage wraps China mission with $125M in deals

Item 7, Transfilm International and Breakthrough Entertainment are among those partnering with Chinese companies on upcoming projects.