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Awards Roundup: Forte’s Snapshots wins kids Int’l Emmy
Plus: Halfire Entertainment’s Alias Grace nabs a Peabody nom and Canadians win at Hollyweb.
NFB inks deals with China’s CCTV, Bilibili
More than 70 NFB titles were acquired, including Stories We Tell and Hadwin’s Judgement.
CBC, DCTV in development on Forgiveness
The scripted adaptation is based on Mark Sakamoto’s memoir, which recently won the pubcaster’s 2018 Canada Reads competition.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, March 26 to April 1, 2018
Big Brother Canada is the only Canadian series to crack the Top 30, coming in at #18, #25 and #27.
Amazon Studios shuffles senior team
Albert Cheng has been named co-head of television, taking on daily oversight of the creative and production units.
Canadian editors left out of foreign production boom: report
According to a survey by the Canadian Cinema Editors association, more needs to be done to advance the careers of Canadians at home and in the U.S.
9/11 docudrama in the works at Bell Media’s Discovery
Cleared for Chaos: 9/11 is produced by Bristow Global Media, with U.K.-based TCB Media Rights handling international sales.
Universal Kids, Family Channel commission Greenfields
The live-action comedy is produced by Six Eleven Media in association with DHX Television.
Adriana Maggs’ Goalie hits the ice
Kevin Pollack (pictured) and Georgina Reilly have joined the biopic of Terry Sawchuk, which is currently filming in Sudbury.
Leslie Hope to make feature directorial debut
The actress will step behind the camera for The Swearing Jar, produced by Toronto’s Monkeys & Parrots and Winnipeg’s Farpoint Films.
Inside Out expands its scope with key funding partnerships
The LGBTQ film festival recently became a designated partner of Telefilm’s Talent to Watch program and has plans to build out its fledgling finance forum.
MIPTV Deals: Connect3, Kew Media, Corus Studios, Blue Ant
Cineflix Media subsidiary Connect3 has struck two format deals out of the festival, Kew Media sells BGM’s Haunted Hospitals, plus more.
Aircraft to produce Holly Hobbie TV show for Hulu
The live-action scripted series is based on the classic American Greetings character and property.
Melanie Joly kicks off trade mission in China
More than 50 Canadian companies, including Vancouver’s Rare Earth Media, are accompanying Canadian Heritage on the five-day trip.
CBC’s Little Dog returns to the ring
The second season of Cameron Pictures and Elemental Pictures’ dark comedy is slated to join the pubcaster’s Winter 2019 lineup.
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