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40 Acres producer responds to outstanding payment allegations
IATSE Local 634 and 411 claimed in a joint statement that the production has not fully paid vendors, actors and crews.
DOC Atlantic sets cohort for third Breakthrough Program
The program began in July with a series of workshops and will see the cohort participate in two documentary festivals.
Hot Sheet: The Umbrella Academy leads digital demand
Prime Video’s superhero satire The Boys fell to No. 3 on the digital originals chart.
Yan England attached to direct One Day Closer
The film is based on the bestselling memoir by Lorinda Stewart, who negotiated her daughter’s release from captors in Somalia.
Khaled Sabbour launches distributor New Mountain Films
The producer and distributor has tapped former eOne exec Frank Mendicino to lead marketing efforts.
Kaniehtiio Horn’s feature debut plants seeds of its own
TIFF ‘24: The team behind Seeds discuss training Kahnawake workers on set and wrapping production ahead of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
New Metric Media, Encore form strategic partnership
The deal will see the companies co-develop and coproduce bilingual content, building on their existing collaboration.
Deals: WildBrain, Slice, Amuz Distribution, Yes TV
WildBrain and Mattel secure global deals for Fireman Sam and Polly Pocket, Slice adds 173 hours of programming, and more.
Animators, VFX workers in Quebec feel the economic squeeze
The Quebec Film and Television Council says more than 4,000 people have lost jobs in the last 20 months following a tax credit change.
Protestors interrupt TIFF opening screening
The protestors called for TIFF to cut ties with sponsor RBC, breaking out into chants in a screening for opening film Nutcrackers.
Loco Films boards Sook-Yin Lee’s Paying For It
The Paris-based sales agent has picked up world rights, excluding Canada, ahead of the film’s world premiere at TIFF.
TIFF names 2024 Series Accelerator participants
The TIFF Series Accelerator programme is entering its third year and takes place during the festival.
GEMS names 2024 Emerging TV Producers Program cohort
The first phase of the program for B.C.-based women and gender-diverse creators begins this month.
Bones of Crows, Transplant pick up TV noms for 2024 DGC Awards
The annual Directors Guild of Canada Awards will be presented on Oct. 28.
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