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Reelworld selects Emerging 20 participants
Kim’s Convenience star Simu Liu and The Breadwinner‘s Ali Badshah are among those selected for the development program.
Hot Docs’ Sarafina DiFelice jumps to Netflix
The former festival programmer joins the global streamer as an acquisitions exec.
Indigenous voices on the rise: Roxann Whitebean
Keep your eye on the Thunder Blanket writer/director/producer, who is boldly tackling the personal, political and otherworldly to build her body of work.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand Sept. 12 to 18, 2017
Narcos tops the chart, with Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale at #4 and Castlevania at #9.
CBC audiences turn to digital
The pubcaster reached more Canadians online than ever before, but it struggled to hit its TV audience share targets, according to its annual report.
In Brief: Canadian Academy adds three to board
Plus: Bron secures $50M in credit and Brown Girl Begins gets world premiere.
Vice strikes a deal with Bell Media
The U.S. news magazine series Vice News Tonight will broadcast on both Much and HBO Canada.
Frontier goes to season three
The original series from Take the Shot Productions and ASAP Entertainment is greenlit for another season as its second sets to premiere.
Baronesses get to work on season three
The all-female original comedy, produced by Frantic Films, has been a hit online, with a recent sketch racking up seven million views on Facebook.
Amazon gives Annedroids a global boost
The STEM-themed Sinking Ship series is now available in every Amazon Prime territory internationally.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Sept. 4 to 10, 2017
The Amazing Race Canada hits #1 for the week, with other competition series America’s Got Talent and Big Brother following close behind.
Canadian Heritage announces cultural policy release date
Minister Melanie Joly also announced five part-time appointments to the NFB board of directors.
Indigenous voices rising: Rezolution Pictures
Following the success of Rumble: The Indians who Rocked the World, the Montreal prodco is looking for international opportunities and to expand its series slate.
A71 takes Canadian rights to Great Great Great
The second feature from Adam Garnet Jones will have a special theatrical release across 16 cities this October.
Quebecor Fund distributes $624K across four projects
New works from Denys Arcand and Les 3 P’Tits Cochons 2 producer Christian Larouche are among those to received coin.
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