Telefilm hires Jeremy Spry to lead CMF funding administration
The former DATSIT Sphere exec takes on the Montreal-based role of national director, CMF program administrator on Jan. 8, 2020.
Darren Throop is doing a deal for the ages
Playback‘s Newsmaker of the Year on eOne’s future, Peppa Pig and the combination of two IP juggernauts.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, Dec. 2 to 8, 2019
David Foster: Off the Record and Still Standing crack the list at #23 and #30, respectively.
Van Helsing to end with season five
The Nomadic Pictures-produced horror series was renewed for a fifth and final season by U.S. broadcaster Syfy and is set to go into production in early 2020.
NFB titles named to Academy Awards shortlist
Theodore Ushev’s The Physics of Sorrow (pictured) and Regina Pessoa’s Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days remain in contention in the animated shorts category.
Sophie Ferron on her Horsepower ambitions
With the participants for the second edition of the incubator recently revealed, the Media Ranch president and executive producer discusses the initiative’s goals.
Netflix has earned $780M in Canadian revenue in 2019
A new SEC filing has revealed the streamer’s global revenue and subscriber counts as the company announces plans to report regional data each quarter.
Format of the Year: Revolution
Quebecor Content’s Yann Paquet and Fair-Play’s Guy Villeneuve reflect on how the dance format has quickstepped its way to success both at home and abroad.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Dec. 6 to 12, 2019
Frozen 2 leads the list, while Knives Out and Ford v Ferrari land at #2 and #3, respectively.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Dec. 6 to 12, 2019
Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone claims the top spot, followed by Sympathie pour le diable at #2 and Il pleuvait des oiseaux at #3.
Marni Weishofer named lead director of Thunderbird board
Wieshofer is the former CFO and EVP of corporate development at Lionsgate, where she oversaw mergers, acquisitions and other strategic financial initiatives.
Regulating digital giants still on Trudeau’s priority list
The prime minister reiterated a number of his party’s campaign promises in a mandate letter to Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault.
U.K.’s Cineworld Group to acquire Cineplex for $2.8B
The deal, which is still subject to a number of regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the first half of 2020.
Network of the Year: CTV
How Bell Media is reimagining Canada’s preeminent network for a digital era.
Deals: Blue Ant, WaZabi, Super Channel
Blue Ant International sells CBC Gem original Detention Adventure into the U.K., Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone lines up U.S. distribution, plus more.
Photo Gallery: 2020 TFCA Gala - Lina Rodriguez, beneficiary of the Technicolor Clyde Gilmour Award with winner Michele Maheux and Technicolour\'s Grace Carnale-Davis.
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