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Telefilm invests $4.7M in Indigenous productions
Benjamin Ross Hayden’s Red Eye and Sonia Bonspille-Boileau’s Rustic Oracle are among the 11 projects to receive funding.
Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 28 to Aug. 3, 2017
De Pere en Flic 2 is at #8, with Dunkirk is at #1 and The Emoji Movie at #2.
TIFF ’17: Rising Stars, Len Blum Residency participants announced
Montreal filmmaker Anne Emond will be the last resident of the Len Blum program, which is entering its final year.
HGTV Canada preps two new lifestyle series
Home renovation shows Holmes: Buy It Right and Sarah Off the Grid will premiere in September.
CBS SVOD heading north
CBS All Access is coming to Canada in early 2018, though no details on how this service will affect licensing deals with Canadian broadcasters have been announced.
In Brief: Netflix acquires Millarworld
Plus: Doc Lab Saskatchewan names participants and Stingray and Via Rail partner.
Pilot production in North America declining
Ontario and B.C. weren’t immune to the decline in new pilots, which hit a four-year low across the continent.
VIFF to bring Buffer Festival to Vancouver
The film festival will offer a day of digital-first programming in partnership with the Toronto-based YouTube fest.
Showcase sets fall schedule, Travelers return
The Corus-owned specialty channel also announced premiere dates for recently acquired U.S. series, The Sinner and Marvel’s Runaways.
TVO greenlights kids factual series from Bristow Global Media
Set to premiere in 2018, Distribution360 will shop the format rights to the series internationally.
Jennifer Stewart upped at the Canadian Academy
The promotion comes as the Academy works to raise its own profile and that of Canadian talent.
DHX signs raft of broadcast deals for The Deep
The distributor has inked 16 new deals for season two of the CGI-animated series, a copro with Technicolor and A Stark Production.
Bell Media revenue up slightly in Q3
Advertising and subscription revenues were up in the quarter, helping to offset increased operating costs.
A 360 view of CreamVR’s growth strategy
CEO David Brady discusses how companion VR experiences like its Fear Thy Neighbour films will bring users to the tech.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, July 17 to 23, 2017
Amazing Race Canada is at #2, Private Eyes at #10, Saving Hope at #12 and Still Standing at #29.
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