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TAWC 2017 spring gala
Check out what went down at the Toronto ACTRA Women’s Committee annual party, where Adrienne Mitchell (left) received the Nell Shipman Award.
Code 8 rolls in Toronto
The record-breaking crowdfunded feature starring Robbie Amell will be distributed in Canada by Elevation Pictures in 2019.
Wow Unlimited to acquire channel from Bell Media
If approved, the channel will be rebranded as Wow and focus on children and youth programming.
Distribution360 sends five kids series to Starz
The U.S. premium cable and satellite network has picked up a raft of content, including Atomic Betty, from the Toronto-based distributor.
Upfronts ’17: Inside Bell’s feel-good sked
Execs from the company weigh in on building the new Bell Media Studios brand and how This is Us set the tone for programming 2017/18.
CFC gets $9M from Ontario government
The centre also announced a new partnership with Bell Media to develop VR and AR experiences.
Boat Rocker Rights sells 400 hours of factual abroad
The news comes as the company looks to ramp up both its distribution and production of unscripted content.
Playback’s 5 to Watch: last chance to nominate!
Know an up-and-coming talent in the Canadian screen-based industries? Tell us about them before it’s too late.
Deals: Level Film, Sinking Ship
Toronto distributor LevelFilm acquires domestic rights to Sergio Navarretta’s feature The Colossal Failure of the Modern Relationship, plus more deals.
Upfronts ’17: CTV reveals primetime sked
Bell Media has also announced the Canadian originals debuting across its networks in 2017/18, including The Detail and The Disappearance.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs, May 22 to 28, 2017
MasterChef Canada is at #7, with the season two premiere of Private Eyes at #17.
Action-adventure SuperGrid shooting in Regina
The project reunites WolfCop writer/director Lowell Dean and producer Hugh Patterson, with Raven Banner handling Canadian distribution and foreign sales.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films May 26 to June 1, 2017
Bon Cop Bad Cop 2 passes $4 million at the domestic box office, with Maudie at #2 and C’est le coeur qui meurt en dernier at #3.
Charlotte Mickie to exit Mongrel International
Caroline Habib has been promoted to director of the global sales division of Mongrel Media.
Carmilla feature rolling in T.O.
Shaftesbury’s Christina Jennings on the movie’s fall release and aging up the target audience.
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