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Vancouver’s Dunya Media opens post-production division
The Vancouver and L.A.-based post company has been launched by filmmakers Shyam Valera and Kashif Pasta.
Film distribution vet Tony Cianciotta dies at 85
The film industry executive and mentor is being remembered as a champion of domestic cinema.
Knowledge Network doc Inay to world premiere at AAIFF
New York’s Asian American International Film Festival has also set Fawzia Mirza’s The Queen of My Dreams as its closing film.
The Writers Lab Canada to launch at Female Eye Film Festival
The program offers a three-day intensive for women and non-binary writers over the age of 40.
Hot Sheet: House of the Dragon conquers Canadian demand
Prime Video’s The Boys leapt over Netflix’s Bridgerton to lead digital demand for the third week of June.
Syfy cancels Reginald the Vampire after two seasons
The B.C.-shot series concluded its second season on the U.S. network last week.
B.C.-shot Longlegs earns US$25.7 million in global box office
The indie horror flick was coproduced by Vancouver’s Oddfellows Entertainment and distributed by Elevation Pictures in Canada.
Fantasia film festival reaches tentative agreement with workers
The agreement comes less than a week before Fantasia’s kick off this Thursday.
Corus to cut workforce by 25% in business right-sizing plan
Co-CEO John Gossling confirmed the layoffs, as well as radio and TV channel cuts, in a call with investors on the company’s Q3 performance.
Canadian public broadcasters greenlight Polly Can Do
Mike the Knight creator Alexander Bar is on board to write and direct the series about a young girl with cerebral palsy.
Wildling Pictures, Little Mama option Woman on the Edge novel
The bestselling psychological thriller by Samantha M. Bailey is set for a series adaptation.
Hot Docs, Netflix select five Canadian films for incubator
Filmmaking teams will receive a total of $150,000 to help their documentaries become market-ready.
WBD, Canadian Academy set third directors program cohort
Participants for 2024 include Romeo Candido, Darcy Waite and Stephanie Joline.
Lula Ali Ismaïl boards Scythia, Good Question film Nuur
The Canadian-Djiboutian filmmaker has been tapped to helm the screen adaptation of the novel The Youth of God.
Deals: Cineflix Rights, Amuz Distribution, Farpoint Films
Cineflix Rights picks up worldwide rights to a Stan original, Amuz makes a global pact with GoQuest Media, and more.
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