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Cutting Class Media adds Harriet Luke as head of unscripted
The former Saloon Media development exec is overseeing the prodco and distributor’s unscripted slate.
Neshama partners with Zanzibar Films on Canada/Ireland copro
The scripted miniseries is slated to shoot in Ireland and is based on bestselling author Andrea Carter’s mystery novels.
T.O. Webfest names finalists for inaugural pitch competition
The Next Up! Live Pitch Competition sees five participants pitch their short-form series to a jury.
Skydance, Paramount Global reach merger agreement
Paramount Global has a notable presence in Canada’s streaming landscape with Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
Hot Sheet: The Boys soars in demand for season four premiere
Netflix’s Bridgerton continued to lead the charts, while House of the Dragon rose in demand.
Reelworld, NBCUniversal partner on directors program
The Directors Immersion Program will select four to six emerging directors for its four-month program.
Noovo, Crave order MusiquePlus special
Musiqueplus En Rappel will feature Quebec artists and be hosted by Chloée Deblois.
Re: Uniting, True Survivors lead 2024 Leo Awards winners
The annual B.C. film and TV industry awards took place on July 6 and 7 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.
Michael Schmalz assumes role as Canada Media Fund chair
Schmalz succeeds outgoing chair Alain Cousineau as René Guimond joins the board.
Quebecor Fund allocates $399K via production program
The Fund announced the recipients of the Film Production Assistance Program and the Export Assistance Program.
Yukon screen sector receives $645K to grow local industry
The investment will help support training, increase capacity and accelerate plans to open a film studio.
MPA-Canada challenges CRTC’s local news contributions decision
The organization representing streamers such as Netflix and Pluto TV has filed a leave to appeal and a judicial review with the Federal Court of Appeal.
Telefilm allocates $3.3M to six Indigenous films
The funding is being allocated through the Indigenous funding stream of the theatrical documentary and production programs.
Sphere Media, Bell Media tease mystery reality show
Keeping secrets is the theme for this untitled competition series.
Deals: Hollywood Suite, Arte Distribution, PBS
Hollywood Suite adds U.K. doc The Contestant to linear and on-demand, CBC/Radio-Canada pre-buys two docs from Arte Distribution, and more.
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