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YouTube ups Lindsay Doyle to lead policy work in Canada
Doyle assumes the role of head of government affairs and public policy in Canada, previously held by Jeanette Patell.
Banger Films teams with A&E for specials on rock legends
The five specials include spotlights on Bret Michaels, Dee Snider and Alice Cooper.
Horror thriller Night Comes to film in Vancouver this summer
The film is fully financed by Big Picture Cinema Group, which is producing with L.A.’s Impossible Dream Entertainment.
Daniel Cockburn boards The Eden Express with Daniel Bekerman
The Canada/U.K. coproduction is produced by Good Question Media and Hopscotch Films, in association with Scythia Films.
Vanessa Sandre short leads WIFT+ Toronto’s Showcase winners
Sandre’s short The Pleasure is All Mine won Best of Showcase and Audience Choice at the 15th annual Showcase.
BIPOC TV & Film announces 2024 Unscripted Producers Lab cohort
The program supports mid-career producers in developing and producing an unscripted series.
In Brief: CMF, MFM launch doc predevelopment program
Plus: MTV2 goes dark, the Toronto Jewish Film Festival spotlights Canada and Winnipeg, and Pluto TV adds more FAST channels.
Canada-Austria copro Behind The Knothole set for Cannes market
The film will be produced by Ontario’s Fun Republic Pictures and Vienna- and Munich-based Superfilm Filmproduktions.
Sylvain Lafrance begins five-year term as Telefilm chair
He succeeds outgoing board chair Robert Spickler, effective today.
Writers Guild of Canada council elects Bruce Smith as president
The Street Legal creator succeeds outgoing president Alex Levine, who held the role since 2021.
Production volume in Canada hit more than $12B in 2022-23
The 2023 CMPA Profile shows a 4.4% increase from the prior year, but the association warns these numbers don’t reflect recent production levels.
Connor Marsden’s Violence to film in Sudbury in June
The ’80s-set operatic punk rock thriller stars Rohan Campbell and Maddie Hasson.
Amelia Moses wins BANFF’s 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée bursary
The $5,000 bursary was launched by the Banff World Media Festival and the DGC in 2022 with support from Warner Bros. Discovery Canada.
Super Channel ups Brandon Best to director role
Best will support chief content and communications officer Kim Ball in the execution of the company’s content strategy.
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