Of the 21 projects receiving production grants from the October 1 round of applications to the Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund, half are aimed at the kids demo
Industry vet Alberta Nokes has been named head of development for Apartment 11 Productions in Montreal. Nokes will continue to develop existing projects, seek out and evaluate pitches, and develop new properties in the kids and factual genres.
The Shaw Rocket Fund, the not-for-profit corporation dedicated to supporting Canadian youth and family television programming, has announced the five finalists for this year’s $50,000 prize awarded to the best Canadian program targeted to children between the ages of six and 12.