Force Four Entertainment

CBC unveils Keeping Canada Safe

The eight-part series, produced by Force Four Entertainment, was filmed over 48 hours and involved 60 camera crews.

eOne to amalgamate Paperny, Force Four

The global studio is bringing its Canadian unscripted TV businesses under the eOne Television brand.

Force Four ups Laurie Case to SVP

Case, who has worked with the company since 2010, most recently served as series producer on Border Security: Canada’s Front Line.

Deals: Breakthrough, Squeeze, Cineflix, Force Four

Breakthrough Entertainment’s Anne of Green Gables MOW (pictured) has been picked up by ITV3 in the U.K., plus more deals.

Force Four options rights to The Job Interview

The factual producer has inked a deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment for the fixed-rig reality series. (Force Four’s John Ritchie pictured.)

Corus sets fall premieres for YTV, Treehouse, Teletoon

Three Canadian original series are featured in the schedule, including Breakthrough Entertainment’s Ride (pictured).

Privacy complaint shuts down Border Security

Canada’s Privacy Commissioner advised Canada Border Services Agency to no longer participate in the program.

Force Four gets into branded content game

The Vancouver production company has appointed Khaled Sabbour (pictured) to head up the new unit.

Trevor Hodgson joins Force Four

The former Lark Productions and Paperny Entertainment exec is now Force Four’s new VP of business affairs.

No ordinary doc: bringing Keeping Canada Alive to life

Force Four CCO John Ritchie talks coordinating 60 camera crews for a medical documentary series, Keeping Canada Alive, filmed in 24 hours across 10 provinces.

Specialties @ 20: Slice

From Playback magazine: in our multi-part tribute to Canada’s key specialty channels, today we look back on 20 years of Slice. (Big Brother Canada pictured.)

Bell Media names exec producer apprenticeship winners

Erica Landrock and Jennifer Little (pictured) each earn an internship with a Canadian prodco via the Bell Media Executive Producer Accelerator Lab.