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Jeff Chan
Code 8 Part II filmmakers unpack marketing campaign
The Netflix original film starring Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell accrued nearly 32 million views on the streamer in its first two weeks.
Indie List 2023: A rising tide of financial pressure
Canada’s indie producers are facing significant costs as inflation, interest rates and other factors create financing challenges.
Code 8 sequel in the works
The second instalment of the hit Canadian feature, which racked up more than $5 million in VOD sales following its release in December 2019, is scheduled to go to camera in Q4.
Wattpad partners with Code 8 producer Collective Pictures on new feature film
The pair will adapt Wattpad’s teen fiction story Float, with Robbie Amell set to star in and produce the indie feature.
Code 8 decodes Netflix algorithm, surges to top of streamer’s charts
After generating North American VOD revenues of $5 million, the Telefilm-backed feature continues to exceed expectations by topping Netflix’s daily film list in the U.S.
Code 8 spin-off in the works at Quibi
The adaptation of the sci-fi feature will be produced through Jeff Chan and Chris Pare’s Colony Pictures.
The future of Canadian cinema in an OTT world
From Playback magazine: As the streaming revolution continues to reshape the map, filmmakers and producers are left to figure out where they fit into an ever-changing market.
Code 8 rolls in Toronto
The record-breaking crowdfunded feature starring Robbie Amell will be distributed in Canada by Elevation Pictures in 2019.
Code 8 sets crowdfunding record
The feature film project from director Jeff Chan and writer/producer Chris Pare has set a seven-figure record. (Stars Stephen and Robbie Amell pictured.)
Playback’s most-read stories of 2014
From development slates to cancellations to the Banff World Media festival, Playback takes a look back at our most-read stories from the past year. (Arctic Air pictured.)
Playback’s 5 to Watch: Jeff Chan
Fast-rising director Jeff Chan turned a talent for online video into a career in feature film.
Playback reveals the 2014 “5 to Watch”
Our most-anticipated list of the year: five Canadian entertainment industry talents whose careers are on the fast-track to success, and five more we’re calling “The New Establishment.”
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