Quebecor Content

In Brief: Scriver brothers’ Endless Cookie wins Annecy Grand Prix

Plus: Blink49 appoints Dylen Postnikoff to VP role, Bob Odenkirk and Jane Schoenbrun board Jess McLeod’s short film as EPs, and more.

Deals: Film Movement, Vertical, Quebecor, Photon Films

Canadian films Paying For It and The Lost Daughter land U.S. distribution, Distinct Society heads abroad, and more.

Quebecor Content sells crime drama to Global Series Network

Détective Surprenant: La fille aux yeux de pierre has been acquired for VOD service Walter Presents.

Deals: Fred Media, Cineflix Rights, Sinking Ship

Blue Ant Media and Quebecor Content pick up Australian lifestyle series, Cineflix Rights sells true crime shows to the U.K., and more.

Deals: Fremantle, Quebecor Content, Amuz

Fremantle has sold CTV’s Sullivan’s Crossing in multiple Asian territories, Quebecor pre-buys season four of My Life is Murder, plus more.

Cynthia Kennedy departing VP distribution role at Quebecor

Kennedy was appointed to lead sales and distribution strategies for Quebecor and its subsidiaries in April 2022.

MasterChef

TVA commissions MasterChef adaptation for Quebec market

The French-language MasterChef Quebec will be produced by Pixcom in collaboration with Quebecor Content.

Sonia Thibault leaves Quebecor Content

Thibault, who has been with the company for more than a decade, will be moving into the “philanthropic world.”

Quebecor Content inks licensing deal with Paramount Global

The agreement sets Club illico as the exclusive home of French-language versions of Paramount Pictures theatrical titles.

Deals: Paramount, Blue Fox, Quebecor Content, Corus Studios

Paramount Global Content Distribution lands international rights to BlackBerry, Blue Fox Entertainment acquires U.S. rights to The End of Sex, and more.

In Brief: Gary Farmer to get imagineNATIVE honour

Plus: About Anthony wraps its Quebec City shoot and gears up for MIPCOM, WIFF receives $500,000 from the government of Canada, and more.

Sort Of among MIPCOM Cannes Diversify TV nominees

Radio-Canada’s Pour toi Flora and Quebecor/Club Illico’s Audrey’s Back are among the other Canadian contenders for next month’s awards.