Shaftesbury Films

Shaftesbury sells Connor Undercover and Baxter to HBO Asia

The two Canadian kids shows, which air on Family Channel Canada and Starz Entertainment in the U.S., have secured their first Asian audiences.

MIPCOM 2011: ION takes The Listener stateside a second time

The CTV drama from Shaftesbury Films is returning to U.S. primetime on ION Television, which found earlier ratings success with Flashpoint and The Border.

MIPCOM 2011: Shaftesbury Films and Smokebomb get Totally Amp’d

The prodco’s digital division has unveiled a mobile app TV series starring Ashley Leggat, which pairs live-action comedy with interactive elements.

CBC buys two Shaftesbury Factual docs

Marc de Guerre’s Who’s Sorry Now? and Why Men Cheat are headed to the pubcaster’s Doc Zone strand, and MIPCOM 2011.

Smokebomb launches Murdoch web series

Shaftesbury’s interactive arm taps a DC Comics artist to lend an animation/live-action style to its extension of the Murdoch series.

Played out? INplay hosts debate on transmedia

The very nature of the ubiquitous buzzword was a topic for panel discussion at yesterday’s INplay conference held in Toronto.

Connor Undercover online game launched

In the latest Canadian online TV extension, indie producer Heroic Interactive has launched the online multiplayer game Spy Alliance to complement the tween TV series Connor Undercover.

Guns shoots to the top at Geminis, night two

Guns was the big winner at the 25th Gemini Awards on Wednesday night, as the CBC drama mini-series snagged five trophies.

The Listener adds to cast

Lauren Lee Smith and Tara Spencer Nairn (Corner Gas) have joined the ensemble cast for the second season shoot of The Listener from Shaftesbury Films.

Shaftesbury sells Murdoch to CCTV

Shaftesbury Films has sold the period drama Murdoch Mysteries to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

Headtrip and Sienna add Stickup to slate

Indie producer Headtrip Films is adding to its scripted slate with a bank heist movie Stickup Men in development at Sienna Films.

Shaftesbury launches factual arm

Looking to expand business and development slate, Toronto prodco Shaftesbury Films is moving into non-fiction production.