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First-ever Canadian Screen Music Awards announces nominees

Netflix’s Vikings: Valhalla got a leading two nominations for the awards, put on by the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.

Four participants selected for 2022 Level Up Program

The partnership program between Access Reelworld, Citytv, Shaftesbury, and Pope Productions will give two writers and two directors experience on Hudson & Rex.

Shaftesbury finds ‘quick access’ with AMC for projects like SisterS

Shaftesbury chairman and president Christina Jennings says their strategic partnership with AMC Networks gives them easy access to resources, connections, and funding for projects like SisterS.

Shaftesbury appoints Liz Levine as senior producer and VP of television

The veteran producer said the Toronto prodco has supported her throughout her career and joining it “feels a lot like coming home.”

CBC sets new dramas, builds on comedy slate, says goodbye to two titles for 2022-23

The pubcaster’s fall slate includes new Canadian drama Plan B, starring Karine Vanasse and Patrick J. Adams, but won’t see the return of Coroner or TallBoyz.

Screen world mourns death of St. John’s producer Paul Pope

Politicians are also among those heralding the Pope Productions president who helped build up the Newfoundland and Labrador film and TV industry, with productions including Hudson & Rex.

Cancon clout: How Canadian TV series are reaching global audiences

Two years into the pandemic, international TV sales may have become more complicated, but Canada is holding its own.

Red Arrow amps up Canadian slate ahead of MIPTV

The European distributor will bring all three seasons of KOTV’s Plan B and the third season of Departure to the annual Cannes TV market in April.

Shudder renews Slasher, Eric McCormack to star in fifth season

The Shaftesbury-produced horror anthology will go into production in Toronto in the spring.

Son of a Critch part of bustling East Coast production scene

Producers behind the Newfoundland and Labrador-shot CBC series and the pubcaster’s Nova Scotia-filmed Diggstown say crew levels are tight amid increased production volume.

Production sector monitoring Omicron ‘really carefully’ over the holidays

With productions on holiday hiatus, many are taking a wait-and-see approach on how the latest COVID-19 variant might affect their sets.

Departure season three rolls in Newfoundland

Eric McCormack joins the cast for the third season with Jackie May serving as showrunner.