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Shaftesbury
In brief: Project 10 partners with BIPOC TV & Film on comedy accelerator
Plus: Wattpad readies production for three original series in Indonesia and Shaftesbury supports a new creative writer residency at Victoria College.
How COVID insurance relief is affecting kids production
New funds from government agencies are a great start, but they’ll need to get bigger to cover everyone since COVID isn’t going away, according to production execs in Canada and the U.K.
IPF lifts lid on Short Form Series Production picks
Split between six English-language and three French-language series, notably, projects from Shaftesbury and Filmcoop were among those selected.
Shudder revives Slasher for season four
Canadian horror legend David Cronenberg joins the cast of Shaftesbury’s horror anthology, with Hollywood Suite holding exclusive broadcast rights in Canada.
Departure soars in the ratings for Global
The channel has named Departure its No. 1 new series this fall, with an average audience of 1.2 million so far in its six-episode run.
Shaw Rocket, Wattpad unveil narrative podcast winner, with Shaftesbury set to produce
The prodco will lead development and production on a podcast adaptation of Loridee De Villa’s script The Infinite Worlds of Ella Jane.
Shaftesbury gets to work on Departure season two following March postponement
Archie Panjabi and Christopher Plummer return for the second season, which is being produced under a new copro structure.
More European broadcasters pick up Hudson & Rex
UKTV’s Alibi, which already airs Frankie Drake Mysteries and Murdoch Mysteries, was among four buyers, while a U.S. deal is also reportedly in the works.
Slo Pitch EPs on opportunities in short-form LGBTQ content
Slo Pitch co-creators, stars and EPs Karen Knox and Gwenlyn Cumyn discuss the series’ upcoming linear debut on OUTtv and making a safe space for LGBTQ creators.
Scripted series ramp up in Ontario, but industry remains shackled by insurance impasse
Promising signs emerge as Nurses, Murdoch and others return, however concern is rising that the majority of projects will be pushed to 2021 if there’s no insurance solution by September.
Departure lands U.S. distribution with Peacock
The new streaming service will air Departure in September thanks to a deal brokered by Starlings Television.
On-set exclusive: Hudson & Rex returns
Images from the first day of filming on season three of the procedural, which this week became the first major Canadian scripted series to enter production since March.
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