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Blue Ant Studios strikes first-look deal with Emmy winner Lisa Cortes
The Blue Ant Media production arm is already in collaboration with Cortes and her banner Cortes Filmworks on scripted and unscripted projects.
In brief: Boat Rocker co-developing series based on Erik McCurdy comic
Plus: Cedar Island Films options A Good War, WGC Screenwriting Awards names special honours recipients, Prends ça court! sets new Denis Villeneuve prize, and more.
CBC/Radio-Canada announces engagement sessions with Indigenous communities
The pubcaster will hold 20 sessions from April 26 to Sept. 27 across the country with the goal of better representing and reflecting the needs, interests and cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
Apple TV+ orders Sago Mini Friends from Spin Master
The streamer is adding an animated preschool series based on the popular and lucrative app to its growing kids originals lineup.
Sphere to open third location in Ottawa
The Montreal-based company plans to hire more than 100 staff for the new Ottawa office to take advantage of the local talent base.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for April 4 to 10, 2022
Transplant, Big Brother Canada and Murdoch Mysteries land in the top 30.
Cinespace renews support for York University Motion Media Studio with $3.12M gift
Cinespace, which was acquired by TPG Real Estate Partners in November, also gave $2.5 million to the media facility in 2016.
ISO allocates over $12M to Indigenous-owned projects, companies in 2021/22
The organization handed out the additional funding from Canadian Heritage in a span of eight months, with the bulk going to development and production funding, as well as sector enhancement grants.
Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for April 8 to 14, 2022
The docudrama Marlene, directed by Wendy Hill-Tout, debuts at No. 2, while Au revoir le bonheur continues to lead in its eighth week.
IPF and CMF invest $600K in Development Packaging Program
The initiative from the Independent Production Fund and Canada Media Fund is financing 20 scripted short-form series for the 2022 cohort.
Playback Hall of Fame inductee Andrea Martin: A woman of a thousand characters
Andrea Martin’s work on SCTV would be enough to guarantee her immortality, but she has also amassed award-winning credits on stage and the big screen
Versatile Media to open Burnaby film studio in 2023
The 43,000 square foot Burnaby, B.C. facility will include the company’s first permanent LED volume to provide end-to-end virtual production services.
National Canadian Film Day to spotlight Indigenous features
Reel Canada has teamed up with imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival for a “Celebrating Indigenous Voices” spotlight at the one-day event.
Playback Hall of Fame inductee Susanne Boyce: Bringing Canada to the World
Whether building broadcast networks or creating legendary franchises, for Boyce it was always about the audience.
Montreal actor’s directorial debut to launch in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Charlotte Le Bon also wrote the coming-of-age story Falcon Lake, coproduced by Montreal’s Metafilms.
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