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Creative BC awards $820K in first Production Program since 2003
Funding goes to B.C. producers and directors for the production phase of their longer-form projects, including scripted feature-length films and documentaries.
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.
WaZabi Films gets world rights to Ken Scott feature
French-Canadian family dramedy Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur) will make its international premiere in competition at France’s L’Alpe D’Huez in January.
WildBrain Studios’ Peanuts special among Annie Awards nominees
9 Story Media Group, Brown Bag Films, Mercury Filmworks and Tangent Animation are among the other Canadian companies up for trophies at the annual animation awards.
Deals: Point Grey, QYOU Media, Nelvana
Disney+ picks up Point Grey’s Pam & Tommy, Q India partners with Mzaalo, plus more.
In Brief: Bachelor in Paradise Canada renewed for a second season
Plus: Cameras roll on CBC Gem’s Revenge of The Black Best Friend, B.C. gets a boost from Superman & Lois, and more.
HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada join RiverTV
The Corus specialty channels are among several Canadian offerings on the millennial-geared live TV and on-demand streaming provider.
Changemaker Organization of the Year: Canada Media Fund
How the CMF is steering its ship toward a different model.
Telefilm production spend hit new low, while overall program spend rose in 2020/21
The funder saw an overall 4% increase in funding support across all programs, with increases to development and documentary programs, however spending on production programs dropped by 43% – a historically low level.
Ontario cinemas face new capacity restrictions amid Omicron COVID-19 variant
Movie theatres and other larger venues will be capped at 50% capacity in response to the highly infectious variant, just a couple of months after cinemas fully reopened.
Cineplex awarded damages of $1.24 billion following failed takeover
Cineworld says it plans to appeal the decision in the suit, which was launched by Toronto-based Cineplex after the U.K. firm cancelled its $2.8 billion takeover.
Super Channel picks up four more Go Button Media series
The new deal, which includes the docuseries Colossal Machines, brings to seven the amount of titles Super Channel has acquired or commissioned from Go Button.
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