Netflix jumps into Bron’s Red Sea Diving Resort
The streaming service has picked up the global rights, excluding China, to Gideon Raff’s The Red Sea Diving Resort.
Lack of The Force sees attendance drop at Cineplex for Q4
Patrons are spending more money at the box office and concessions, but no Star Wars film for the holidays saw fewer tickets sold.
Deals: Film Mode, Secret Location, Thunderbird
Wild Media’s Project Ithaca lands international sales at EFM, Thunderbird’s U.K. sales arm lands Sundance gem and Secret Location takes flight.
Apple streaming service expected to launch in spring: reports
Media outlets are reporting the tech giant may unveil its streaming service at a March event.
Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Feb. 5 to 11, 2019
Star Trek: Discovery takes the top spot, followed by Marvel’s The Punisher at #2 and Titans at #3.
Raja Khanna on bringing Dark Slope into the light
Serial entrepreneur Khanna discusses the formation of the new VR and AR company, which just added Steven DeNure to its board of directors.
Frappier doc among 14 projects selected for SODEC funding
Additional SODEC production assistance recipients include directors Vali Fugulin, Jean-Francois Lesage and Zayne Akyol.
In brief: Natty Zavitz wins ‘Mammoth’ accolade
The Shape of Water and A Series of Unfortunate Events win big at CAFTCAD awards, while Canada/Germany digital projects get funding.
TVOKids greenlights more It’s My Party
The regional broadcaster has ordered a second season of Bristow Global Media’s live-action cultural celebration series.
Screen Siren docuseries gets the greenlight at Knowledge Net
The provincial pubcaster has also appointed filmmaker Aaron Woodley (pictured) as its director of network brands.
Wattpad strikes development deal with Huayi Brothers Korea
The companies will develop and coproduce Wattpad stories for the Korean market, with Wattpad Studios’ head of Asian operations Dexter Ong overseeing the partnership.
Screen Media acquires all U.S. rights to Akash Sherman’s Clara
The sci-fi feature, produced by Serendipity Point Films, will get a day-and-date theatrical release.
CMF invests in new seasons of Chateau Laurier, Gayl Pile
The funder invested a total of $10 million across 49 digital media projects in three different sections.
CAKE, Fresh TV get more Dramarama
Teletoon and Cartoon Network in the U.S. have renewed Total Dramarama for a second season.
CBC builds out kids content strategy, starting with a ‘Detention’
LoCo Motion Pictures and Broken Compass Films’ Detention Adventure will be the first kids scripted series to debut exclusively on Gem.
Photo Gallery: 2019 TFCA gala - Rogers award nominee Sofia Bohdanowicz at the TFCA\'s 2019 gala.
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