Production volume for Canadian content was $2.92 billion, a 12.4% decrease OTTAWA — For the 12-month period ending just prior to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Canadian film... Continue Reading
TORONTO — The Banff World Media Festival today announced a new initiative, the International Indigenous Screen Industry Summit, which will take place Monday, June 21 via the festival’s virtual conference... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Facebook Canada announced today it has signed commercial agreements with 14 Canadian publishers to participate in the News Innovation Test, which the social media giant calls “a new... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Bell Media’s CTV today unveiled its summer schedule of programming, which includes new reality competition series Lego Masters (premiering June 1), hosted by Canadian actor Will Arnett (above),... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Coinciding with the launch of its A Death in Cryptoland podcast today, CBC Podcasts announced it is adding two more true-crime offerings to its lineup this spring. The... Continue Reading
By Greg O’Brien
“Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it…
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OTTAWA – The federal government today announced an $49 million increase to the short-term compensation fund (STCF) for Canadian audiovisual productions which it set up in 2020 to help producers,... Continue Reading
TORONTO – Trevor Hampden (above) has been appointed as director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, ACTRA National announced this week. His job is to support the actors’ union’s “objectives... Continue Reading
TORONTO — Hollywood Suite will present the Canadian premiere of the four-part HBO Max Original docuseries Equal as the cornerstone of its Pride programming for the month of June. Available... Continue Reading
TORONTO – As the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) laces up to make hockey history next week, Sportsnet is bringing fans to Calgary to take in the sights, sounds... Continue Reading
