OTTAWA – The International Institute of Communications (IIC) Canadian Chapter has released a preliminary program for its annual conference, being held as a hybrid event this year with the in-person part taking place at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on May 16 and 17.
According to an email announcing registration for the event is open, the conference will feature discussions on a variety of topics including:
Competition law and platform regulation
Bill C-11 (the Online Streaming Act)
Rural broadband in Canada and the optimal mix of technologies
Developments in Indigenous media
Compensation for news media
Broadband mapping
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CANADA AND AUSTRALIA’S national public broadcasters CBC and ABC announced yesterday they have teamed up to create the Kindred ABC/CBC Animation Collaboration, a joint initiative to fund new children’s animated projects.
This initiative builds on the existing collaborative relationship between the two public broadcasters, which are now in search of “world-class, unique, creatively ambitious animation ideas to develop, with the potential for a future co-commission,” a press release explains.
Canadian and Australian creators and producers will be able to apply to participate from March 28, 2022, to May 16, 2022. (Please click here for details about the application process.)
CBC…
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CREATORS CAN NOW apply to take part in the first Northern Canada Producer Accelerator (NCPA), a joint program between the Yukon and Northwest Territories, which was announced today by Screen Production Yukon Association, Northwest Territories Professional Media Association, Yukon Media Development, and the Northwest Territories Film Commission.
“Produced by Access Canada, the NCPA will offer training, mentorship, networking, and market access for up to ten (10) content producers in the Yukon and Northwest Territories,” a press release says.
“In order to ensure it is best positioned to address the unique needs of Canada’s northern producers, the NCPA will work closely with…
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TORONTO — CBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) announced today a new six-part TV series Stuff the British Stole, based on the ABC podcast of the same name from award-winning journalist Marc Fennell that launched on CBC Podcasts in fall 2021.
An Australia-Canada co-production, Stuff the British Stole is being co-produced by Wooden Horse, WildBear Entertainment and Cream Productions (Canada) for the ABC and the CBC.
With principal production funding from Screen Australia, the TV series is being financed with support from the Canada Media Fund, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Ontario Creates and Content Mint.
The series…
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TORONTO — ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) today named Juanita Peters (above) as this year’s ACTRA National Woman of the Year, an honour bestowed annually by the performers’ union in celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8.
The award recognizes an ACTRA member “who uses their passion to support ACTRA members and women within the broader audiovisual industry,” says a press release.
“We are proud to honour Juanita Peters as our ACTRA National 2022 Woman of the Year,” said ACTRA national president Eleanor Noble, in the release.
“Juanita, a Nova Scotian living in Dartmouth, has an extensive…
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TORONTO — CBC announced today it has launched a reboot of its teen-focused financial literacy brand Street Cents on TikTok.
The original Street Cents was an award-winning CBC TV series in the 1990s/early 2000s.
The new version of the brand launched on TikTok features content creators Anisha Joshi, Carley Thorne, Creo Walters and Mercedes Gaztambide (pictured above, left to right), “creating a variety of comedic and journalistic short-form video content on a daily basis,” reads a CBC press release.
“Together, they will inspire critical thinking about spending, saving and earning. In addition to the core team, guest contributors will be welcomed in the…
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TORONTO — Blue Ant Studios announced today the new documentary series Evil by Design: Surviving Nygård, commissioned by the CBC and scheduled to premiere March 17 on CBC TV and CBC Gem.
Based on investigative reporting from CBC News and the CBC Podcasts audio series Evil by Design, this three-hour CBC original docuseries “dissects the culture and events that enabled disgraced fashion designer Peter Nygård to allegedly abuse his power for more than four decades,” reads a press release.
“While Nygård built a fashion empire, he is also alleged to have preyed on numerous women. Today, the suspected list of survivors…
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MONTREAL – APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which formalizes a collaborative partnership between the two organizations that covers entertainment and news programming.
The two organizations, as part of the agreement, will increase opportunities, training and resources for Indigenous creators and expand the audience for Indigenous programming, a press release explains.
They will also collaborate on news and information programming, which means “sharing content and technical resources (such as joint feeds, pooled footage and other resources), while retaining editorial control over their own programming and applying their own journalistic standards and practices,” says…
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TORONTO — As the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games prepare to get underway on Friday, March 4, the Canadian Paralympic Media Consortium, including primary broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada, announced today their broadcast, live streaming and digital coverage plans for the event, which runs until Sunday, March 13.
The Canadian broadcast schedule for Paralympics coverage includes almost 150 total TV hours across CBC/Radio-Canada, Accessible Media Inc.’s AMI-tv and AMI-audio, and Rogers Sports and Media’s Sportsnet, according to a press release.
“We are set for an incredible Paralympic Winter Games and are very excited for people across the country to be able to watch Canada’s Paralympians dazzle…
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TORONTO — Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) today unveiled its March schedule, including a lineup of new and returning programs available in described video for the blind and partially sighted community in Canada.
Highlights of AMI’s lineup include coverage of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics from CBC on AMI-tv and AMI-audio, the 2022 Canadian Blind Hockey Tournament on AMI-audio, and a new culinary series from Mary Mammoliti (above), host of AMI-tv’s Dish with Mary and AMI-audio’s Kitchen Confession podcast, on AMI-tv.
Starting with the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony on Friday, March 4, AMI will air more than 40 hours of Paralympic coverage…
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