Tag: Pacific Screenwriting Program
TV & Film News – Blink49 Studios acquires majority stake in...
Blink49 Studios, backed by global producer and distributor Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content), is acquiring a majority stake in Vancouver-based Front Street Pictures. Marking...
TV & Film News – 2022 production spend projected to climb...
Creative BC says early insights project that 2022 production spending by film and television projects in B.C. will be over the estimated $3.6B mark....
TV & Film News – Sarah Polley leads Canadian Oscar nominees
The 95th Academy Awards nominations include a number of Canadians led by Sarah Polley, who is up for Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking,...
TV & Film News – Carolle Brabant, Lisa Meeches named to...
Telefilm Canada executive director Carolle Brabant and producer and writer Lisa Meeches are among the new Members named to the Order of Canada. Brabant...
TV & Film News – Allan Slaight to receive star on...
Canada’s Walk of Fame is inducting Slaight Communications founder and former Standard Broadcasting President and CEO Allan Slaight for his contributions in business and...
TV & Film News – Major construction begins on Pinewood Studios...
Pinewood Toronto Studios has started major construction on its multi-stage expansion of more than 200,000 sq. ft. of new sound stage and support space....
In Canadian TV headlines, Mr. D wraps production on its final...
Stingray Digital Group has made an unsolicited, hostile-takeover bid for U.S.-based multi-platform video and music network Music Choice. The offer is currently under review...
Netflix backs Pacific Screenwriting Program aimed at producing more B.C.-based screenwriters
Netflix is one of the partners in a new initiative that aims to produce more Vancouver-based screenwriters.
The Pacific Screenwriting Program will combine industry mentorship,...