Tag: Screen

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....

TV & Film News – Marci Ien among WIFT Toronto’s 2020...

WIFT Toronto has named its 2020 Crystal Awards honourees. They include Beth Janson, CEO at the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, who receives...

TV & Film News – Deepa Mehta’s ‘Funny Boy’ to represent...

Funny Boy, Deepa Mehta’s film adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s coming-of-age novel, will represent Canada in the race for Best International Feature Film at the...

TV & Film News – Applications open Friday for federal COVID-19...

The Short-Term Compensation Fund for Canadian Audiovisual Productions (STCF) will open for applications Oct. 30. The temporary federal measure is aimed at minimizing the...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Marci Ien is the new Liberal Member of Parliament-elect for Toronto Centre, following Monday’s by-election to fill the seat vacated by former Finance...

TV & Film News – CBC ramps up political coverage with...

CBC/Radio-Canada is once again making 24-hour news channels, CBC News Network and ICI RDI, more widely available as Canadians face a resurgence of COVID-19....

TV & Film News – DOC releases COVID-19 production guide

The Documentary Organization of Canada has released online guide, Documentary Production in the Era of COVID-19: Best Practices by and for Documentary Filmmakers. Created...

TV & Film News – HireBIPOC initiative launches

Bell Media, CBC/Radio-Canada, Corus Entertainment, and Rogers Sports & Media are the Foundational Partners of HireBIPOC, a new industry initiative launched Monday, aimed at...

TV & Film News – Canadian Heritage announces temporary COVID-19 insurance...

Canadian Heritage has announced temporary support to get Canadian film and television productions, unable to get COVID-19 insurance, back on set. Heritage Min. Steven...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: TV critic Bill Brioux on isolation...

Feeling like you've reached the end of Netflix? You're not alone and unfortunately there are more content challenges ahead for both conventional and OTT networks...