Brendan Christie
Ottawa Animation Fest opens call for submissions
TVThe 11th annual Ottawa Animation Festival is set for September 21 to 25, and it wants you! The OIAF has announced its call for submissions for films from professional or up-and-coming animators.
Brandon Lane to develop at 9 Story
PEOPLE MOVES / TVBrandon Lane has been appointed as Toronto, Canada-based 9 Story Entertainment’s development executive.
More near-nudity for YTV from 9 Story
NEWSToronto, Canada-based 9 Story Entertainment has picked up an extra 14 episode commitment for Almost Naked Animals from Canuck kidcaster YTV.
Sinking Ship takes US$50,000 Shaw Rocket Prize
NEWSDino Dan has landed the 2010 Shaw Rocket Prize. The show, produced by Toronto’s Sinking Ship Entertainment, beat out four other finalists to take the $50,000 prize.
eOne reports 30% revenue growth
NEWSToronto, Canada-based eOne has released its interim results for the six months ending September 30, indicating revenue growth of 30% to US$345 million. (All figures converted from pounds sterling.)
Toonz comes to Montreal with Mediabiz
NEWSIndian animation company Toonz is setting up a new shop in Canada in partnership with Montreal’s Mediabiz International.
People Moves: Alberta Nokes moves into Apartment 11
NEWSIndustry vet Alberta Nokes has been named head of development for Apartment 11 Productions in Montreal.
Marblemedia and Seven24 launch new distrib
NEWSToronto prodco marblemedia and Calgary’s SEVEN24 Films have formed a new company, Distribution360, under former Joost/Alliance Atlantis VP Stéphanie Röckmann-Portier. The new distributor will be platform agnostic, and concentrate on children’s, youth, drama and factual programming.
DVD releases extend the shelf life of movie merch
NEWSIt used to be that when you dropped a few hundred million on a picture, it bought you more than 15 minutes of fame. Not anymore. With dozens of kid-themed blockbusters in theaters every year, a release barely has time to catch its breath these days, let alone move warehouses full of product.
CBBC matriarch marches into KidScreen’s Hall of Fame
NEWSTracing Trees’ roots Say the name Theresa Plummer-Andrews in conversation and you will inevitably get a strong reaction. Whether it’s her brutal honesty, her unerring ability to know what kids will like, or her strange predilection for dancing on tables, Plummer-Andrews has come to embody the anti-suit – the exact opposite of what you would [...]
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