All eyes will be on the Canadian TV industry over the next month as major players such as public broadcaster CBC, Bell Media, Rogers and Corus unveil their 2021-22 upfront plans. But this year, in the wake of heavy hitters like “Schitt’s Creek” and “Kim’s Convenience” coming to an end, the pressure for networks to find the next global-facing series is palpable.
Upfront season follows one of the most tumultuous years for Canadian television in recent memory. In September, the final season of “Schitt’s Creek” made history at the Emmys by sweeping all major comedy categories, solidifying its place as one of the most successful CBC shows of all time.
Three months later, the public broadcaster was on its knees as allegations that filmmaker Michelle Latimer, the producer and director of one of its most exciting new offerings, “Trickster,” was not of Indigenous descent, as she had claimed. The series,...
Upfront season follows one of the most tumultuous years for Canadian television in recent memory. In September, the final season of “Schitt’s Creek” made history at the Emmys by sweeping all major comedy categories, solidifying its place as one of the most successful CBC shows of all time.
Three months later, the public broadcaster was on its knees as allegations that filmmaker Michelle Latimer, the producer and director of one of its most exciting new offerings, “Trickster,” was not of Indigenous descent, as she had claimed. The series,...
- 5/13/2021
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Charles Booker, the Democratic Senate candidate who narrowly lost to former Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath in a close race in Kentucky, is set to have his campaign documented by American Relapse and Bernie Blackout director Pat McGee.
Booker’s campaign was gaining steam right up until he lost to McGrath by a narrow margin this week.
McGee has been embedded with the Booker campaign since the Kentucky House of Representatives member handed him access during the past few weeks.
Booker, who was running on a platform of universal health care, a Green New Deal to tackle climate change, systemic criminal justice reform and universal basic income, only started his campaign in January and was endorsed by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon.
His campaign bounce to win the right to take on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky came during the Covid-19 crisis,...
Booker’s campaign was gaining steam right up until he lost to McGrath by a narrow margin this week.
McGee has been embedded with the Booker campaign since the Kentucky House of Representatives member handed him access during the past few weeks.
Booker, who was running on a platform of universal health care, a Green New Deal to tackle climate change, systemic criminal justice reform and universal basic income, only started his campaign in January and was endorsed by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon.
His campaign bounce to win the right to take on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky came during the Covid-19 crisis,...
- 7/2/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vice TV is expanding its programming slate with two new documentaries in its Vice Versa strand and a pair of renewals.
The youth media broadcaster has ordered docs about the dark side of Nike’s iconic Air Jordan sneakers and the role the media played into Bernie Sanders’ exit from the 2020 Presidential Campaign.
Both films form part of the company’s Vice Versa strand, which kicked off earlier this year with ITN Productions’ hour-long special Meghan Markle Escaping The Crown.
One Man and His Shoes, which airs on May 25 at 8pm, is a two-hour film that takes a deep dive into the social, cultural, and racial significance of the Air Jordan sneaker. It will explore the marketing that built a multi-billion-dollar business and the dark side of greed and teen murder that ownership of the sneakers spawned. Using a mix of archival footage and graphic animation, the film features...
The youth media broadcaster has ordered docs about the dark side of Nike’s iconic Air Jordan sneakers and the role the media played into Bernie Sanders’ exit from the 2020 Presidential Campaign.
Both films form part of the company’s Vice Versa strand, which kicked off earlier this year with ITN Productions’ hour-long special Meghan Markle Escaping The Crown.
One Man and His Shoes, which airs on May 25 at 8pm, is a two-hour film that takes a deep dive into the social, cultural, and racial significance of the Air Jordan sneaker. It will explore the marketing that built a multi-billion-dollar business and the dark side of greed and teen murder that ownership of the sneakers spawned. Using a mix of archival footage and graphic animation, the film features...
- 5/6/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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