Exclusive: Canada’s Cream Productions has made some changes to its development team.
Veteran exec James Farr has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Development, and will lead a team comprising former Blue Ant Studios producer Zachary Frank, who has joined as Vice President of Development, and Jane Churchill-Smith, who has been upped to Director of Development.
Farr’s expanded role at the Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan producer will see him creating and developing programs for broadcast and cable nets, with a focus on true crime, history, pop culture and paranormal.
In a decade-long spell at Cream, Farr is credited with developing the likes of Netflix series Age of Samurai, CNN’s History of the Sitcom, ABC series The Game Show Show and History Canada’s The World Without Canada. He also worked on shows such as ID’s Murder U and Fear Thy Neighbor, as well...
Veteran exec James Farr has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Development, and will lead a team comprising former Blue Ant Studios producer Zachary Frank, who has joined as Vice President of Development, and Jane Churchill-Smith, who has been upped to Director of Development.
Farr’s expanded role at the Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan producer will see him creating and developing programs for broadcast and cable nets, with a focus on true crime, history, pop culture and paranormal.
In a decade-long spell at Cream, Farr is credited with developing the likes of Netflix series Age of Samurai, CNN’s History of the Sitcom, ABC series The Game Show Show and History Canada’s The World Without Canada. He also worked on shows such as ID’s Murder U and Fear Thy Neighbor, as well...
- 5/13/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Yellowjackets actor Kevin Alves has set his directorial debuting though indie heist movie Lucky Weekend.
The film, made through Alves’ 31 Twelve Films, will reunite him with Yellowjackets co-star Alexa Barajas. They will both star alongside Locke & Key actor Jesse Camacho and Jessica Clement (Dream Scenario).
Alves is also the writer on the coming-of-age story, in which 18 year-old Gabe, who finds out his best friend has stolen his winning scratch ticket and wrangles a group of unlikely friends to help him steal it back before it is cashed in.
John Daniel (Life with Luca), Agape Mngomezulu (Ginny & Georgia), Jack Ettlinger (Death Note), Alex Ozerov (Another Life), Luke Hutchie (Ezra) and newcomer Clarice Goetz round out the cast.
Alves is best known for playing the role of Travis on Showtime’s series Yellowjackets, which was picked up for a third season in December of 2022 and is set to begin filming in late spring of this year.
The film, made through Alves’ 31 Twelve Films, will reunite him with Yellowjackets co-star Alexa Barajas. They will both star alongside Locke & Key actor Jesse Camacho and Jessica Clement (Dream Scenario).
Alves is also the writer on the coming-of-age story, in which 18 year-old Gabe, who finds out his best friend has stolen his winning scratch ticket and wrangles a group of unlikely friends to help him steal it back before it is cashed in.
John Daniel (Life with Luca), Agape Mngomezulu (Ginny & Georgia), Jack Ettlinger (Death Note), Alex Ozerov (Another Life), Luke Hutchie (Ezra) and newcomer Clarice Goetz round out the cast.
Alves is best known for playing the role of Travis on Showtime’s series Yellowjackets, which was picked up for a third season in December of 2022 and is set to begin filming in late spring of this year.
- 3/20/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Michael MacMillan retired from the world of television 17 years ago. Except, he didn’t.
The Canadian film and TV producer and business exec had made his name as CEO and Chairman of Alliance Atlantis, the company that built the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise into a worldwide phenomenon, before its broadcast unit was sold off in 2007 to Canwest Communications and Goldman Sachs — making a lot of cash and taking a well-earned early retirement.
However, just four years later, he was back to do it all again.
MacMillan launched Blue Ant Media in 2011, originally as a Canadian channel operator, much the same as Alliance Atlantis had operated. However, just like his previous company, network ownership was only a means to an end — owning content was always the real play.
In the 13 years that have followed, Blue Ant has transformed from a channel operator to a content company playing in the international rights ownership game,...
The Canadian film and TV producer and business exec had made his name as CEO and Chairman of Alliance Atlantis, the company that built the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise into a worldwide phenomenon, before its broadcast unit was sold off in 2007 to Canwest Communications and Goldman Sachs — making a lot of cash and taking a well-earned early retirement.
However, just four years later, he was back to do it all again.
MacMillan launched Blue Ant Media in 2011, originally as a Canadian channel operator, much the same as Alliance Atlantis had operated. However, just like his previous company, network ownership was only a means to an end — owning content was always the real play.
In the 13 years that have followed, Blue Ant has transformed from a channel operator to a content company playing in the international rights ownership game,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Canada’s Drag Race winner Priyanka will make her acting debut in Canadian comedy Ezra, and we’ve got the reveal trailer here for you to see.
The drag queen and television personality, who won the Canadian version of Drag Race in 2020, is joining the likes of newcomer Luke Hutchie, Chelsea Clark (Ginny and Georgie), Matthew Finlan (Orphan: First Kill), Zoe De Grand Maison (Riverdale) and Veronika Slowikowska (What We Do in the Shadows) in the OUTtv comedy.
Priyanka, whose birth name is Mark Suknanan, made her name in Toronto’s club scene before appearing on shows such as Canada’s version of Drag Race and Ytv reality show The Next Star.
Ezra follows a killer gay vampire who takes a leap of faith and enters the modern world after fleeing the dark and demonic chains of his shadowy old home. In the trailer, Priyanka plays a version of...
The drag queen and television personality, who won the Canadian version of Drag Race in 2020, is joining the likes of newcomer Luke Hutchie, Chelsea Clark (Ginny and Georgie), Matthew Finlan (Orphan: First Kill), Zoe De Grand Maison (Riverdale) and Veronika Slowikowska (What We Do in the Shadows) in the OUTtv comedy.
Priyanka, whose birth name is Mark Suknanan, made her name in Toronto’s club scene before appearing on shows such as Canada’s version of Drag Race and Ytv reality show The Next Star.
Ezra follows a killer gay vampire who takes a leap of faith and enters the modern world after fleeing the dark and demonic chains of his shadowy old home. In the trailer, Priyanka plays a version of...
- 8/26/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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