The Canadian government’s Cad$50 million ($38 million) backstop scheme to support homegrown programs and co-productions unable to obtain insurance for Covid-19 filming interruptions and shutdowns has been met with relief from producers, though pressing questions remain about how exactly the fund will function.
“This is going to open up the door and the floodgates for a number of productions, smaller productions and producers with less financial means to get their shows up and running again,” says Aren Prupas, VP of business and legal affairs at Muse Entertainment, whose The CW-acquired “Coroner” is currently in production in Toronto. The executive highlighted, however, that the scheme is still woefully “thin on details.”
“Right now it’s pretty unclear what the premiums are. It’s still the elephant in the room. If this is as expensive as the secondary market [private sector], which we know to be very expensive because of what we did with ‘Coroner,...
“This is going to open up the door and the floodgates for a number of productions, smaller productions and producers with less financial means to get their shows up and running again,” says Aren Prupas, VP of business and legal affairs at Muse Entertainment, whose The CW-acquired “Coroner” is currently in production in Toronto. The executive highlighted, however, that the scheme is still woefully “thin on details.”
“Right now it’s pretty unclear what the premiums are. It’s still the elephant in the room. If this is as expensive as the secondary market [private sector], which we know to be very expensive because of what we did with ‘Coroner,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
After a two-year hiatus, Wynonna Earp is back with solid viewership for its Season 4 premiere. Sunday’s debut episode delivered 656,000 total viewers in L+3, up 11% from the Season 3 premiere, according to Nielsen. Boosted by a weekend of online watch parties and the cast returning to San Diego Comic-Con via a virtual stage, the premiere garnered 1.2 million multiplatform views, Syfy said.
“Wynonna Earp is a bona fide phenomenon,” said Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks – USA & Syfy. “Not only did it return for its fourth season stronger than its third, the resilience and passion of the Earpers continues to shine across social media, ‘cons and more.”
On premiere day, July 26, Wynonna Earp was the #1 most social program across all television (excluding sports). In the lead-up to the Season 4 premiere throughout July, Wynonna Earp saw 22.3 million estimated impressions across the twitterverse, according to Nielsen social content ratings.
The Wynonna Earp panel at Sdcc...
“Wynonna Earp is a bona fide phenomenon,” said Chris McCumber, President, Entertainment Networks – USA & Syfy. “Not only did it return for its fourth season stronger than its third, the resilience and passion of the Earpers continues to shine across social media, ‘cons and more.”
On premiere day, July 26, Wynonna Earp was the #1 most social program across all television (excluding sports). In the lead-up to the Season 4 premiere throughout July, Wynonna Earp saw 22.3 million estimated impressions across the twitterverse, according to Nielsen social content ratings.
The Wynonna Earp panel at Sdcc...
- 7/31/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Wynonna Earp” will finally return to Syfy for Season 4 next month, the network announced Friday.
The series will return with the first six episodes of its new season starting Sunday, July 26, with the midseason finale airing Sunday, August 30. The series was among those forced to shut down production due to Covid-19, with the production on the back half of the season slated to resume in Calgary later this summer.
In addition to announcing the premiere date, Syfy also released a new trailer for the season (above) and announced that the show will join the Comic-Con@Home lineup next month. The “Wynonna Earp” panel is expected to include special appearances by Emily Andras, Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Katherine Barrell and Varun Saranga.
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Here’s Syfy’s description of the new season:
In Season 4, the infamous Earp Curse is broken,...
The series will return with the first six episodes of its new season starting Sunday, July 26, with the midseason finale airing Sunday, August 30. The series was among those forced to shut down production due to Covid-19, with the production on the back half of the season slated to resume in Calgary later this summer.
In addition to announcing the premiere date, Syfy also released a new trailer for the season (above) and announced that the show will join the Comic-Con@Home lineup next month. The “Wynonna Earp” panel is expected to include special appearances by Emily Andras, Melanie Scrofano, Tim Rozon, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Katherine Barrell and Varun Saranga.
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Here’s Syfy’s description of the new season:
In Season 4, the infamous Earp Curse is broken,...
- 6/26/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for June 2020, including features/ TV series temporarily suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic:
Features
Bonfire (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Executive Producer: Tom Hammel
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
Ellington (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Executive Producer: Shea Kammer, Jonathan King, Adam Shulman, Jacob Perlin
Director: Ben Cleary
Untitled Graham King Project (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Cold Hut Production Ulc.
Executive Producer: Nicola Shindler, Graham King, Ken Kamins, Sally Wainwright, Colin Vaines
Producer: Nan Morales
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
TV Pilots
Kung Fu (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: 3253 Production Services Inc.
Executive Producer: Christina M. Kim, Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Hanelle Culpepper
Producer: Ian Smith
Director: Hanelle Culpepper
LA Brea (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Gep La Brea Inc.
Executive Producer: David Appelbaum, Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman,...
Features
Bonfire (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.
Executive Producer: Tom Hammel
Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth
Director: David Lowery
Ellington (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Swan Song BC Productions Inc.
Executive Producer: Shea Kammer, Jonathan King, Adam Shulman, Jacob Perlin
Director: Ben Cleary
Untitled Graham King Project (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Cold Hut Production Ulc.
Executive Producer: Nicola Shindler, Graham King, Ken Kamins, Sally Wainwright, Colin Vaines
Producer: Nan Morales
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
TV Pilots
Kung Fu (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: 3253 Production Services Inc.
Executive Producer: Christina M. Kim, Martin Gero, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Hanelle Culpepper
Producer: Ian Smith
Director: Hanelle Culpepper
LA Brea (Temporarily Suspended)
Local Production Company: Gep La Brea Inc.
Executive Producer: David Appelbaum, Avi Nir, Alon Shtruzman,...
- 6/24/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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