Canadian Academy Appoints Cineplex Head As Board Chair

Boardwalk Empire, the HBO crime drama that graced our screens from 2010 to 2014, transported audiences to the Prohibition Era, offering a glimpse into the lives of characters navigating the complex world of Atlantic City’s organized crime.

Fans are anxiously awaiting the fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy, and while we wait, Netflix confirmed some details!

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian comedy Run the Burbs has been picked up by Hulu for its second window in the U.S.

A vibrant and diverse school community in East Manchester ensures equality of opportunity and excellence for students.

The Writers Guild of America continues to express its displeasure with the exclusion of some writing categories from the 75th Emmy Awards.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Vice Media Group, still grappling with the ripple effects of its bankruptcy filing and aftermath, has tapped Mike Lang, a 30-year-plus veteran of TV, film and game industries who was one of Hulu’s founding executives, as interim executive chairman. Lang joins as executive chairman of the Brooklyn-based media company after serving as an adviser to Fortress Investment Group, one of Vice Media’s former lenders.

Brixton Academy crush have claimed Afrobeats star Asake “hasn’t done anything to support the investigation”.In December 2022, two people died in a fatal crowd crush that occurred at Asake’s concert in Brixton Academy. Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, were killed when concertgoers without tickets rushed the doors at the venue to see the musician, leading to overcrowding.

William Earl Klutch Sports Group has acquired sports agency Rep 1 Baseball as UTA‘s sports partner looks to expand beyond its stronghold in basketball and football representation. The deal calls for Rep 1 CEO Chris Koras to serve as head of Klutch Baseball.

Michael Imperioli (The White Lotus) is confirmed for a role in Academy Award nominee Paul Schrader’s new film, Oh, Canada, Deadline has learned.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Korean-produced series “The Glory” won the best drama series award on Thursday at the Asian Academy Creative Awards Gala Final. Thai-produced TV movie “Hunger” was named best feature film. The awards are organized by the Asian Academy of Creative Arts (AACA) a.k.a Asian Academy Creative Awards (AAA) and are held alongside the Asia Television Forum and Market (ATF) in Singapore. The AACA “was established to honor creative excellence and serve as a peer judged pinnacle of achievement in content creation, performance and media production.” By the conclusion of the gala ceremony, Singapore, Japan and India had each claimed seven prize wins.

Nick Holdsworth At the closing ceremony of the 3rd edition of the Red Sea Film Festival Thursday, which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in front of an audience that included Hollywood stars Nicolas Cage, Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry, Jason Statham and Adrien Brody, the Golden Yusr for best film and a $100,000 cash prize went to Pakistani-Canadian horror film “In Flames,” directed by Zarrar Kahn. The director said that the indie movie was shot for “just $300,000 — the size of a Red Sea Fund production grant.” He urged “everyone who gets a grant to go make a movie, because this was made for nothing.” The Silver Yusr prize for best feature film went to Tarsem Singh for “Dear Jassi.” The film, an India/Canada/U.S.

Through word of mouth and critical praise (and a lot of pandemic-era binge-watching, Canadian sitcom “Letterkenny” gradually became one of the most popular comedies on TV. But after 11 seasons and 7 specials, Crave‘s hit series comes to an end.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Academy has revealed the list of eligible films for consideration in best animated, documentary and international feature of the year, encompassing a broad range of blockbusters and critically acclaimed titles. GKids’ “The Boy and the Heron,” Pixar’s “Elemental,” Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and Illumination’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” are among the 33 animated films in the running.

Casualty fans have been left in shock by a trailer for the new series which appears to tease a blood-soaked end for long-serving character Charlie Fairhead. Charlie, played by Derek Thompson, has starred in the BBC medical drama for nearly 40 years and is the only remaining original character from the first episode, broadcast in September 1986.

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences and its former CEO and president were sued today by a woman who alleges she was sexually harassed in a culture that permitted him and others to abuse, exploit and silence victims for years. Read the lawsuit here.

EXCLUSIVE: The creator of Canadian smash Letterkenny has struck a multi-year content deal with streamer Crave and New Metric Media that Crave’s programing boss says is a first of its kind.

There are a pair of double Emmy winners already today as the Television Academy revealed recipients of the 75th Emmy Awards in juried categories from Animation, Costume, Hairstyling, Makeup and Motion Design.

EXCLUSIVE: The Artists Equity movie Unstoppable remains exactly that: After the production was shut down during the WGA strike, the William Goldenberg directed, Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome starring sports movie will return to shooting on Dec. 12 with Don Cheadle, Michael Peña and Bobby Cannavale joining the cast.

Canada’s media guild has reacted with shock following the announcement CBC/Radio-Canada will cut approximately 10% of its workforce and bring down its program spend by C$40M ($29.6M) to reduce a major budget shortfall.

The 2023 Academy Museum Gala was probably the final star-studded event of the year and so many celebs stepped out during the kickoff to awards season!