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Framestore Vancouver Hires Naomi Stopa as Managing Director, Jinnie Pak as Head of Production (EXCLUSIVE)
15.03.2022 - 20:13 / variety.com
K.J. Yossman Framestore, the Oscar-winning VFX company behind upcoming features such as “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore” and “Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness,” has tapped Naomi Stopa and Jinnie Pak to join the company as it charts a global expansion.Both hires will join the company’s Canada team, with Stopa appointed managing director, Vancouver, and Pak joining as head of production, Vancouver.Stopa, who has credits on films including “Free Guy” and “Black Widow,” was previously head of production at Digital Domain, overseeing Vancouver, Montreal and L.A.
She has also worked at ILM, Method Studios and Rainmaker.Pak, whose VFX production credits include “Jungle Cruise” and “Transformers: Age Of Extinction,” was previously senior producer at Electronic Arts. She has also worked at ILM and Method.
“Being able to strengthen our new Vancouver studio with such superb talent is a real coup for Framestore,” said Fiona Walkinshaw, Framestore’s global managing director of film. “Naomi and Jinnie have both carved exceptional careers for themselves, and their knowledge, skills and expertise will be pivotal when it comes to building the team, driving forward existing projects and bringing major new titles to BC.
It’s also nice to note that this is a ‘coming home’ of sorts for both Naomi and Jinnie, who both worked for the studio under the Method banner. Their insights and deep knowledge of the Vancouver will doubtless prove invaluable, both on the ground and as part of our global management team.” The new hires come as Framestore works to strategically integrate Method Studios, which it recently purchased (Method has film and episodic teams in Vancouver, Montreal and Melbourne), as well as opening a new
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30.03.2022 / 16:15
Saloon Media, Bullrush Pictures Team on Workplace Comedy ‘Hospital Show’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Naman Ramachandran Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Media company, and Bullrush Pictures, are collaborating on half-hour workplace comedy “Hospital Show.” The series is an adaptation of the popular YouTube series of the same name, created by actor, writer and director Adam Greydon Reid, the founder of Bullrush Pictures. “Hospital Show” is about the actors who play television’s most respected doctors on the fictional hit primetime medical drama “Critical Condition.” These actors may dispense miracle cures on television, but beneath the gleaming smiles and spotless white coats is a raging fire of high school politics, power trips and puerile shenanigans.
etcanada.com
30.03.2022 / 06:07
‘Canada’s Got Talent’: Lilly Singh Awards Golden Buzzer To Vancouver Dance Troupe GRVMNT
Lilly Singh has made the members of a talented dance troupe very happy.
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29.03.2022 / 18:53
Limited Series ‘Pistol’ About Guitarist Steve Jones Bows On Hulu In May
FX has set the date of its Danny Boyle-directed limited series about Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. Pistol will premiere May 31 exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. and on Disney+ in UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
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26.03.2022 / 15:45
‘Dune: Part Two’ pre-production to begin next week
Dune: Part Two is set to begin next week, according to director Denis Villeneuve.A sequel to the hit 2021 film was officially announced last October after the new film earned over $40million at the US box office in its opening weekend. It will land in October 2023.Speaking to ET Canada at a pre-Oscars event celebrating Oscar nominees from Canada, Villeneuve said of the sequel: “It’s gonna be intense.
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25.03.2022 / 17:55
Denis Villeneuve Says Pre-Production On ‘Dune 2’ Begins Next Week, Calls It ‘Biggest Challenge Of His Career’
Denis Villeneuve is getting ready to celebrate the 10 Academy Award nominations his “Dune” has earned at the Oscars this Sunday, but the Canadian director reveals he’s already looking ahead to the sci-fi epic’s sequel.
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24.03.2022 / 12:35
Paramount Plus Forges Long-Term Partnership With French Studio Gaumont (EXCLUSIVE)
Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentParamount Plus, which is the global streaming service of recently rebranded Paramount — formerly ViacomCBS — has forged a three-year partnership with Gaumont, the storied French studio behind Netflix’s “Lupin” and “Narcos,” to jointly produce a slate of high-end original shows for its growing subscribers around the world.Under the partnership Gaumont will produce these series in association with Paramount’s international studio, VIS. The shows will be part of Paramount Plus’s stated plans to green light 50 new non-U.S.
etcanada.com
23.03.2022 / 22:13
Trish Stratus Dishes On ‘Nerve-Wracking’ Return Of ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin At WrestleMania 38, Lita’s Big Match
Trish Stratus knows how much goes into a WWE comeback.
etcanada.com
23.03.2022 / 14:39
Vancouver Teen Shea Nabs Howie Mandel’s Golden Buzzer After Delivering Stunning Performance On ‘Canada’s Got Talent’
The new season of “Canada’s Got Talent” got off to a fantastic start on Tuesday night.
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18.03.2022 / 18:25
Anne Hathaway Was ‘So Inspired’ By Jared Leto’s ‘Immersive’ Acting Method In ‘wecrashed’
Jared Leto goes to great lengths to get into character. Take for example his latest role as WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann in the Apple TV+ limited series “wecrashed”.
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18.03.2022 / 18:05
Crunchyroll Anime Pic ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ Surprises On Thursday With $2.9M Previews
When the major studios zig, other theatrical distributors zag, and in this instance that means taking advantage of putting a wide release out there when the majors were too scared to do so earlier this year with all the Omicron mixed messages. Crunchyroll (ne Funimation) has the anime movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0 which racked up $2.88M in previews last night from 2,003 locations, juiced by 49 Imax auditoriums.
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17.03.2022 / 17:21
Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson And More Stars Sign Open Letter Calling On RBC To Stop Financing Controversial Canadian Pipeline
Celebrities are getting behind the effort to stop the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
variety.com
15.03.2022 / 18:57
Animation Studio Mercury Filmworks Taps Guillaume Dubois as Vice President Production (EXCLUSIVE)
K.J. Yossman Canadian animation studio Mercury Filmworks has appointed Guillaume Dubois as their new vice president of production.Dubois, who will report to Mercury Filmworks’ founder and CEO Clint Eland, will manage current and future productions including work-for-hire and original IP.
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12.03.2022 / 23:01
SXSW: ‘Slash/Back’ Producers Announce Good Question Media Production Company (EXCLUSIVE)
Angelique Jackson Ahead of the SXSW debut of their latest film, “Slash/Back,” three of the thriller’s producers —- Scythia Films’ Dan Bekerman and Stellar Citizens’ Chris Yurkovich and Alex Ordanis —- announced the launch of the new full-service production company, Good Question Media.Bekerman, Yurkovich and Ordanis will serve as partners and producers in the new venture, which will oversee film and television projects, supporting them from inception through distribution and packaging with the Good Question Media development fund.As one of the very few Canada-based private equity funds, the company is uniquely positioned to access the international treaty funding systems. But that’s just one way the veteran producers aim to use their combined expertise.