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Who Actually Owns a Canadian TV Show?
An independent Canadian television production company may own copyright in a finished series even when a broadcaster commissions it and a streaming service carries it overseas.
Private Eyes West Coast Episode 1 recap: ‘Changing Tides’ brings Shade and Angie back to work
Global’s Private Eyes West Coast begins its new Victoria chapter with “Changing Tides,” the Sept. 30 premiere of the Private Eyes spinoff.
Why Netflix Is Putting Canada On Screen
Cat Cahill’s Gilbert Girls romance novels take place in a Colorado mountain valley, where young women find work along a newly built railroad and at the fictional Crest Stone Hotel.
From Ice Cove to Snooks Arm: Netflix’s New Canadian Screen Geography
Ice Cove doesn't exist, although much of what viewers see around it does. North of North is set in a fictional Nunavut community, but the Netflix comedy was filmed in Iqaluit, where local residents appeared on screen, worked with the production and took part in a mentorship program that provided experience in television production.
Canadian creature features: Why Below is interesting
In Netflix’s Below, fisherman Calvin Penney lives in Snooks Arm, Newfoundland, where the local way of life is changing and an unidentified creature has begun terrorizing the community from the water.
The Newfoundland connections behind Netflix’s Below
Perry Chafe grew up in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, a small fishing community.
What actually makes a TV show or movie Canadian?
Sterling Point has a Canadian creator. Megan Park created and directed the Prime Video series, which follows 17-year-old Annie Jacobson after she inherits her grandfather’s island in Canada. The story takes her from New York into Ontario cottage country, with Muskoka becoming the setting for much of the series.
Natasha Henstridge went from Newfoundland to Hollywood. Now she's back in creature territory.
Natasha Henstridge was born in Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1974, and lived with her family in nearby South Brook before they moved west to Fort McMurray when she was five.
Anna Pigeon Episode 2 recap: “Hide + Seek”
Episode 2 of Anna Pigeon, “Hide + Seek,” picks up with Anna having made her decision: she’s staying at Glacier.
Below on Netflix: Release date, cast, episodes and everything we know
Netflix is heading to Newfoundland for Below, a six-episode creature thriller starring Josh Hartnett, Mackenzie Davis and Charlie Heaton.
Netflix’s Below brings a sea monster to Newfoundland
A house is being towed across the water at the beginning of Below, Netflix’s new six-episode creature thriller set in Newfoundland. Jesse McKeown, the series’ creator and showrunner, has connected that image directly to Newfoundland and Labrador’s history of resettlement, when residents left small and isolated communities for larger centres.
Anna Lambe takes the ELLE Canada cover as her career moves far beyond North of North
Anna Lambe is on the cover of ELLE Canada this fall, arriving there during a September that has already included the second season of North of North and the world premiere of another Canadian film in which she takes the lead.
Hudson Williams says returning to Heated Rivalry after its breakout success felt ‘surreal’
When Hudson Williams returned to Heated Rivalry for Season 2, he found himself wondering whether he was playing Shane Hollander or doing an impression of him.
Kathleen Robertson says growing up Canadian helped protect her from the worst of child stardom
Kathleen Robertson was 10 years old and living in Hamilton, Ont., when an open casting call came through her dance studio looking for a girl her age.
Anna Pigeon Episode 1 Recap: ‘Track of the Cat’
I went into Anna Pigeon with absolutely zero expectations other than seeing some of my Canadian favourites.
Alberta-shot Anna Pigeon scores USA Network’s biggest scripted debut in nearly eight years
The Crave Original uses Alberta’s Kananaskis mountains to stand in for Montana and puts Canadian talent on both sides of the camera.
Alberta-born director Ally Pankiw gives Harry Potter a hard no
Alberta-born filmmaker Ally Pankiw says she turned down the chance to pursue directing work on HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, saying it was an easy decision not to participate.
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie roars into theatres with star-studded voice cast
One of Canada’s best-known children’s entertainment franchises is back on the big screen, with Toronto-headquartered Spin Master’s PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie opening in theatres Friday.