NEWS
Pier 21 Films’ strategic focus on fresh comedic voices
By Kelly Townsend Founder Laszlo Barna and COO Nicole Butler share how Run the Burbs is part of a longer strategy to attract global buyers with in-demand domestic talent. Laszlo Barna and Nicole Butler are bringing Toronto boutique Pier 21 Films into its next phase,...
Run the Burbs rounds out cast
By Kelly Townsend Now in production in Toronto and Hamilton, the Pier 21 Films comedy will premiere on CBC in winter 2022. Production is underway in Toronto and Hamilton on CBC original comedy Run the Burbs, led by award-winning Kim’s Convenience star Andrew Phung....
Endeavor Content acquires int’l sales rights to CBC comedy Run the Burbs
By Jordan Pinto The Pier 21 Films-produced comedy stars Andrew Phung, who co-created the series alongside Scott Townend. Endeavor Content, the studio and distribution division of U.S. talent and media agency Endeavor, has picked up the worldwide sales rights to Pier...
Hollywood Production in Canada Soars Amid Second Wave Spikes
By Etan Vlessing As COVID-19 lockdowns close movie theaters, Los Angeles producers safely shoot tentpoles and TV episodes on Canadian soundstages sealed off from the outside world. As the second coronavirus wave closes down Canadian movie theaters, again, Hollywood...
Comedy Star Russell Peters to Executive Produce YouTuber Jus Reign’s ‘Late Bloomer’
By Naman Ramachandran Canadian comedian Russell Peters (“The Indian Detective”) will executive produce half-hour series “Late Bloomer,” featuring fellow Canadian comic Jasmeet Singh Raina (AKA Jus Reign), with independent production company Pier 21 Films. The show is...
Russell Peters Is Producing Jus Reign’s ‘Late Bloomer’ TV Show
The half-hour program is currently in development at CBC By Calum Slingerland Published Nov 12, 2020 Canadian comedian and YouTube star Jus Reign (a.k.a. Jasmeet Singh Raina) will make the leap to television with a new series executive produced by Russell Peters....
The Hunt For The Next ‘Schitt’s Creek’: Canadian Scheme Identifies TV Series To Help Find Success In U.S.
By Peter White EXCLUSIVE: Schitt’s Creek has become the show to emulate when it comes to Canadian producers looking to find success outside of the Great White North. Starting as a small comedy on Canadian public broadcaster, it has become a huge hit in the U.S. and...
‘The Beaverton’ Producer Pier 21 Films Expands Development Team
By Peter White Pier 21 Films, the company behind CTV’s Canadian political satire series The Beaverton is beefing up its development team. The company has hired former CBC executive Karen Tsang to the role of Vice President of Development and promoted Bill Lundy to...
Canadian Producer Pier 21 Films Options Teen Bride Memoir ‘A Good Wife: Escaping The Life I Never Chose’
By Peter White EXCLUSIVE: Canadian producer Pier 21 Films, set up by former eOne Television chief Laszlo Barna, is to adapt A Good Wife: Escaping The Life I Never Chose, the story of a teen bride being forced to move to Canada, into a television series. The company...
