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Third season of Corner Gas Animated to premiere on CTV Comedy next year

Posted: 10 Oct 2019 12:50 PM PDT

A third season of Corner Gas Animated, from executive producer Virginia Thompson (NSI Features First) of Vérité Films, has been ordered by CTV Comedy (formerly The Comedy Network) and is scheduled to premiere in 2020.

Additionally, the first two seasons of Corner Gas Animated premiered last week as an IMDb Original, with all six seasons of the live-action sitcom and Corner Gas: The Movie set to hit IMDb TV on October 15.

Previously, Corner Gas was made available to stream in more than 60 territories through Amazon Prime Video.

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NSI Features First screenplay Cherries from Matt Sadowski, Amelia Wasserman named Slamdance finalist

Posted: 10 Oct 2019 12:45 PM PDT

NSI Features First-developed project Cherries (previously She Smiles Back), from writer Matt Sadowski and producer Amelia Wasserman, made the feature screenplay finals in the 2019 Slamdance Screenplay Competition. Three projects in four categories – feature, horror, pilot and short – were recognized.

Cherries follows an anxious and cynical young woman who gets caught up in a high-stakes misadventure on her 16th birthday when her flighty and reckless Irish-twin sister befriends a pretty boy delinquent.

The Slamdance Screenplay Competition is dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging writing talent, welcoming screenplays in every genre, on any topic, from anywhere in the world.

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NSI Features First provides development training for writer/producer teams looking to produce their first or second feature film with strong commercial appeal. Over 20 feature films developed through the program have been produced since 1997.

NSI Features First is funded by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Supporting Sponsors CBC Gem, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment and Breakthrough Entertainment; Provincial Sponsor Creative BC through the Daryl Duke and William Vince Scholarship Fund; and Industry Supporters William F. White and Deluxe. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

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