{"id":2203,"date":"2016-12-16T13:11:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T18:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canada-150-fund-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/"},"modified":"2016-12-16T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T19:01:38","slug":"canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Government Supports Bilingual Docuseries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Through the Canada 150 Fund, the Canadian government has awarded C$500,000 ($375,000) to White Pine Pictures for <em>We Are Canada<\/em>, a new bilingual CBC and Radio-Canada documentary series and digital media project.<\/p>\n<p><em>We Are Canada<\/em> is a six-part English- and French-language documentary series that tells the stories of a new generation of young Canadians looking to change the world. The series features 18 stories of innovators from across the country, with each hour-long episode following three individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Slated for broadcast on CBC, ICI Radio-Canada T\u00e9l\u00e9 and ICI RDI during Canada\u2019s 150th celebratory year (2017), and recently announced by CBC as part of its official Canada 2017 programming, <em>We Are Canada<\/em> is based on the idea that Canadians define themselves as a nation by what its citizens do and where they\u2019re going. The mission of the series is to introduce Canadians to the Chris Hadfields, Naheed Nenshis, Sarah Polleys, Robert Lepages and James Orbinskis of the future. The project was conceived and produced in collaboration with Ken Dryden.<\/p>\n<p>Dryden remarked: &#8220;The innovation, vision and leadership delivered with passion by the 18 creative, compassionate and determined young Canadians in\u00a0<em>We Are Canada<\/em> makes me proud, hopeful and confident in Canada&#8217;s future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Working in collaboration with Ryerson University\u2019s Transmedia Zone and the Faculty of Communication and Design, <em>We Are Canada<\/em> <em>Digital<\/em> will feature original and interactive digital content bringing\u00a0the show to Canadian millennial audiences on social platforms. The digital component of the series will reach across Canada with a \u201cVirtual Studio\u201d that works with young change makers across the country to get involved and tell their stories. It will also showcase the &#8220;making of&#8221; the series as well as mini-profiles of those featured in <em>We Are Canada<\/em>. Interactive live online events will also be part of <em>We Are Canada<\/em> <em>Digital<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Vaughan<em>, <\/em>Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs) and Member of Parliament (Spadina\u2013Fort York), presented the funds to Peter Raymont, the president of White Pine Pictures. Vaughan commented: \u201cAs part of the 150th\u00a0anniversary celebrations, communities all across the country will get to know the stories of exceptional Canadians who aren\u2019t afraid to push boundaries. This documentary series by White Pine Pictures is sure to touch all Canadians with these inspiring life stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Through the Canada 150 Fund, the Canadian government has awarded C$500,000 ($375,000) to White Pine Pictures for We Are Canada, a new bilingual CBC and Radio-Canada documentary series and digital media project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":2204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[270,271,272],"class_list":["post-2203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-canada-150-fund","tag-we-are-canada","tag-white-pine-pictures"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Canadian Government Supports Bilingual Docuseries - TVCANADA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Canadian Government Supports Bilingual Docuseries - TVCANADA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TORONTO: Through the Canada 150 Fund, the Canadian government has awarded C$500,000 ($375,000) to White Pine Pictures for We Are Canada, a new bilingual CBC and Radio-Canada documentary series and digital media project.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVCANADA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-12-16T18:11:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-12-16T19:01:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2016\/12\/WeAreCanada-WhitePinePictures-1216-e1481912314926.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"292\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/\",\"name\":\"Canadian Government Supports Bilingual Docuseries - TVCANADA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-12-16T18:11:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-12-16T19:01:38+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/canadian-government-supports-bilingual-docuseries\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Canadian Government Supports Bilingual Docuseries\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/\",\"name\":\"TVCANADA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvcanada\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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