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Tricon announces slew of sales

Toronto-based producer/distributor Tricon Films & Television has announced a number of factual and doc sales into the international market, as well as sales and acquisitions in these genres, drama and lifestyle. Factual/doc sales include a deal with ABC Australia for Edge Codes, a feature-length doc about the art of film editing, as well as sales of cooking shows Restaurant Makeover Season 7 and Fresh With Anna Olson to Asian Food Network, with the latter also being picked up by Digiturk. Also, Casa Club TV in Latin America has taken the 10x30 minute travel-oriented series Living the Life. Additions to Tricon's third-party distribution roster include the documentaries Blinders (examining the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City), The Story of Furious Pete (which tells the tale of a former anorexic who now participates in eating challenges), Everything's Coming My Way (the story of 87-year-old musician Gordon Thomas), the 13x30 minute series Playing the Odds and music magazine series Arbor Live.

October 20, 2009

Toronto-based producer/distributor Tricon Films & Television has announced a number of factual and doc sales into the international market, as well as sales and acquisitions in these genres, drama and lifestyle. Factual/doc sales include a deal with ABC Australia for Edge Codes, a feature-length doc about the art of film editing, as well as sales of cooking shows Restaurant Makeover Season 7 and Fresh With Anna Olson to Asian Food Network, with the latter also being picked up by Digiturk. Also, Casa Club TV in Latin America has taken the 10x30 minute travel-oriented series Living the Life. Additions to Tricon's third-party distribution roster include the documentaries Blinders (examining the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City), The Story of Furious Pete (which tells the tale of a former anorexic who now participates in eating challenges), Everything's Coming My Way (the story of 87-year-old musician Gordon Thomas), the 13x30 minute series Playing the Odds and music magazine series Arbor Live.

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Barry Walsh is editor-in-chief and content director for Realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to Realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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