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Etan Vlessing

Canada Bureau Chief

Etan Vlessing has worked as a print and digital journalist and editor for 30 years, first in London as a financial reporter. Returning to Canada, he worked for the Financial Times of Canada and then as an entertainment journalist for Playback before joining The Hollywood Reporter as Canadian Bureau Chief. He graduated from the University of British Columbia and completed a masters degree in journalism at the City University in the UK. For THR, he covers the film, TV and digital sectors in Canada, based in Toronto, and contributes to the film and business sections.

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The inaugural three-day event, set to run Sept. 8-10 during TIFF's 2025 edition, will spotlight Canadian content producers navigating a global entertainment industry.

Kristen Wiig Plays Oddball Cat Lady in ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ Trailer

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The FX auteur is set to debut ‘Alien: Earth’ as a prequel series to Ridley Scott's iconic movie franchise in summer 2025.

Warner Bros. Discovery Adds 5.3 Million Streaming Subs as Losses Narrow, Studios Slow on Tough Box Office

Max and Discovery+ now have more than 122 million subscribers, the company says, beating Wall Street expectations in most categories.

AMC Theatres Posts Sharply Lower Quarterly Revenue

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Margaret Atwood to Receive The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Canada Honor

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‘Rescue: HI-Surf’ Canceled at Fox

It’s one and done for the Hawaii-set lifeguard drama as the freshman series will not get a second season order.

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Disney to Boost Spending on Film and TV In Markets Outside the U.S. to Grow Streaming Subscribers

Bob Iger told analysts the major studio will create more original local and regional content to target markets outside the United States and drive global platform expansion.

‘The Apprentice’ Producer Sees Trump’s Hollywood Tariffs as “Storytelling Tool” to Buttress Presidential Infallibility

“He’s actually come home, because this industry is where his skill set resides,” Daniel Bekerman tells THR after Donald Trump threatened foreign movies with a 100 percent levy to save a "dying" U.S. industry.

On Set for ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Final Season With Hugs, Tears and Rebellion: “I Had a Full-Fledged Breakdown”

The Hollywood Reporter got a behind-the-scenes look at the close-knit cast and crew filling cavernous soundstages in Toronto as cameras rolled on the sixth and final season of the Hulu drama.