Author: Nick Lina

(Toronto, Ontario – October 19, 2018) TLN Media Group, Canada’s most influential multicultural media company, is the lead Canadian production investment partner and Canadian rights holder of Riverbank Pictures’ thriller Darker Than Night.  Catch the TV premiere Sunday, October 28 at 9pm/et on TLN Television.

As a leader in supporting and developing Canadian multicultural content, TLN Media Group produces and commissions hundreds of unique and culturally significant ‘Made in Canada’ programs each year.

“Multicultural broadcasting in Canada has for too long been associated with isolated communities,” states TLN Media Group President, Aldo Di Felice. “We are proud of our decades long reputation for connecting mainstream and cultural communities. Darker Than Night is one of many TLN Media Group supported initiatives demonstrating the network’s ongoing support of Canadian filmmaking and talent as well as our commitment to connecting cultures through storytelling and shared experiences.”

Film producer Francis Mitchell said, “We couldn’t be happier to partner with TLN on our feature thriller Darker Than Night and to premiere it during Halloween weekend! The film is super fun and spooky with an amazing cast of young Canadian actors. With TLN’s incredible support and reach we are thrilled to bring the film to their audience across the country.”

The multiculturally diverse cast of Canadian actors in the film include Bea Santos (Murdoch Mysteries, The Handmaid’s Tale), Atticus Mitchell (Killjoy’s, Fargo S1), Melinda Shankar (Slasher S2 Netflix, Degrassi) and Erik Knudsen (The Mist, Scream 4). The film follows Sloan Carter (Bea Santos) a young woman who has recently succumbed to blindness. When her father leaves for the weekend, her two best friends and a protégé of her father’s keep her company. But as they look forward to a peaceful weekend at her family’s home, darkness looms and a shadowy threat turns this safe, country getaway into a terrifying fight for survival.”

TLN Television presents the Exclusive Premiere of Original Canadian film, Darker Than Night
Sunday, October 28 at 9pm/et

CLICK HERE for a sneak peek and highlights from the exclusive preview screening.

For additional information contact:
Bruna Aloe | Senior Director of Communications & Marketing
416.744.5745 bruna@tlntv.com

 About TLN Media Group
TLN Media Group is Canada’s most influential multicultural media company, connecting cultures on television, online and in communities through storytelling and shared experiences. The company reaches millions of Canadians from a state-of-the-art digital production and broadcast facility in Toronto, Canada.  In addition to TLN, its flagship English-language channel, the company also offers Canada’s most widely-distributed foreign language television channels lead by Univision Canada and Mediaset Italia. Additional Italian channels include TeleBimbi and TGCOM24.  The family of Spanish channels is made up of TeleNiños and a group of 4 leading foreign services; Cinelatino, Wapa TV, Television Dominicana and CentroAmerica TV. TLN also operates English language specialty channel EuroWorld Sport.  A leader in supporting and developing Canadian multiculturalism, TLN Media Group produces and commissions hundreds of unique and culturally significant Canadian-made programs each year.

About TLN Television
TLN is the English-language specialty TV channel that delights mainstream appetites for rich multicultural lifestyle and entertainment programming. The TLN lineup includes international sports and music specials, exclusive original food and travel series and blockbuster films.  TLN is part of the TLN Media Group family of channels and can be seen from coast to coast in 6 million homes. Available on: Rogers 35/28 | Bell TV/Fibe 700 | Shaw Direct 367/800| Cogeco 18/32/1115 | Vidéotron 250 | Shaw 65 | Telus 2659/8659

About Riverbank Pictures

Riverbank Pictures is a Toronto-based production company that produces a wide-ranging and dynamic slate of film and television properties. Riverbank has recently created and executed projects in the kids and lifestyle television spaces, including the upcoming Opening Spain for TLN and When I Grow Up! for TVOKids, and returns to its feature film roots with Darker Than Night.

Toronto, October 13, 2018 — TLN Media Group, Canada’s most influential multilingual media company and home of TLN Television and Spanish-language Univision Canada, announces special theatrical screenings of its original Spanish language documentaries, Como Pez en el Hielo (Like a Fish out of Water) and No Todo el Oro Brilla (Not All Gold Glitters). As part of the Toronto Latin American Film Festival, the screenings will take place on Friday, October 19^th at 7PM at the George Ignatieff Theatre.

October is Hispanic Heritage month and as part of TLN Media Group’s month-long initiatives celebrating the contributions of Canada’s nearly 2 million Spanish speakers, the network has partnered with the Toronto Latin American Film Festival to offer FREE Admission to special screenings of two documentaries from its original productions catalogue:

Como Pez en el Hielo (Like a Fish out of Water) This compelling documentary follows 6 families that have migrated from Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, Cuba, El Salvador, and Colombia) to some of the most remote and coldest areas in Canada.   Be it for work, love or adventure, they now endure long winters and isolation. They have found, however, a way to cope with their new reality and make Canada home. Experience small-town life in Kirkland Lake – Ontario, Fort McMurray – Alberta, St. Jérôme – Quebec and Fredericton – New Brunswick through the eyes of new Hispanic Canadians, and learn how they adapt to “Canadiana” while still keeping a small piece of home close to them.

No Todo el Oro Brilla (Not All Gold Glitters) In January of 2013, a Canadian mining executive is kidnapped in Colombia by the National Liberation Army (ELN), one of the last active leftwing armed organizations in the Western Hemisphere.  This is only the tip of the iceberg. Similar kidnappings became commonplace during the last decades, along with the incursion of paramilitary groups financed by dark sectors of the industry, and social upheaval as international mining companies clash with local communities. The conflict has sparked an intense debate that highlights the environmental and social impact of mining practices in the region, particularly when it comes to mining for gold. The investigative documentary uses unprecedented access, to provide an insightful look at Canadian mining practices in Colombia. Do Canada’s actions help or hinder an already controversial industry around the world?

Both documentaries are produced in collaboration with LuloFilms and award winning Colombian Canadian writer, director and producer Jaime Escallon-Buraglia.

“As a leading broadcaster and producer of culturally connected programming, TLN Media Group continues to create opportunities and original programs in a significant way that only Canadian based independent ethnic broadcasters can do”, said TLN Media Group President, Aldo Di Felice. “We are proud to tell the culturally connected stories that are rarely told and matter most to Canadians.”

Stay tuned for the television premieres of a series of titles from the TLN Media Group multilingual original productions catalogue on TLN TV and Univision Canada as the network unveils nearly a dozen titles throughout the 2018/19 season.

For more info visit tlnoriginals.ca │ comopez.ca │ notodoelorobrilla.ca

*FREE Admission Screenings:

Friday October 19th                           7pm – Como Pez en el Hielo                            8pm –   No Todo el Oro Brilla

The Toronto Latin American Film Festival runs until Oct 27^th.  Go to http://lataff.ca for the complete lineup.

For additional information contact:
Bruna Aloe | Senior Director of Communications & Marketing  | 416.744.5745 |  bruna@tlntv.com

Toronto, Ontario – August 23, 2018 — This September on TLN Television will be one to remember! Enjoy a specially curated month-long TV event celebrating the must-see masterpieces of Italian film and music of the last half century, EVERY NIGHT starting at 8pm/et from Saturday, September 1^st – 30^th.

For those who have never seen these masterpieces and for those who have never forgotten them, this exclusive TLN TV event features:

• Three Iconic Specials: “Pavarotti: Birth of a Pop Star”, “Mastroianni: The Ideal Italian” and “Made In Italy: The World Of Fashion”

• 16 Cinematic Masterpieces: Classic and modern films featuring timeless filmmakers and movie stars; Fellini, Rossellini, Zeffirelli, Tornatore, Loren and more

• Memorable Music Concerts: Classic performances with a tribute to the Maestro, Luciano Pavarotti

Don’t miss A September to Remember – exclusively on TLN Television, every night at 8pm/et, starting Saturday Sept. 1^st!

Click Here for a sneak peek and visit tln.ca for more information.

For more information contact:
Bruna Aloe | Senior Director of Communications and Marketing
416.744.5745 | bruna@tlntv.com

About TLN Television
TLN is the English-language specialty TV channel that delights mainstream appetites for rich multicultural lifestyle and entertainment programming. The TLN lineup includes international sports and music specials, exclusive original food and travel series and blockbuster films.  TLN is part of the TLN Media Group family of channels and can be seen from coast to coast in 6 million homes.

Available on: Rogers 35/28 | Bell TV/Fibe 700 | Shaw Direct 367/800| Cogeco 18/32/1115 | Vidéotron 250 | Shaw 65 | Telus 2659/8659