WCA Deal Report for February 10, 2023

By Westwood Creative ArtistsFebruary 10, 2023Deals

Film/TV:

Film and TV rights to Shyam Selvadurai’s CINNAMON GARDENS, which is set in 1920 Colonial Sri Lanka in the elite neighbourhood of Cinnamon Gardens, and explores the lives of two Tamil families, has been optioned by Ian Benson’s Blue Bear Film and Television, and award-winning actor and writer Nimmi Harasgam. The deal was arranged by Michael Levine at Westwood Creative Artists on behalf of Bruce Westwood.

Westwood Creative Artists

Westwood Creative Artists is one of Canada’s oldest and most respected literary agencies. We take enormous pride in our superbly talented roster of clients, and in the phenomenal recognition their work receives from publishers, critics, and award juries in North America and throughout the world. Working out of the historic Chelsea Shop, in Toronto’s Huron-Sussex neighbourhood, our staff of fourteen includes eight literary agents who are supported by a dedicated administrative and bookkeeping staff, in-house international rights and film/TV and multimedia rights teams, and an outstanding network of twenty-five international co-agencies. We take great pride in the enthusiastic response to our list from publishers around the world and in the wide praise our writers receive from Canadian and international critics. We are honoured that many of the writers we represent have won and been shortlisted for such esteemed prizes as the Booker Prize, the Nobel Prize, and the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

WCA Deal Report for February 10, 2023

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