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Darkest Miriam wins Best Feature at CFF
Other winners at this year’s Canadian Film Fest include Nik Sexton’s Skeet and Sarah Galea-Davis for The Players.
WIFT+ Toronto selects eight shorts for annual showcase
The shorts are up for four awards at the event, offering more than $20,000 in cash and in-kind prizes.
Hot Sheet: Canadian demand rises for The White Lotus
Following its March 13 premiere, Netflix’s crime drama Adolescence makes its debut on the Hot Sheet.
Deals: Neon, Blue Ant, Little Engine, Ballinran, Omnifilm
Neon boards Matt Johnson’s Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Blue Ant’s Race Against the Tide scores its first international commission, and more.
In Brief: Canadian Marie Kishchuk wins Dingle Awards’ pitch prize
Plus: Front Street Pictures’ The Groomsmen: Second Chances wins at GLAAD Media Awards, CMF and Creative BC fund five video game studios, and more.
Crave acquires An Optimist’s Guide for second season
The Canada/U.K. coproduction’s second season will air as a Crave Original in Canada.
CMF supports 17 projects via Changing Narratives Fund
This represents the first round of the fund that was created to support opportunities and training for diverse creators in Canada’s cultural industries.
Norm Coyne, Kate Kroll team up on Good to Be Seen doc
The film tells the story of Battlestar Galactica actor Michael Hogan, who sustained a traumatic brain injury in 2020.
DSO launches first screen industry disability survey
The survey is just one of several initiatives as part of the Disability Screen Office’s three-year initiative to grow accessibility in the Canadian film and television industry.
Hot Docs reveals schedule for 2025 Industry Conference and Market
This year’s Industry Conference features the previously announced Works-in-Progress screenings and Deal Maker program.
Canadian OTT subscriptions expected to leap 15%: Convergence
The report also found a drop in Canadian cable, satellite and telco TV subscribers in 2024.
CMF allocates $650K across 13 Indigenous prodcos
The Indigenous Company Impact Support Program supports companies who previously received CMF funds through its Indigenous Program.
Storyhive launches new program for pan-Asian filmmakers
The program offers $20,000 in production funding grants, training and distribution support to pan-Asian filmmakers from B.C. and Alberta.
Montreal’s Rodeo FX acquires Mikros Animation
The VFX and creative company has acquired the animation studio behind films such as PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie.
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