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MELS taps Aurée Lepage for L.A.-based director role
During her time in the film industry, Lepage has worked on projects from directors including Denis Villeneuve and Martin Scorsese.
Andrew Wreggit to receive WGC’s Margaret Collier Award
The screenwriter is receiving the award in its first year being handed out by the writing organization.
Visitor Media boards Ryan Wedding docuseries with CBC
The in-development docuseries follows the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged cartel associate.
CRTC dismisses WildBrain’s complaint against Bell
The CRTC has decided that Bell is not placing WildBrain’s kids services at an “undue disadvantage.”
Sphere Abacus sells Leaving Neverland sequel globally
Buyers of the U.K. documentary include Radio-Canada for French-speaking Canada and Canal+ for France.
TV5 Québec Canada taps Yann Paquet as next president and CEO
The Quebecor Content executive will succeed Marie-Philippe Bouchard, who was named as the incoming CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO last year.
Hot Sheet: Daredevil: Born Again premieres to high demand
The Disney+ series landed at No. 2 behind Prime Video’s Invincible on the digital originals chart.
In Brief: Blue Ant’s Love Pets heads to Samsung TV Plus in N.A.
Plus: One Day This Kid wins in Texas and Jerome Yoo is selected for the CJ & TIFF K-Story Fund.
DGC reveals inaugural Director Market Accelerator delegation
The 15 participants all have projects they are seeking to move forward with at the 2025 Hot Docs festival.
Game Theory Films boards Captain Newfoundland doc
The feature documentary explores the legacy of Newfoundland media magnate Geoff Stirling.
Steven Guilbeault joins Carney cabinet in new culture portfolio
Guilbeault had previously served as Heritage Minister from 2019 to 2021.
CMF supports 38 prodcos through Slate Development Pilot Program
The program offers a stream for companies that have a track record with the funder and one for those without prior CMF-funded projects.
Cineflix Rights, Papercup team for Spanish AI dubs of Mayday
The companies are also exploring dubbing the series in three other European languages.
Robin Cass, Robert Munroe to adapt Ava Lee novels into series
The duo has optioned the series of crime fiction novels along with four prequels from Canadian author Ian Hamilton.
Hot Docs selects 16 Canadian projects for Deal Maker program
Among the Deal Maker selections are projects from Intuitive Pictures, Kannon Films and Uninterrupted Canada.
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