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Lightcatcher Media hires veteran team to expand ‘Little Margo’ IP
Former Nelvana VP Athena Georgaklis and WildBrain animation exec Sarah Wall are joining the Vancouver-based studio.
In Brief: CBC/Radio-Canada, ABC Australia renew MOU
Plus: SODEC invests more than $3.7M in digital immersive companies, and the NFB joins the International Federation of Film Archives.
NSI unveils inaugural winner of Joy Loewen Storytellers Award
The award was created to honour the institute’s former CEO, who stepped down in 2024.
SODEC supports 14 projects via TV Production Assistance Program
A total of $7.6 million has been allocated to the selected projects, which include season two of Crave’s Empathie.
NFB confirms appointments for two director general positions
Stéphanie L’Écuyer and Anne-Claire Lefaivre had previously held the roles on an interim basis following the departure of Richard Cormier in 2024.
Cameras roll on What We Breathe on Tatooine adaptation
Montreal’s Voyelles Films is producing the feature based on Jean-Christophe Réhel’s 2018 novel.
Canadian doc Nuisance Bear to world premiere at Sundance
Ian Tuason’s The Undertone and Daniel Roher’s Tuner are also screening at the Utah-based festival.
CBC’s Go Togo keeps DIY spirit alive in AI era
The animatronics-led preschool series from Toronto’s Gazelle Automations launched its second season on Dec. 1.
Dealmaker of the Year: Blue Ant Media
CEO Michael MacMillan and COO Jamie Schouela break down Blue Ant’s strategy to scale up and become a larger player in the global content market.
Banff World Media Festival unveils new format for Diversity of Voices
The Netflix-backed Diversity of Voices: Elevate is introducing a podcast as part of the initiative’s redesigned 2026 edition.
Bell Media, Radio-Canada launch streaming bundle
The move marks the latest streaming package for Crave in 2025.
Netflix acquires season three of Matty Matheson’s Just a Dash
The streamer has also picked up the first two seasons of Matheson’s culinary webseries.
Blink49 Studios producing 4 Nations Face-Off special for CBC
Former NHL superstar P.K. Subban is an executive producer on the one-off doc about the 2025 international hockey tournament.
The Black Academy sets ‘Legacy Lounge’ interview series with CBC
The four-part series is a reimagining of the Academy’s annual Legacy Awards established in 2022.
Director of the Year: Ian Tuason
The Undertone writer-director reflects on the cathartic process of sculpting his debut feature following its seven-figure sale to A24.
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