Ipeelie Ootoova and Sarah Jancke’s short Irninnu Unikaara are among the trio selected to share a portion of the $60,000 initiative.
Plus: Boat Rocker Studios’ Dino Ranch lands European sales, and Gusto sells 35 hours of content to Russia.
The CRTC has approved an application filed in December, with the channels set to go dark on Feb. 21.
The Mandalorian leads, while Star Trek: Discovery, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Expanse and The Boys all claim spots on the Digital Originals list.
Netflix added a record 36.6 million paid memberships during fiscal 2020, with the streamer declaring it no longer needs to borrow cash to fund its growth.
Berlinale selects Canadians for its virtual Talents program, WIFT Canada examines barriers for caregivers in the industry, and more.
Updated: Discovery GM Edwina Follows becomes one of the latest senior executives to exit the company, Playback has learned.
Epico gives one of Ontario and Quebec’s biggest cable providers an offering more relevant to today’s connected TV viewers.
Set to debut on CBC Gem next month, the anthology of 21 filmed monodramas features 21 playwrights, 21 directors and 21 actors.
Blue Ant will continue to hold a minority stake in the Toronto-based esports and gaming company, which has seen record growth in recent months.
The Rookie comes in at #3, while Murdoch Mysteries and Private Eyes make the list.
The deal brings Wattpad under the same umbrella as the digital comic publisher Webtoon, with the platforms boasting a combined user base of around 160 million. (Wattpad co-founder Allen Lau pictured.)
The rebranded CBS All Access service will launch in Canada in March but the expanded content offering won’t arrive until “later in the year,” said parent company ViacomCBS.
Season-two production is underway under strict COVID-19 protocols, with Dan Aykroyd set to return as narrator.
From June 14 to July 16, the festival’s new online platform will bring the industry together as part of its Marketplace Week.