Bright North, Film Rise team for The Christmas Killings series

The deal was announced at NATPE Global 2025 in Miami.

Miryam Charles receives inaugural Charles Officer award

The Haitian-Canadian filmmaker marked her feature debut with 2022’s Cette maison.

Crave orders Toronto Raptors doc from Uninterrupted Canada

We The North: From Prehistoric to Historic will be paired with mid-length doc Inbound in a theatrical run from Feb. 21 to 24.

In Brief: Haida basketball doc to premiere at Big Sky Doc festival

Plus: The Pacific Screenwriting Program sets four showrunners for pilot initiative, Sundance Institute names Rhayne Vermette as a fellow, and more.

IPF, CMF renew development program at reduced budget

The 2025 iteration of the IPF-CMF Short Form Series Development Program will have a total budget of $600,000.

Indigenous Screen Office expands partnership strategy with new VP

CEO Kerry Swanson and new VP Melanie Nepinak Hadley discuss the ISO’s 2025 growth plans.

Curiosity Stream acquires Bitcoin doc ‘Searching for Satoshi’

The deal was announced as part of a raft of U.S. and Canadian streaming sales through distributor All3Media International.

NFB doc Les perdants to open Rendez-vous festival

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma has unveiled the lineup for its 43rd edition.

Shaftesbury hires Susan Alexander for creative exec role

The former Corus production executive oversaw the development of series such as Family Law and Geek Girl.

Photon Films acquires Canadian rights to Bob Trevino Likes It

EXCLUSIVE: The dramedy won the jury and audience awards for narrative feature at SXSW in 2024.

Cineflix Productions boards doc project on civil rights lawyer

The film follows Lee Merritt in his quest to find justice for Black Americans who have died in encounters with police.

ITV acquires animated series Badjelly from WildBrain

The series was commissioned by Family Channel and TVNZ and will debut in the U.K. this fall.

Pipeline Studios hires Rebecca Lugo as senior sales exec

Lugo formerly worked in sales at Toronto’s WildBrain and the U.K.-based Jetpack Distribution.

OUTtv commissions third season of Sew Fierce

The third season, produced by Sonic Nursery Creative, is set to enter production in the fall, according to a release.

The Things You Kill, Two Women win at Sundance

The films from Alireza Khatami and Chloé Robichaud both made their world premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.