Film slate

WIFT+ Toronto launches screenwriting program

The four-day in-person program will help writers develop their skills via workshops, as well as one-on-one and group mentorship.

Bell Fibe TV1 goes on A Tippling Adventure

The 4 x 20-minute miniseries will debut on Dec. 11.

Flourishing Films acquires 100 Dragons series Hello (Again)

The 9 x 10-minute romantic comedy series from the Toronto prodco was created by Simu Liu and Nathalie Younglai.

Boat Rocker greenlights Dino Ranch spinoff

Dino Ranch: Island Explorers has already been licensed to CBC/Radio-Canada and Warner Bros. Discovery for a 2026 launch.

Inaugural Pink Awards pay it forward with charitable format

The new awards program recognizing Canadian 2SLGBTQIA+ media figures has also tapped queer creatives for a content series.

Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat boards Don’t F**k with Ghosts

Producer and star Adam Rodness discusses the film, which follows 2020’s Faking a Murderer, and the future plans for the film series.

PSP introduces program for local IP, emerging B.C. screenwriters

The Pacific Screenwriting Program created Develop BC to support B.C. showrunners in the early development of scripted series.

G. Patrick Condon wraps dark comedy in Newfoundland

White People Helping follows a white couple who try to manipulate an Indigenous gardener into giving up his cottage.

Knowledge Network commissions Omnifilm’s Transplant Stories

The four-part series follows the journeys of patients on the organ transplant waitlist in B.C.

Tanuka Roy joins CosmoBlue Media to lead Canadian expansion

The former Super Channel exec will oversee operations of CosmoBlue’s Toronto office.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: The Legend of Vox Machina rises in demand

The digital originals chart also included the debut of a YouTube animated series out of Australia.

Deals: Blue Fox Entertainment, Bravo, Pluto TV

Blue Fox Entertainment acquires worldwide rights to This Too Shall Pass, Rogers brings Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen to Bravo in Canada, and more.

Canadian Academy adds six members to its board of directors

The group includes executives at CBC, YouTube and Universal Films Canada.

CMPA, Nabet 700-M Unifor reach tentative agreement

The new collective agreement is subject to ratification from Ontario crews under the union and the CMPA board of directors.

Telefilm sets key changes for 2025-26 Production Program

The changes include a new framework for certain minority copros and expanded carbon footprint reporting requirements.