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KO Distribution acquires My 90-Year-Old Roommate global rights
KOTV is producing a French-language adaptation of the LoCo Motion Pictures series, which has been picked up by Radio-Canada.
Four Canadian world premieres set for 2026 Montreal Critics’ Week
The festival launched by the online film publication Panorama-cinéma will mark its second edition in January.
Crave acquires streaming rights for supernatural horror It Feeds
Black Fawn Films founder Chad Archibald wrote and directed the chiller about a young girl who claims a malevolent entity is feeding on her.
Sean Cohan among 2026 NATPE Honors recipients
The Bell Media president is one of five international media executives being recognized at the global content market’s annual awards gala.
Two Canadian projects selected for EFM Frontières Focus
Co-presented by Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, the initiative showcases five genre projects in advanced stages of financing or post-production.
Netflix acquires season one of The Office Movers for Canada
The global streamer will share domestic streaming rights with the comedy’s original commissioning platform Crave.
Hot Sheet: Heated Rivalry spikes in Canadian demand
Netflix’s Stranger Things remained No. 1 in Canadian demand for the week of Dec. 1 to 7.
Innovator of the Year: Asteria
The AI film and animation studio’s co-founder and CEO Bryn Mooser discusses how its commercially safe AI model Marey can be introduced into the filmmaking process.
Disney+ Canada hires Paige Murray as director of development
The position was listed in May, seeking a development exec to lead Disney+’s Canadian content strategy.
Crave renews hockey hit Heated Rivalry for season two
International partners such as HBO Max have also signed on for the hockey romance’s sophomore season.
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.
Showrunners of the Year: Stacey Aglok MacDonald & Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
The North of North creators discuss how they challenged themselves to think big with their Arctic-set comedy hit, and tease where they’re going in season two.
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