The Kelowna, B.C.- based animation studio has also moved into a new downtown facility equipped with the latest technology for its growing production needs.
Canadian titles Holmes Family Rescue, Highway Thru Hell, and Border Security: Canada’s Front Line ranked on the regional top 30 charts.
WildBrain CPLG has also been appointed by Peanuts Worldwide as its licensing agent for the Peanuts brand in Asia-Pacific.
The program offers training and mentorship for local filmmakers who identify as Indigenous, Black or a person of colour, culminating in pitch sessions at Lunenburg Doc Fest and Montreal’s Forum RIDM.
Participants are in the midst of phase one of the program, where they partake in a series of foundation workshops held in Vancouver.
Four more homegrown features, including Berkley Brady’s Canadian Rockies horror Dark Nature, will bow at the 26th annual film festival.
Meanwhile, Stranger Things continued to dominate both the top 10 digital originals and top 10 overall TV shows for the week of June 20 to 26.
Homegrown TV show Scott’s Vacation House Rules made it on the regional top 30 Calgary chart.
Kitz’s promotion includes an expanded focus on the Boat Rocker-owned company’s development slate.
Cineflix Rights brings Cancon to European and Mediterranean broadcasters, North Bay-shot comedy Happy FKN Sunshine lands global distribution deal, plus more.
The Toronto-based prodco says Karine Rubin will be responsible for the company’s sales efforts throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Pascal Plante’s Les chambres rouges and Jean-François Leblanc’s Vil et misérable are among the eight films funded under the Production Program.