Andrew Jeffrey

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Twice Colonized filmmakers discuss consent, collaboration

Hot Docs ’23: Lin Alluna and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril share the importance of bringing the festival’s opening film to Canada and Denmark.

The Game Show Show

Cream Productions docuseries unpacks game show history

The Game Show Show examines how the genre became a U.S. TV staple.

Sky Crime acquires true crime doc from Cineflix

The two-part documentary is slated to air in the U.K. on Sept. 3 under the title The Torso Killer.

NATPE Budapest dates move up by one week

The European marketplace will mark the first NATPE event to take place following its acquisition by Brunico Communications.

TVO Today Docs EP Jane Jankovic to retire

Jankovic has garnered several awards during her nearly 30 years at the Ontario public broadcaster.

Nisha Pahuja, Anita Lee honoured by DOC Institute

The DOC Institute’s Honours Awards were held in-person in Toronto on Dec. 8.

Fireworks Media, Paul Taylor’s Lucky Stars strike copro deal

The two companies have signed a non-exclusive coproduction deal to develop home renovation lifestyle content.

Blue Ant International hires director of sales, acquisitions

Based in London, Sarah Hussain will oversee sales activity in the Middle East, Africa and Benelux.

Blue Ant acquires Mike Holmes home reno programming

The acquisition includes more than 200 hours of programming from the library of unscripted original series and specials featuring the celebrity contractor.

Telefilm names 22 features for $3.8M theatrical doc fund

The bulk of the funding has gone to Ontario and Quebec productions, with B.C. doc 500 Days in the Wild as the sole project selected outside of the two provinces.

Seven public broadcasters issue open call for science docs

Sunny Side ’22: CBC is among the pubcasters in an initiative looking for high-quality science doc films.

Love Nature, PBS, Arte collaborating on Evolution Earth

The new series, produced by Passion Planet, is a natural history coproduction with PBS and Arte.