Jamie Casemore

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Netflix renews Geek Girl for a second season

Boat Rocker has acquired the rights to the show from Corus, including those for the first season, according to a release from Netflix.

TOPS not returning to Bell Manor venue for 2025 edition

In the wake of funding challenges, the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show seeks to return to the park in 2026.

The Canadian Academy opens voting on audience choice final 10

Voting on the second round of the award, which will be presented at the Canadian Screen Awards, ends on May 5.

SODEC announces support for 14 feature-length fiction projects

Thirteen projects were selected under SODEC’s production aid program with one under its emerging creation assistance program.

Cornelia Principe wins 2025 Hot Docs Don Haig Award

Principe will be presented the award on May 2 at the Hot Docs Awards Presentation.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: The Last of Us soars in Canadian demand

Netflix’s Black Mirror led Canadian demand on the digital originals chart in mid-April.

AIFF, ISO name eight Arctic Indigenous participants for Witness Film mentorship program

The Indigenous Screen Office marks its first year as the initiative’s lead partner with the 2025 edition.

SODEC supports seven promo projects focusing on youth

Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks and Sarianne Cormier’s Au revoir Pluton are among the films whose promotional projects were selected.

Hot Docs announces conditional offer for Ted Rogers Cinema sale

The Hot Docs Festival begins today (April 24) and runs until May 4.

Four Canadian features screening in competition at Annecy

Canadian features screening include the international coproduction Allah n’est pas obligé and Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s La mort n’existe pas.

Sherry Media Group acquires eight docs for STEM on IMAX film series

Film screenings for the first season of STEM on IMAX began Earth Day on April 22 and will run through World Oceans Day on June 8.

APTN unveils spring lineup

Series making their premiere on APTN include Red River Gold and Northwoods Survival while returning programs include Pow Wow Chow.