Jamie Casemore

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Rogers sets initial programming for new suite of channels

The programming lineup features series from HGTV, Discovery and Food Network.

The Apprentice up for three Independent Spirit Awards

The nominations include Best Director for Ali Abbasi and Best Lead Performance for Sebastian Stan.

In Brief: Blue Ant Studios ups Nick Solowski to VP role

Plus: Village Keeper wins at Regent Park and the DGC’s initial director observer placements are underway.

Cameras roll on Nish Media’s Indigenous-led Pitago Stop

The series, co-directed by Jason Brennan and Sonia Bonspille Boileau, follows the daily lives of employees at a roadside rest stop.

CMPA names participants for 2024-25 mentorship programs

Among the CMPA’s mentorship programs is a new initiative for Newfoundland and Labrador producers with PictureNL.

Tasha Hubbard wraps scripted directorial debut Birth of a Family

The B.C.- and Alberta-shot feature adapts Hubbard’s documentary of the same name.

Oksana Karpovych’s Intercepted wins for national feature at RIDM

Other Canadian winners include Kim O’Bomsawin’s Ninan Auassat: We, the Children, which won in the Magnus Isacsson Competition.

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Hot Sheet: The Penguin sustains demand into finale

Netflix’s Stranger Things and Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale shot up to No. 2 and No. 3 on the digital demand chart this week.

In Brief: Indigenous Cinema Alliance adds new fellows

Plus: Seneca Polytechnic creates Sony-funded financial awards and Telefilm and the ISO work with Sacred Earth on a sustainable filmmaking workshop.

Natyf TV signs licensing deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment

Among the licensed films is the Will Smith-starring Seven Pounds and the 2014 remake of About Last Night.

CBC sets winter 2025 streaming, broadcast lineup

The new winter series include Saint-Pierre, Small Achievable Goals and North of North.

Bell Media orders men’s mental health doc for Let’s Talk Day

The 60-minute documentary will be released on a variety of Bell Media platforms on Jan. 22.