Past recipients of the award include Shirley Douglas, Tantoo Cardinal and Mary Walsh.
The half-hour unscripted series from Omnifilm Entertainment is set to bow on the Bell Media specialty channel on March 31.
Space Riders: Division Earth also picks up seven nods from the International Academy of Web Television for its upcoming awards ceremony (Out With Dad pictured).
The website is the latest project from the Telefilm/CMPA/CMF joint program, designed to raise the profile of Canadian content with the general public.
The Grand Seduction‘s Douglas Koch and 12 Monkeys’ David Greene are among the nominees for 58th annual Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards.
The $120,000 in-kind prize will support the completion of Canning’s second feature film, Suck It Up.
The one-hour Western drama bowed on the pubcaster this past fall.
As best web series made its broadcast-gala debut at the Canadian Screen Awards, Playback magazine breaks down the business behind them. (Space Riders: Division Earth pictured.)
A71 Entertainment on the distribution strategy for The Valley Below, the first feature to be released via the Canadian Indie Film Series initiative.
The new program will aim to help filmmakers navigate the festival submission process by connecting them with industry professionals.
A look at some of the glitz and glam on display at the 2015 ACTRA Awards, held at The Carlu in Toronto on Feb. 20.
The festival’s indigenous-focused programming will be offered via IsumaTV (pictured), a digital multimedia platform for indigenous filmmakers and media organizations.