The letter was signed by nearly 700 doc workers, and was issued by the Racial Equity Media Collective (REMC) and the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC).
The slate includes new originals for Crave and Bell Media’s specialty channels, as well as a raft of renewals at CTV.
Series from Marie Clements and Mina Shum are among the projects selected for production and development.
The Vancouver-based prodco has hired Juliana Wimbles and Robert Vroom for the scripted arm, Bread & Better Films.
The change in leadership follows the departure of Brandon Yan.
Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry picked up Best Motion Picture for a record-breaking 14 awards, while Best Drama Series winner Little Bird earned 13.
Judy Greer and Sophia Lillis are attached to star in the dark comedy directed by Kyle Rideout.
The romantic drama is writer-director Mohamed Ahmed’s first feature.
The deal is subject to approval from the Quebec Superior Court.
The Blue Ant Media executive joins the new unscripted studio headed by Solange Attwood.
Canadian producers Daniel Bekerman and Greg Denny discuss how they made the buzzy Donald Trump film on an indie budget. (Trigger warning: This story contains content about sexual assault)