The $5,000 bursary was launched by the Banff World Media Festival and the DGC in 2022 with support from Warner Bros. Discovery Canada.
Written and directed by Sam Scott, the ensemble film sees an indie rock band get in over their heads with a universe-bending melody.
The IPA agreement comes less than two weeks after WGC members voted to authorize a potential strike.
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The six-week program will provide hands-on training for graduates from Black, Indigenous and racialized communities.
Two domestic documentaries and one digital series will make their world bow, while Karen Knox’s We Forgot To Break Up will close the festival.
Berkowitz will depart the company on May 31, with SVPs at Thunderbird and Atomic Cartoons taking on his responsibilities.
Michael MacMillan, Denis Villenueve and Patrick Huard will be honoured during Canadian Screen Week.
Host Tracy Moore announced on social media that the Citytv talk show will be reimagined into the fifth hour of Breakfast Television.
Levine says the near-unanimous strike mandate is a “resounding statement from our members” as they prepare to go back to the table with the CMPA.