The organizations will seek to increase support for First Nations and Inuit prodcos in Quebec.
Despite the setback, industry association executive director Robert Hardy is still bullish on the province’s future productions.
Various programmers have taken on new remits along with three departures ahead of the festival’s 50th edition.
CEO Tammy Frick says the show’s extended 90-minute showtime, airing solely on CBC Gem for the first time since 2021, will tap into surging Canadian pride.
The pair were most recently behind the Crave series Made for TV with Boman Martinez-Reid.
The CBC, BIPOC TV & Film and Canadian Film Centre program began in 2022 at the Banff World Media Festival.
EXCLUSIVE: More than half of its box office gross hails from Canada since its March 7 release.
The Samora Smallwood-starring thriller was shot entirely in the St. John’s airport and hotel.
Calgary’s Nomadic Pictures are co-producers on the biblical series.
The screenwriter is receiving the award in its first year being handed out by the writing organization.
The adaptation of the Wattpad novel series hails from Rome’s Rainbow Group.
The in-development docuseries follows the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged cartel associate.