Nicholas Sokic

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In Brief: Intercepted doc gets Gotham Awards nom

Plus: A Canadian doc is among the recipients of the Sundance Sandbox Fund and Justin Simms’ Sons sets it world premiere.

Spin Master’s toy revenue offsets entertainment decline

The Toronto company saw a 24.7% increase in revenue, largely attributed to sales from U.S. toy brand Melissa & Doug.

SODEC funds four feature films for production

The projects were chosen as part of the second round of fiction film support for the year.

Terre Innue expands team with eight hires

The Quebec-based production company will also be changing its name in the coming months.

Sebastian McKinnon sets debut feature with The Stolen Child

The film, also written by McKinnon, is based on the Kin Fables film project from him and his brother Ben.

Rebeka Herron wins $60K Forest City Film Festival film pitch prize

The winning pitch, Broken Bones, is a horror thriller starring Sarah Cleveland.

Bobsledding doc in the works from Tyson Media

Redemption Run, about the Canadian team’s prep for the 2026 Milan Olympics, will be written and directed by Jamila Pomeroy.

Crave greenlights Parallaxes’ horror-fantasy series Les Maudits

Based on the novels by Edith Kabuya, the series will begin filming in spring 2025.

Visit Films acquires international rights for Can I Get a Witness

The B.C.-shot film stars Sandra Oh, Joel Oulette and newcomer Keira Jang.

Meryam Joobeur wins $25,000 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film

Joobeur’s debut feature Who Do I Belong To earned the honour at the Windsor International Film Festival on Oct. 27.

In Brief: Two Canadian series win at MIPCOM’s Diversify TV Awards

Plus: Four Canadian films will world premiere at Cinemania and Made | Nous gets creative with Hometown Hero campaign.

Inaugural Writers Lab Canada selects eight participants

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and actor Nia Vardalos has joined the lab as its first ambassador.