Nicholas Sokic

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National Film Board’s Shirley Vercruysse set to retire

The Vancouver-based executive director of the Western Documentary Unit will leave the NFB at the end of September.

CosmoBlue Media to distribute Oh! Jazz platform in Canada

The jazz concert-focused platform will be available on the soon-to-be-launched CosmoGO.

Mlle Bottine selected to Cannes Juniors screenings

The French-language comedy is one of eight films selected for the 2025 edition of Cannes Écrans Juniors.

Reelworld announces 2025 Producers Program cohort

The program will run from April to July, with market support scheduled for later in the year.

BANFF adds two board members

GroupM Canada CEO and president of WPP Canada Kevin Johnson and music supervisor Nora Felder are the latest additions to the board.

Deals: Sinking Ship, CBC Gem, Blue Ant Media

Sinking Ship sells its latest dino spinoff abroad, CBC Gem to premiere Telus original Not Your Butter Chicken, and more

Knowledge Network taps Sarah Jane Flynn for EP role

Flynn, in the position of executive producer of original programming, is responsible for documentary commissions, development projects and second window pre-licenses.

Bell Fibe TV1 greenlights workplace comedy 18 to 35

The series hails from Rahul Chaturvedi and Charlie Whalley alongside executive producer Andrew Phung.

Chuck Lorre announced as BANFF Summit Series keynote speaker

Lorre is behind series such as The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men.

TIFF selects eight writers for the 2025 Writers’ Studio

The four-day lab runs from April 14 to 17 at the TIFF Lightbox.

Steven Sherman boards Guru as finance VP

Sherman was previously director of finance at Sinking Ship Entertainment.

Sharon Bajer named inaugural ACTRA Visionary Award recipient

The award was originally known as the ACTRA National Woman of the Year Award.