Nicholas Sokic

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CRTC dismisses WildBrain’s complaint against Bell

The CRTC has decided that Bell is not placing WildBrain’s kids services at an “undue disadvantage.”

Blink49 acquires Pier 21 Films, Laszlo Barna to exit

Barna will enter into an exclusive first-look deal with Blink49.

DGC reveals inaugural Director Market Accelerator delegation

The 15 participants all have projects they are seeking to move forward with at the 2025 Hot Docs festival.

Steven Guilbeault joins Carney cabinet in new culture portfolio

Guilbeault had previously served as Heritage Minister from 2019 to 2021.

Cineflix Rights, Papercup team for Spanish AI dubs of Mayday

The companies are also exploring dubbing the series in three other European languages.

Hot Docs selects 16 Canadian projects for Deal Maker program

Among the Deal Maker selections are projects from Intuitive Pictures, Kannon Films and Uninterrupted Canada.

Two Canadian docs set for Visions du Réel world premieres

Sophie Bédard Marcotte’s I Lost Sight of the Language and Julien Elie’s Shifting Baselines are both screening in competition.

Chase Joynt’s The Nest among Hot Docs world premieres

The feature documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, is directed by Joynt and Julietta Singh.

Boat Rocker taps Brad Horvath for VP role in L.A.

The former BBC Studios exec will lead Boat Rocker’s distribution of scripted and feature doc content across the U.S. and Latin America.

Serial Maven acquires global rights to preschool series Chums

The series was greenlit by APTN, Citytv Saskatchewan and TFO for a 9 x 22-minute third season in September 2024.

Canadian Film Fest unveils industry panel series

Panels in the Toronto fest’s industry component will tackle topics ranging from funding to location scouting.

Hallmark renews Mistletoe Murders for season two

The series stars Sarah Drew and Canadian actor Peter Mooney.