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Nicholas Sokic
Knowledge Network hires David Van Poppel as programming exec
Van Poppel joins the pubcaster as senior manager of programming and acquisitions following the retirement of Lawrence Tapley.
In Brief: Amuz Distribution renamed Just For Entertainment
Plus: APFC launches training programs for minority francophone creatives and a project from Gobez Media will compete in Burkina Faso.
Vancouver Asian Film Festival appoints new festival director
Actor, producer and Skycorner Academy founder Rick Tae assumed the role this week.
TVO explores program pairings for Black History Month
TVO Docs programmers Shane Smith and Aidan Denison discuss using acquisitions to boost the themes of originals like Play It Loud!
Deals: Film Movement, Vertical, Quebecor, Photon Films
Canadian films Paying For It and The Lost Daughter land U.S. distribution, Distinct Society heads abroad, and more.
Canadian Film Centre adds three to board of directors
The latest appointees hail from Cinespace, Prime Video and Toronto city council.
Ian Bawa’s feature debut Strong Son shooting in Winnipeg
The feature is based on Bawa’s 2020 short about a professional bodybuilder who becomes the primary caregiver of his elderly father.
Cineplex sells online store to CosmoBlue Canada
Cineplex disclosed the transaction in its Q4 and year-end financial results.
CBC orders third season of Mittens & Pants
The live-action series also launched on online game platform Roblox in late 2024.
TVOKids greenlights unscripted kids series from Sphere
The 26 x 11-minute series follows a CGI-animated skeleton as he answers questions about the body posed by real-life children.
Evoke appoints business affairs, development execs
Evoke has also signed an overhead, financing and distribution deal with Canadian-American producer Anthony Fankhauser.
RESO, Korea’s SLL partner on Canada-Asia copro accelerator
The Canada Asia-Pacific Co-Production Accelerator has been launched to help Canadian producers navigate copros with Asia.
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