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In Brief: Singing Back the Buffalo to world premiere at Big Sky fest
Plus: Philippe Lesage’s Canada-France copro Comme le feu to premiere at Berlinale, CAVCO proposes service standard change, and more.
Hot Sheet: Letterkenny demand rises after final season launch
Prime Video’s Reacher topped both the digital originals and overall TV demand chart.
Bell Fund allocates $2M to 10 short-form series
Projects receiving funding include the second seasons of OUTtv’s Killjoy Comedy and the TV5Unis French-language series Detox.
CMF invests nearly $4M in 17 returning digital linear series
The Digital Linear Series program is supporting additional seasons of Tales from the Rez, Abracadavers, and You’re My Hero, among others.
Hunting Daze, Plastic People to world premiere at SXSW
The Canadian world premieres at the Austin-based festival include a copro feature, two narrative shorts, one short doc and an immersive animated project.
How APTN docuseries Northern Air Rescue got off the ground
Series producers and co-directors Carmen Henriquez and Denis Paquette share how the production team navigated a pandemic, extreme weather, and even chased planes.
Ben Petrie’s The Heirloom to world premiere at IFFR
The film marks writer-director Petrie’s feature directorial debut, and is running in the Bright Future section.
Alicia Barin steps down as CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcast
Barin, who departed the role on Jan. 5, said in a memo to staff that she made the decision to focus on her family.
How e-generators can power a shift towards sustainability
Insight from CBC and albert has emphasized how cutting the cord on diesel-powered generators can greatly reduce a production’s carbon footprint.
Indéfendable creator Richard Dubé dies at 66
Dubé was the creator and co-writer of the popular legal drama and a criminal lawyer for more than 40 years.
Kickstart Entertainment workers join Canadian animation guild
The Vancouver company becomes the third animation studio to join IATSE Local 938.
Canadian box office revenue increased in 2023
The Movie Theatre Association of Canada reported a more than 33% boost in revenue from 2022.
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