Awards

Northwinds Productions’ Drink docuseries records Webby win

Other winners include the CBC podcast Personal Best and the indie game Balatro.

In Brief: North of North hits Netflix’s global top 10

Plus: Bell Fibe TV1 greenlights season two of Normal Scotia, Racewalkers set to kick off the Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival, and more.

Hot Docs unveils award nominees for 2025 festival

The winners will be revealed on May 2 during the Hot Docs Awards Presentation & Reception.

Lloyd Lee Choi wins 2025 TIFF-CBC Films Screenwriter Award

For winning, Choi will receive $15,000 and support from a script consultant, among other prizes.

Canadian Cinema Editors names nominations for 2025 awards

Jeff Warren and Yves Langlois were selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award while Gregor Hutchison was selected for the Career Achievement Award.

ACTRA Awards Toronto on-camera nominees revealed

Among the nominees is Olunike Adeliyi for her work in Karen Chapman’s Village Keeper.

In Brief: Nathalie Javault wins WIFT-AT, CBC pitch competition

Plus: SODEC extends Cannes festival deadline and ATN celebrates 25 years on the TSX Venture Exchange.

Laurie Townshend’s A Mother Apart wins in Cleveland

The OYA Media Group and NFB coproduction has won the Portrait Documentary Competition at the 49th edition of the Cleveland International Film Festival.

Sharon Bajer named inaugural ACTRA Visionary Award recipient

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

ACTRA Toronto names voice performance award nominations

The organization has also named the recipient for its ACTRA Toronto Stunt Award.

BANFF to laud Hans Zimmer with Career Achievement award

Zimmer will also take part in a panel session alongside members of Bleeding Fingers Music, the composer collective he co-founded.

Darkest Miriam wins Best Feature at CFF

Other winners at this year’s Canadian Film Fest include Nik Sexton’s Skeet and Sarah Galea-Davis for The Players.