The program will run from April to July, with market support scheduled for later in the year.
Filling its timeslot at the Ontario pubcaster in the fall is a new public affairs program The Rundown.
GroupM Canada CEO and president of WPP Canada Kevin Johnson and music supervisor Nora Felder are the latest additions to the board.
Other winners include the CBC podcast Personal Best and the indie game Balatro.
The founding executive director of the festival will be honoured at this year’s BANFF with an award in her name.
The animated feature Julián, produced in part by Aircraft Pictures, will participate in the Annecy Animation Showcase.
Shaw has served in the post since the company’s inception and will continue in a non-executive role.
The former WildBrain exec will lead Entertainment Partners’ strategy and operations in Canada.
The docuseries focused on solving the mysteries behind Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous people premiered its fourth season in 2019.
A series order for the project would mark the first show produced under Bell Media’s content licensing and distribution agreement with Fox Entertainment Global.
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The funder received a record 225 applications to support genre-diverse scripted projects.