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Exec/Industry Moves
The Canadian implications in Netflix’s Warner Bros. acquisition
Entertainment lawyer David Zitzerman discusses the potential effects of a successful Netflix acquisition on Canadian mediacos as Paramount Skydance launches hostile takeover bid.
Changemaker of the Year: Naomi Johnson
The executive director reflects on the transformational decision to move the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival from October to June.
Strategist of the Year: New Metric Media
CEO Mark Montefiore and COO Jeff Hersh discuss the company’s explosive year and their global 360-degree strategy for Canadian comedy.
Radio-Canada greenlights doc from Duo, Poutine Studios
EXCLUSIVE: The doc project Les Endo-Guerrieres from director Josiane Blanc (pictured) spotlights four Quebec women struggling with endometriosis.
Newsmaker of the Year: Rogers Sports & Media
Rogers Sports & Media president Colette Watson breaks down the strategy (and luck) behind the company’s headline-making year.
Photo gallery: 2025 WIFT+ Crystal Awards
The 38th annual Crystal Awards were held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto on Nov. 25.
Blink49 Studios signs first-look deal with Emma Roberts’ Belletrist
Co-founded by Roberts and Karah Preiss in 2019, Belletrist Productions is primarily focused on literary adaptations.
Executives of the Year: Danielle Woodrow & Tara Woodbury
The Netflix Canada content directors’ lean-into-local strategy bore fruit this year with the worldwide hits North of North and Wayward.
Margin Films, Escuadrón Cinema shake on romcom coproduction
EXCLUSIVE: A Wedding in Tequila will be written and directed by Quentin Lee of Vancouver-based Margin Films.
Production Company of the Year: Shaftesbury
Chairman and president Christina Jennings discusses how Shaftesbury is finding new ways to innovate and invest in Canadian television, and shares some insight into their future plans.
Culture minister Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet
Updated: The Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture resigned in protest of the government’s new agreement with Alberta.
Blue Ant Media to acquire Thunderbird Entertainment
The transaction is valued at $89 million and is expected to close in Q1 2026.
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