Each of the Whistler Film Festival’s (WFF) cohorts consist of five B.C.-based filmmakers.
The 2023-24 fiscal year represents the first full-year with Telefilm’s executive director and CEO Julie Roy at the helm.
The Canadian-Congolese talent has made a name for himself as an actor, and is now expanding his reach as a producer.
The not-for-profit has also elevated Heather Haynes to director of programming.
The film follows the lives of Hong Kong immigrants who settled in Toronto’s Finch and Midland neighbourhood.
The Shaftesbury-produced Crave original stars Stephen Amell and Hamza Haq.
The deal represents the first Blue Ant Media FAST channel launch on Pluto TV in the U.S.
The company’s first project is a series based on YA book Paper Aeroplanes.
Bouchard will begin her five-year term on Jan. 3, 2025.
The Montreal-based producer will work to strengthen English-language non-fiction storytelling across Quebec.
The change comes after the June acquisition of the Just For Laughs Group assets.