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New Metric Media to receive Banff’s innovative producer award

Exec producer Sheila Hockin and Game of Thrones director Jeremy Podeswa are also among the festival’s award winners.

WGC names Dennis Heaton new president

The Vancouver-based showrunner replaces outgoing president Jill Golick, whose term expired last week.

NOHFC invests $24M across 18 productions

New Metric Media’s Bad Blood (pictured) and Circle Blue Media’s Angelique’s Island are among the projects selected to receive funding.

Octavio is Dead to world bow at Inside Out

Sarah Fodey’s doc The Fruit Machine will also premiere at the Toronto LGBT film festival.

Unscripted SVOD service Hayu to launch in Canada

Following launches in markets including the U.K. and Australia, the reality-focused platform from NBCUniversal International will arrive in Canada before year’s end.

Hot Docs unveils $2M fund for Canadian, international doc makers

The new program, Hot Docs Partners, aims to connect financiers with feature-length projects, with Toronto’s Blue Ice Docs signing on as the lead investor.

Telefilm launches Cancon exhibition program

The new funding will support Canadian theatres’ promotional efforts for homegrown films.

Reel FX opens Montreal animation studio

With its new flagship studio, the U.S. company aims to create 400 new jobs in the city by 2020.

Netflix orders Halfire’s Another Life

Created by Slasher‘s Aaron Martin, the 10-episode sci-fi series will start production in Vancouver this summer.

How to teach an old roommate new tricks

With help from some social influencers, the creators of CBC’s My 90-Year-Old Roommate aim to find new audiences for the series’ second season.

CBS All Access launches in Canada

Primetime programming like NCIS and Seal Team won’t be available on the SVOD until seven days after its Canadian linear broadcast.

Quebec English-language production hit new low in 2015/16: report

Theatrical production volatility and steady decreases in TV production have contributed to the declines, according to a new report from the Quebec English-language Production Council.