The 183-minute feature film (pictured) was one of three Canadian films to receive awards as the 41st edition of the festival closed Sunday.
The Bell Media-owned specialty channel has set a September premiere date for the series, from Noreen Halpern’s prodco.
Fox and Netflix will distribute the Kim Nguyen-directed feature in the U.S. in early 2017.
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The second half of the series’ fourth season returns to the channel in a new timeslot.
Fish the Dish (pictured) will return to the food and lifestyle channel for a second season and be joined by a slew of new series and specials.
If the deal is finalized, Canada will be the first non-European country to join the CAD $36 million film fund.
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The film, produced by eOne and Antica Productions, was written and directed by Downie and tells the story of a First Nations boy who died fleeing from a residential school.
Co-showrunner Stephanie Morgenstern will make her TV directorial debut in the series’ last season. (Evelyne Brochu pictured.)
From Playback magazine: First-time Canadian filmmakers break down their road to TIFF and what lies ahead. (Kevan Funk’s Hello Destroyer pictured.)
From Playback magazine (part 1 of 2): First-time Canadian filmmakers break down their road to TIFF and what lies ahead. (Tony Elliott’s ARQ pictured.)