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Kim Nguyen and Nathan Morlando films to screen at Cannes

Nguyen and Morlando (pictured) are among 18 directors to have their films (Two Lovers and a Bear and Mean Dreams, respectively) selected for Directors’ Fortnight section.

Family Channel to premiere Raising Expectations in May

The live-action comedy series starring Jason Priestley and Molly Ringwald is part of DHX’s bid to reach parents as well as kids.

Hulu acquires The Book of Negroes

The SVOD picked up the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the CSA-winning six-part miniseries.

MIPTV: The power of local in a global market

One of the strongest themes coming out of the first day of the France conference was the need to maintain an at-home-first approach when creating globally viable content.

DEEP offers VR distribution solution for broadcasters

The CMF-backed software program Liquid Cinema is being showcased at MIPTV. (DEEP owner Thomas Wallner pictured.)

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Paul Lewis lands at Great Pacific Media

The former Discovery Canada exec becomes president at the West Coast factual producer.

CMF sets program budget for 2016/17 at $371.2M

The funder has also announced it will introduce two new pilot programs for the coming year.

Capitalizing on critical buzz for Sleeping Giant’s release

Michael Robson, D Films’ SVP of acquisition and new business development, on the mass-media-supported distribution strategy for Andrew Cividino’s festival darling.

Five reasons to pay attention to branded content

Key takeaways for traditional content creators from the burgeoning branded-content space, from BCON Expo in Toronto.

Fed turns on the culture taps

The Liberal government delivered its first budget this week, promising millions in funding for the CBC/Radio-Canada, as well as Telefilm and the NFB.

Discovery comes to Heavy Rescue: 401

Great Pacific’s new factual series is set to bow in 2017.

Vikings gets the season 5 go-ahead

The drama will head to season five with an expanded order.