Film Festival

In Brief: North of North hits Netflix’s global top 10

Plus: Bell Fibe TV1 greenlights season two of Normal Scotia, Racewalkers set to kick off the Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival, and more.

Hot Docs unveils award nominees for 2025 festival

The winners will be revealed on May 2 during the Hot Docs Awards Presentation & Reception.

Anne Émond’s Amour Apocalypse to premiere at Directors’ Fortnight

Also featured at Directors’ Fortnight is Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s La mort n’existe pas and Alex Boya’s animated short Bread Will Walk.

Four Canadian projects selected for Frontières Platform in Cannes

The initiative is co-organized by the Fantasia International Film Festival and Cannes’ Marché du Film.

Chuck Lorre announced as BANFF Summit Series keynote speaker

Lorre is behind series such as The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men.

Laurie Townshend’s A Mother Apart wins in Cleveland

The OYA Media Group and NFB coproduction has won the Portrait Documentary Competition at the 49th edition of the Cleveland International Film Festival.

Four Canadian world premieres set for DOXA

Films from Lyana Patrick and Kim O’Bomsawin are among those making their world premieres.

Canadian Film Day doubles partner registrations compared to 2024

Reel Canada organizers expect the day’s screenings to exceed 2,000 on April 16.

Darkest Miriam wins Best Feature at CFF

Other winners at this year’s Canadian Film Fest include Nik Sexton’s Skeet and Sarah Galea-Davis for The Players.

Crave’s Empathie takes Series Mania audience award

It is the first series produced entirely in Quebec to take part in Series Mania’s international competition.

Hot Docs reveals schedule for 2025 Industry Conference and Market

This year’s Industry Conference features the previously announced Works-in-Progress screenings and Deal Maker program.

Hot Docs sets 34 Canadian films for the festival’s 2025 edition

The annual Toronto documentary festival will open with the world premiere of Noam Gonick’s Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance.