Film

Four Canadian world premieres set for 2026 Montreal Critics’ Week

The festival launched by the online film publication Panorama-cinéma will mark its second edition in January.

Crave acquires streaming rights for supernatural horror It Feeds

Black Fawn Films founder Chad Archibald wrote and directed the chiller about a young girl who claims a malevolent entity is feeding on her.

Two Canadian projects selected for EFM Frontières Focus

Co-presented by Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, the initiative showcases five genre projects in advanced stages of financing or post-production.

Innovator of the Year: Asteria

The AI film and animation studio’s co-founder and CEO Bryn Mooser discusses how its commercially safe AI model Marey can be introduced into the filmmaking process.

In Brief: CBC/Radio-Canada, ABC Australia renew MOU

Plus: SODEC invests more than $3.7M in digital immersive companies, and the NFB joins the International Federation of Film Archives.

NFB confirms appointments for two director general positions

Stéphanie L’Écuyer and Anne-Claire Lefaivre had previously held the roles on an interim basis following the departure of Richard Cormier in 2024.

Cameras roll on What We Breathe on Tatooine adaptation

Montreal’s Voyelles Films is producing the feature based on Jean-Christophe Réhel’s 2018 novel.

Canadian doc Nuisance Bear to world premiere at Sundance

Ian Tuason’s The Undertone and Daniel Roher’s Tuner are also screening at the Utah-based festival.

Banff World Media Festival unveils new format for Diversity of Voices

The Netflix-backed Diversity of Voices: Elevate is introducing a podcast as part of the initiative’s redesigned 2026 edition.

Blink49 Studios producing 4 Nations Face-Off special for CBC

Former NHL superstar P.K. Subban is an executive producer on the one-off doc about the 2025 international hockey tournament.

Director of the Year: Ian Tuason

The Undertone writer-director reflects on the cathartic process of sculpting his debut feature following its seven-figure sale to A24.

Yes TV greenlights Chris Hadfield-hosted feature doc

Stratford’s Ballinran Entertainment is producing the documentary, which examines how the Waterloo region is at the centre of tech innovation for Ontario.