Film

To Kill a Tiger, Riceboy Sleeps among top TIFF winners

TIFF ’22: Black Ice and Something You Said Last Night were among the other Canadian winners on the festival’s final day.

ACTRA, DGC raise artist protection concerns in Bill C-11 to Senate committee

ACTRA National and Directors Guild of Canada executives appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications.

Deals: Blue Ant Media, Nish Media, Amérique Film, ATN

Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature debuts in Poland, Quebec’s Nish Media and Amérique Film sign coproduction deal with Scotland’s Makar Productions, and more.

In Brief: Content Catalyst Fund rebrands as Catalyst with new hire

Plus: Indigenous filmmakers are making strides with genre films, the Montreal Festival du nouveau cinéma reveals participants for Nouveau Marché, and more.

Incendo, Tubi on track for more collaborations after Terror Train

The companies explain their strategies as they partner on two more horror films, while also developing comedies.

How the industry is building more diverse crews at all levels

While unions look to recruit more Black, Indigenous and people of colour workers, the production community agrees change must start at the top.

Telefilm plots 18-month course amid leadership shift

The film funder has set three strategic priorities as it plans to “act swiftly” in the ever-changing audiovisual sector.

How Something You Said Last Night’s story drew in supporters

TIFF ’22: Producer Jessica Adams explains how the international financing came together for Luis De Filippis’ Canada-Switzerland coproduction.

Sarah Gadon sets plans for feature directorial debut

Gadon will direct and adapt the screenplay for Lullabies for Little Criminals, based on Heather O’Neill’s novel, for Brightlight Pictures.

Bleecker Street sets output deal with levelFILM

The agreement will see Toronto’s levelFILM handling Canadian distribution for Bleecker Street’s North American titles beginning in 2023.

Gary Mundell, Colin Geddes pair up for Tippett Productions

Tippett Canada president Mundell and Ultra 8 Pictures’ Geddes are spearheading the launch of the Canadian-based shingle to produce original content.

TIFF ’22 dispatches: Game Theory Films levels up

Plus: Dufferin Gate Studios expands its studio space, the DGC reveals the long-list for the Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award, and more.