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Film
Fawzia Mirza’s Me, My Mom & Sharmila sets up for production
Mirza’s feature directorial debut, starring Amrit Kaur, Nimra Bucha and Hamza Haq, will shoot in Nova Scotia and Pakistan later this year.
Patrick Roy lines up financing for new distribution company
Details about the former Les Films Séville head’s new venture, including the company name and film slate, will be announced at a later date.
Caitlyn Sponheimer’s Wild Goat Surf starts production in B.C.
The coming-of-age drama is produced by Vancouver’s Studio 104 Entertainment and Toronto and Calgary-based Raging River Films.
In Brief: CaribbeanTales announces The Big Pitch cohort
Plus: WildBrain renews CEO Eric Ellenbogen’s contract, the Toronto International Film Festival reveals its 2022 Industry Selects lineup, and more.
Abracadavers, Heartland lead Rosie nominations
The winners for AMPIA’s 48th annual Alberta Film & Television Awards will be presented on Sept. 24 across two ceremonies.
Bystanders among Canadian world bows at FIN Atlantic
Halifax director Koumbie’s debut feature was selected as a special presentation, with Clement Virgo’s Brother set to open the festival.
Canadian filmmaker Gerald Potterton remembered as an ‘exceptional artist’
The NFB, where Potterton helmed a number of animated short films, says he died this week in hospital in Quebec at the age of 91.
CSAs usher in gender-neutral film, TV performance categories
The Canadian Academy has also created a number of new television categories, mainly in music and sound, as part of an update to the rules and regulations for the 2023 awards.
Eternal Spring makes history as Canada’s 2023 Oscars submission
Filmmaker Jason Loftus discusses the race for Best International Feature Film for the animated documentary, the first film of its kind to be submitted by Canada.
TIFF selects participants for 2022 mentorship programs
Canadian filmmakers J Stevens, Gavin Seal, and Melanie Oates are among the talents selected for this year’s TIFF Filmmaker Lab cohort.
Federgreen directs summer romance in Saskatchewan
Trilight Entertainment’s 20th feature is now filming in Regina with help from the province’s boosted production grant.
NOFS bringing three post-production companies to Northern Ontario
The Northern Ontario Film Studios has inked partnerships with Picture Shop, Parachute North Post Production and WMB Post Production Services North.
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