Dallas Soonias and Jordan Molaro, who were among the 14 Indigenous producers taking part in the Pitch Forum, say they landed leads and potential sales at the summit.
Munger, who first ran Ultramagnetic from 1997 to 2004, is leaving White Pine but will still serve as EP on some of its docs, including Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On.
Gavin Seal, who is among the Canadian cohort, says he plans to pitch two projects at the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles program.
Chica, who made her directorial debut on the coming-of-age story, is also up for Visionary Award at the California festival in August.
The proposed legislation, also known as the Online Streaming Act, passed with a vote of 208 to 117 in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
The Dene filmmaker and producer has partnered with former Thunderbird Entertainment president Mark Miller and unscripted producer Neil Thomas to bring premium Canadian content to the world stage.
Broken Courage by David Peck and Nathanael Draper will bow at the Cambodia International Film Festival on June 27.
The animated feature film was produced by companies from Canada, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Sunny Side ’22: CBC is among the pubcasters in an initiative looking for high-quality science doc films.
Hubbard says the feature doc, which looks at the “rematriating” of buffalo and is bound for CBC, APTN and a festival launch, is her most ambitious project yet.
Other winners at the eighth annual awards gala included documentary Freedom Swell from Marie and Meaghan Wright.
Produced by Toronto-based prodco Good Earth Productions, Tripping Train 185 will begin filming in July.