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Film
Blue Mountain Film Festival announces advisory committee
Daniel Bekerman, Allison Black and Tara Woodbury are among the committee members for the inaugural year of the southern Ontario festival.
Deals: CBC & Radio-Canada Distribution, Spin Master, Citytv
Fridge Wars gets a local German adaptation, Spin Master renews agreement with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, plus more.
Telefilm, Rolling Green partner on film carbon footprint study
The case study will track a major Quebec feature film through its production process to collect data on priorities for sustainable practices in the audiovisual industry.
Report outlines best practices for funders to identify false claims of Indigeneity
The report, created in collaboration with the Indigenous Screen Office and APTN, shares recommendations for eligibility requirements, review and remedy practices.
Neshama Entertainment hires creative producer, director of development
Lauren MacKinlay and Ian Malone join the Toronto-headquartered production banner as it touts “an ambitious film and series slate for 2022.”
TIFF unveils new programmers, details for 2022 in-person edition
The new appointments include Robyn Citizen as TIFF’s director of festival programming and Cinematheque and Ravi Srinivasan, who will handle Canadian and Southeast Asian programming.
In brief: Sturla Gunnarsson joins NSI’s New Northern Voices program
Plus: Ontario invests in film and TV projects in the north, Fremantle hires global drama exec to oversee international co-productions and Brain Power launches romance-focused app.
David Cronenberg wins TFCA’s Clyde Gilmour Award
Wildhood filmmaker Bretten Hannam is among the other honorees announced by the Toronto Film Critics Association ahead of its March 7 awards gala.
CRTC to require streamers operating in Canada to report key financial data
Digital platforms with more than $50 million in total annual revenue in Canada will be required to submit to the newly launched Annual Digital Media Survey.
Canadian Academy launches Executive Residency Program
The eight-month program will include job shadowing at an executive level and monthly meetings led by the community partners.
Stunt expert Derek Barnes rolls on first feature
Walking Supply is produced by Toronto’s High Star Entertainment and Kemodo Entertainment and stars The Sopranos actor Al Sapienza (pictured).
Quebec doc filmmaker Danic Champoux dies
The director behind Self(less) Portrait and CHSLD, mon amour has died at the age of 45.
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