Film

All Too Clear doc gets multiple cuts to meet buyer demand

Co-directors Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert discuss the self-distribution strategy behind their Great Lakes doc.

Seven films to contend in RIDM’s National Feature Competition

The competition at the Montreal International Documentary Festival highlights seven documentaries from Quebec and Canadian filmmakers.

In Brief: Intercepted doc gets Gotham Awards nom

Plus: A Canadian doc is among the recipients of the Sundance Sandbox Fund and Justin Simms’ Sons sets it world premiere.

SODEC funds four feature films for production

The projects were chosen as part of the second round of fiction film support for the year.

Sebastian McKinnon sets debut feature with The Stolen Child

The film, also written by McKinnon, is based on the Kin Fables film project from him and his brother Ben.

Rebeka Herron wins $60K Forest City Film Festival film pitch prize

The winning pitch, Broken Bones, is a horror thriller starring Sarah Cleveland.

The Queen of My Dreams ties twice at 2024 DGC Awards

The Directors Guild of Canada named the film and TV winners in a virtual ceremony on Oct. 28.

Bobsledding doc in the works from Tyson Media

Redemption Run, about the Canadian team’s prep for the 2026 Milan Olympics, will be written and directed by Jamila Pomeroy.

(Yet) Another Distribution boards The Ashgrove Experiment

EXCLUSIVE: The U.K.-based distribution company has acquired worldwide rights for the doc, which chronicles the making of the improvised drama Ashgrove.

Visit Films acquires international rights for Can I Get a Witness

The B.C.-shot film stars Sandra Oh, Joel Oulette and newcomer Keira Jang.

Meryam Joobeur wins $25,000 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film

Joobeur’s debut feature Who Do I Belong To earned the honour at the Windsor International Film Festival on Oct. 27.

Whistler Film Festival sets 12 Canadian films for 2024 lineup

All 12 films are taking part in the festival’s Borsos Competition, which includes the award for Best Canadian Feature Film.