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Film
Seven Knowledge Network docs set for 2025 debuts
According to a release from the pubcaster, 21% of B.C.’s Canada Media Fund funding for documentaries in 2023/24 were triggered by first-window license fees from Knowledge Network.
Anne Émond’s Amour Apocalypse to premiere at Directors’ Fortnight
Also featured at Directors’ Fortnight is Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s La mort n’existe pas and Alex Boya’s animated short Bread Will Walk.
Lloyd Lee Choi wins 2025 TIFF-CBC Films Screenwriter Award
For winning, Choi will receive $15,000 and support from a script consultant, among other prizes.
ISO invests over $6 million in Indigenous projects across Canada
Twenty-eight projects, including features, shorts and TV series received funding through the organization’s Story Fund Program.
Canadian Cinema Editors names nominations for 2025 awards
Jeff Warren and Yves Langlois were selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award while Gregor Hutchison was selected for the Career Achievement Award.
Knowledge Network taps Sarah Jane Flynn for EP role
Flynn, in the position of executive producer of original programming, is responsible for documentary commissions, development projects and second window pre-licenses.
ACTRA Awards Toronto on-camera nominees revealed
Among the nominees is Olunike Adeliyi for her work in Karen Chapman’s Village Keeper.
Deals: Blue Ant/Gusto, Cargo Film, Sphere Abacus, Gravitas
Blue Ant and Gusto launch FAST channels on Fawesome, Cargo Film & Releasing boards Stephen Chung’s It’s All Gonna Break, and more.
Cineverse boards Alireza Khatami’s The Things You Kill
The Turkish-language feature made its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Four Canadian projects selected for Frontières Platform in Cannes
The initiative is co-organized by the Fantasia International Film Festival and Cannes’ Marché du Film.
TIFF selects eight writers for the 2025 Writers’ Studio
The four-day lab runs from April 14 to 17 at the TIFF Lightbox.
Laurie Townshend’s A Mother Apart wins in Cleveland
The OYA Media Group and NFB coproduction has won the Portrait Documentary Competition at the 49th edition of the Cleveland International Film Festival.
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