Sophie Bédard Marcotte’s I Lost Sight of the Language and Julien Elie’s Shifting Baselines are both screening in competition.
Plus: Daniel Chan upped to agent at Connekt Creative, two Canadian shorts win at FIFEM, and more.
The lineup consists of nine documentary features and one limited docuseries.
The feature documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, is directed by Joynt and Julietta Singh.
NiiMisSak: Sisters in Film, Singing Back The Buffalo and Little Miss Sleepy were also honoured at Vancouver’s Gender Equity in Media Festival.
Panels in the Toronto fest’s industry component will tackle topics ranging from funding to location scouting.
The budget update, released on March 4, proposes increases to both the Film Incentive BC tax credit and the Production Services Tax Credit.
Canadian Screen Award winner Jeff Renroe is on board as writer and director.
The funding is for an animated series, an animated feature film and two XR projects.
The Courageous had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
Ric Esther Bienstock’s feature will examine the ideological clashes on U.S. college and university campuses.
Cinémaginaire president Denise Robert, Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob and exec producer Marsha Greene will be recognized during this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.