Film

Two Canadian docs set for Visions du Réel world premieres

Sophie Bédard Marcotte’s I Lost Sight of the Language and Julien Elie’s Shifting Baselines are both screening in competition.

In Brief: Deborah Cox named first BSO Award of Excellence recipient

Plus: Daniel Chan upped to agent at Connekt Creative, two Canadian shorts win at FIFEM, and more.

TELUS originals unveils 2025/26 documentary lineup

The lineup consists of nine documentary features and one limited docuseries.

Chase Joynt’s The Nest among Hot Docs world premieres

The feature documentary, produced by the National Film Board of Canada, is directed by Joynt and Julietta Singh.

Village Keeper takes top feature prize at GEMFest

NiiMisSak: Sisters in Film, Singing Back The Buffalo and Little Miss Sleepy were also honoured at Vancouver’s Gender Equity in Media Festival.

Canadian Film Fest unveils industry panel series

Panels in the Toronto fest’s industry component will tackle topics ranging from funding to location scouting.

B.C. budget includes motion picture, TV tax credit increases

The budget update, released on March 4, proposes increases to both the Film Incentive BC tax credit and the Production Services Tax Credit.

Fella Films’ The Pond set to film in Northern Ontario

Canadian Screen Award winner Jeff Renroe is on board as writer and director.

CMF, Film Fund Luxembourg invest in four projects

The funding is for an animated series, an animated feature film and two XR projects.

New Mountain Films acquires its first feature

The Courageous had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Good Soup begins production on Speechless doc

Ric Esther Bienstock’s feature will examine the ideological clashes on U.S. college and university campuses.

Canadian Academy names 2025 Special Award recipients

Cinémaginaire president Denise Robert, Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob and exec producer Marsha Greene will be recognized during this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.