Nicole Hilliard-Forde and team aim to turn the award-winning story into a feature film.
Maryse Legagneur’s The Last Meal also won the award for best first feature.
The March festival is dedicated to the international promotion and distribution of films on art and media arts.
The Danish documentary-focused film festival runs from March 19 to 30.
Docs on Joe Frazier, Luke Perry and Raquel Welch are included in the deal.
The pilot initiative offers more flexibility for applicants by allowing contributions from Canadian distributors to unlock CMF funds.
Plus: Partner Norbert Abrams to retire from talent agency Noble Caplan Abrams and the Racial Equity Screen Office receives $142,000 in funding.
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Robbins’ film made its world premiere at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.
H264 acquires worldwide sales and Canadian distribution rights to Marianne Métivier’s debut feature, Fremantle acquires international distribution rights to Sphere Media’s House of Secrets, and more.
The film from Slaterverse Pictures and Black Fawn Films stars The Handmaid’s Tale actor Nina Kiri.
The pubcaster has also shifted the roles for other members of its unscripted programming team.