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Film
SODEC supports production for nine documentary projects
La Société de développement des entreprises culturelles is supporting an additional three documentaries in the post-production stage.
Allegiance leads 29th WGC Screenwriting Award nominees
The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Toronto’s Koerner Hall on April 28.
Export Development Canada support for film, TV hits $250M
The credit agency provided $254.2 million via direct financing and loan guarantees to support international growth and M&A activity.
Melki Films developing film adaptation of novel The Gown
Jennifer Robson’s historical novel follows a woman who flees a concentration camp during the Second World War only to help embroider a royal wedding gown.
CBC North doc on caribou hunts underway in Manitoba
The doc follows filmmaker Linda St. Pierre hunting for migrating caribou alongside her father and actor Asivak Koostachin.
Deals: Nelvana, Netflix Canada, Paramount+
Nelvana sells Millie Magnificent to new territories while some Canadian projects get picked up by Netflix and Paramount+.
Canada’s ‘integral role’ in Alireza Khatami’s The Things You Kill
Writer-director Khatami and producer Michael Solomon discuss the Sundance film’s journey through location changes and economic instability.
Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund funds seven music docs
Selected docs received a combined $170,000 for either development or production support.
In Brief: Alanis Obomsawin exhibition set for MoMA PS1
Plus: Crazy8s Film Society sets six finalists, several Canadian films are set for U.S. premieres in Santa Barbara, and more.
Canadian copro The Apprentice lands two Oscar nominations
Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong were nominated for their performances while Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two is up for Best Picture.
Nirvanna the Band film to debut at SXSW in March
Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry follow-up is based on the series Nirvanna the Band the Show.
Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get A Witness? leads VFCC noms
The drama film garnered eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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