Film

In Brief: YouTubers Dan & Riya prep Tubi-exclusive digital series

Plus: Québec Cinéma appoints a new board chair, Criterion returns to TIFF, and more.

Canoe Film boards Mélanie Charbonneau’s Out Standing

The film tells the story of Sandra Perron, the Canadian Army’s first female infantry officer.

Dark Slope unveils expanded 75,000-square-foot campus

The updates to the virtual studio’s Scarborough location include more than 30,000 square feet of production support space.

The Coven acquires sales rights to William Woods’ The Outer Threat

The sci-fi thriller follows an astrophysicist who is forced to flee with his family after making a groundbreaking extraterrestrial discovery.

Game Theory takes Canada, U.S. rights on Alberta Number One

The docufiction hybrid from writer-director Alexander Carson will mark its Canadian release on Nov. 15.

Red Water Entertainment acquires Jevon Boreland’s Welcome

International rights to the thriller were sold to Breaking Glass Pictures earlier this year.

WIDC selects eight directors for Story & Leadership program

The flagship program from Women in the Director’s Chair will provide the cohort with mentorship and assistance as they advance their careers and develop their projects.

Canada’s Walk of Fame names four Future Storytellers

Four new shorts from the student filmmaker program will screen theatrically in March 2026.

North of North claims five honours at 2025 DGC Awards

Trevor Solway won the Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award for his NFB documentary Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man.

Melanie Oates rolls in B.C. on latest feature Stranger in Town

The film follows a woman driven into the secular world after being forced away from her fundamentalist sect.

How a near-collapse inspired the launch of a Canadian distributor

Ron Dias and Joanne Jansen discuss how their struggles with their film Morningside, and its subsequent success, pushed them to enter the Canadian distribution market.

The Coven boards Sean Cisterna’s documentary Silver Screamers

The documentary follows a group of seniors working together to create a horror film.