Funding

In Brief: Reza Dahya’s Boxcutter selected for New Dawn Fund

Plus: Montreal filmmaker Harley Chamandy is awarded at Karlovy Vary, Canadian screen industry members join the Order of Canada, and more.

CMF selects 54 companies for $4M in development support

The 2022-23 recipients of the Slate Development Pilot Program each receive $75,000 for up to three doc or children’s projects.

Nuit Blanche

Quebecor Fund disburses over $2 million via TV assistance program

Nuit Blanche and C’est comme ça que je t’aime are among the series receiving production support for new seasons.

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ACTRA Toronto launches Permit Access Fund

The initiative supported by Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada will help performers from underrepresented communities reach full membership in the actors’ union.

IPF selects nine TV projects for production financing

Recipients include a new season of Murdoch Mysteries and Conquering Lion Pictures’ Half-Blood Blues.

Film production

Telefilm commits $3 million to six Indigenous projects

Four films from the English market and two from the French will pick up funding through the Indigenous Funding streams in the Theatrical Documentary and Production programs.

In Brief: CRTC extends some deadlines for C-11 consultations

Plus: SODEC supports 10 projects in its television production assistance program, the NLFDC names its new CEO, and more.

Telefilm commits $19.4 million to 32 feature-length films

The funding is under the lower-budget stream of the Production Program for fiscal 2023-24.

Creative BC names 11 grant recipients for RIFF program

The Rogers Indigenous Film Fund program provides early development support for Indigenous-owned IP projects from B.C.-based creatives.

In Brief: CMF launches Canada–France digital incentive

Plus: The CMF has also announced seven funding decisions in partnership with the Quebecor Fund, Kasey Lum rolls on Boldly-produced psychodrama Bloom, and more.

Wild Frontier

Jon Cooksey to write adaptation of Titan1Studios’ video game

Cooksey will also serve as executive producer on Wild Frontier alongside Titan1Studios’ Rathan Moorthy and Wes Ambrecht.

In Brief: Canada’s Got Talent ups the ante for season three

Plus: NSI names 2023 participants for the CBC New Indigenous Voices Program, Quebecor Fund selects three films for assistance, and more.