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Squeeze hatches Cracké Family Scramble

The Canadian animation studio and London’s Aniventure have spun short-form comedy Cracké into 3D-animated Cracké Family Scramble.

Hallmark Channel greenlights Ride from Blink49, Seven24

The rodeo-themed family drama is coproduced in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada.

Captive takes home top Canadian prize at the 2022 Rockie Awards

BANFF ‘22: The documentary feature won the Rogers Prize for Excellence in Canadian Content and $25,000.

IPF’s Quebec office head resigning after 31 years

Claire Dion will resign effective July 1 to undertake new challenges.

CRTC gives conditional approval to Rogers’ takeover of Shaw

The CRTC says Rogers must contribute $27.2 million to initiatives and funds that benefit the Canadian content system – five times more than it had originally proposed.

Barry Avrich film about a Toronto swindler to premiere at Hot Docs

The Talented Mr. Rosenberg is among the Special Presentation films in the festival running April 28 to May 8.

Queens of the Qing Dynasty casts Cape Breton locals

Ashley McKenzie talks about using gonzo-style casting and Telefilm’s Fast Track program to make her buzzy sophomore film.

CBC, Blue Ant team for investigative docuseries on Peter Nygård

Evil by Design: Surviving Nygård is based on reporting in a CBC podcast about the allegations against the Finnish-Canadian fashion executive.