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Telefilm appoints new national director of feature film

Mehernaz Lentin joins Telefilm for a five-year term, after serving as CBC Films senior director since 2017.

Oya Media Group celebrated for entrepreneurship, paying it forward

The founders focus on lifting up other Black-owned businesses while looking for partners to grow their own award-winning prodco.

Deals: Bron, Creepy Bits, WildBrain, Sinking Ship

AMC+ acquires That Dirty Black Bag while Bloody Disgusting TV gets Creepy Bits, plus more.

Cameras roll on Letterkenny spinoff, Shoresy

Production on Crave’s small-town hoser comedy is underway in Sudbury, Ont., in association with New Metric Media, WildBrain and Play Fun Games.

Toronto production volume soaring amid studio builds

The City of Toronto projects a record production volume for 2021 amid studio builds, including $250 million state-of-the-art media hub.

ImagineNATIVE festival awards prizes

Caroline Monnet’s Bootlegger won Dramatic Feature Award and Landon Dyksterhouse’s Warrior Spirit took home the Documentary Feature Award.

OUTtv elevates drag format in new series

Reality competition series Call Me Mother is the first to feature queens as mentors, and has a companion weekly podcast.

Nine Canadian world premieres set for RIDM

The Montreal International Documentary Festival — led by a brand new team — announces Gabor among the full 2021 lineup at the hybrid event.

Surge in animation drives demand for talent in B.C.: report

First-of-its-kind analysis of creative technology sector in B.C. highlights sector as key driver of economic growth and employment, despite pandemic impacts.

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WIFT Report calls for national industry childcare, family support programs

The report calls for changes to counter ‘working conditions hostile to establishing a work-life balance’ by 2024 for caregivers and families due to COVID-19 effects revealed in cross-Canada survey.

Indigenous Screen Office launches new grant programs

The Sector Development and Story Fund supporting training and representation, as well as post-production, marketing and distribution, will be led by a new four-member funding team.