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Canadian Heritage responds to open letter on Telefilm funding
In January, the federal government renewed funding for Telefilm to the tune of $100 million over 2024-25 and 2025-26. However, the funding has yet to be made permanent.
Amazon shutting down Freevee, folding content into Prime Video
There are no layoffs associated with the move.
BCE reports media advertising, subscriber revenue uptick
The Bell Media parentco said advertising revenue grew by 7.9% while subscriber revenue grew 13.5%.
In Brief: Intercepted doc gets Gotham Awards nom
Plus: A Canadian doc is among the recipients of the Sundance Sandbox Fund and Justin Simms’ Sons sets it world premiere.
Rebeka Herron wins $60K Forest City Film Festival film pitch prize
The winning pitch, Broken Bones, is a horror thriller starring Sarah Cleveland.
TV5’s Marie-Philippe Bouchard named CBC/Radio-Canada CEO
Bouchard will begin her five-year term on Jan. 3, 2025.
Veteran producer Robert Vroom joins NFB’s eastern doc units
The Montreal-based producer will work to strengthen English-language non-fiction storytelling across Quebec.
SODEC names 18 documentary and fiction projects for funding
Among the projects selected, six are feature films, eight are short films and four are documentaries.
Hot Sheet: Olympic Games debut with high demand in Canada
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games made waves on the overall TV demand chart.
Athena Georgaklis to depart Nelvana in Corus layoffs
Corus Entertainment’s bid to cut costs has hit the kids team, with Nelvana halting all development this year and long-time exec Georgaklis departing on July 26.
Farpoint acquires sales and production company 10star Media
10star’s Craig McGillivray is tapped to lead the expanded Farpoint Distribution brand.
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