People/Companies

WildBrain CPLG adds former eOne, Hasbro kids exec

Clare Vosper Mortimer joins the licensing arm’s U.K. office as VP, finance and operations.

YMA selects 2024 Andra Sheffer Scholarship winner

Sheridan Riggillo will receive access to the Kidscreen Summit and the Banff World Media Festival in 2024.

Newly certified Black Screen Fund to launch in 2024

The fund is meant to provide career support to Black creators, and will run independently of the Black Screen Office.

Hot Docs names Hussain Currimbhoy as artistic director

Currimbhoy succeeds former artistic director Shane Smith, who departed the role in June.

WildBrain realigns exec ranks to streamline business

Stephanie Betts, Kate Smith and Maarten Weck have received new titles and expanded roles, while former eOne exec Nick Gawne joins as CFO.

OYA unveils 2023 Scale Up Immersive Media Lab cohort

Eleven Black-owned content creation companies have been selected for this year’s lab, which has been co-developed with the Canadian Film Centre.

TVO reaches agreement with workers to end strike

The agreement marks the end of an 11-week strike for the 74 employees represented by the Canadian Media Guild.

In Brief: Café Daughter wins imagineNATIVE audience award

Plus: the Black Screen Office adds two directors to the board, and Madison Thomas’ Finality of Dusk makes its world premiere.

Cineflix Media opens Vancouver office, hires Mark Miller to lead

As president of Cineflix Studios Vancouver, Miller will handle the production and coproduction of scripted and unscripted work in the region.

TVA Groupe

TVA to cut 31% of workforce, wind down in-house production

The job cuts include 300 in-house production roles as part of a reorganization plan to focus on TVA’s “core businesses.”

OYA reveals year three cohort for Scale Up Business Bootcamp

A total of 11 companies have been selected for the initiative, which provides business support through workshops, mentorship and networking.

WildBrain’s Deirdre Brennan to lead Screen Australia

Brennan will assume her role as CEO of Screen Australia on Jan. 8, 2024, taking over from Graeme Mason.