Panelists argued that institutions like the Canadian Screen Awards and CBC need to rethink how they’re amplifying domestic talent.
The Winnipeg-based prodco has also promoted writer, director and showrunner Dinae Robinson to head of content.
KOTV’s Être ado won the Prix Francophone and BBC’s Hell Jumper claimed the Grand Jury Prize.
The Directors Guild of Canada’s 2024 census also revealed that average yearly incomes fell 22.4% across ethnic and gender lines, due to the 2023 strikes.
Bell Media’s Sean Cohan, Rogers’ Colette Watson and CBC’s Marie-Phillippe Bouchard discussed opportunities at home and abroad at the Banff World Media Festival.
Broadcasters from Canada and the U.K. discussed YouTube strategies for discoverability and Tubi’s CEO broke down the streamer’s Gen Z success on day two of the festival.
The Commission added changes to the Independent Local News Fund on June 9, the same day foreign streamers argued against supporting it at the Federal Court of Appeal.
Paramount+ in Canada acquires The Pink Pill as an original documentary, Cineflix Rights closes multiple deals for its factual content, and more.
Netflix’s Stranger Things moved up in demand following the announcement of its final season premiere date.
Canadian producers weigh in on the good, the bad and the AI of it all in the fast-evolving film and TV industry.
Day one of the Banff World Media Festival saw CBC’s content executives discuss their scripted and unscripted wishlists, while TVO execs spoke to their kids strategy.