TV

CMF, Film Fund Luxembourg invest in four projects

The funding is for an animated series, an animated feature film and two XR projects.

In Brief: Daniel Bekerman and Scythia Films sign with WME

Plus:, the Governor General Arts Awards announce the 2025 winners, and Nickelodeon renews Spin Master’s PAW Patrol for two more seasons.

Bell Media renews both Traitors series for season three

Casting is now open for season three of The Traitors: Canada; while Les traîtres season two premieres on March 23.

Canadian Academy names 2025 Special Award recipients

Cinémaginaire president Denise Robert, Cineplex CEO Ellis Jacob and exec producer Marsha Greene will be recognized during this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.

Deals: 9 Story Brands, Fubo, Roku, Spin Master

9 Story grants Random House Children’s Books publishing rights to its preschool series Lu & the Bally Bunch, Netflix orders a pair of Unicorn Academy specials from Spin Master, and more.

WildBrain lines up its team for Finding Her Edge

EXCLUSIVE: The Family Channel and Netflix series has kicked off production in Ontario with Shamim Sarif and Jacqueline Pepall on board as directors.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Canadian demand spikes for Saturday Night Live

HBO’s The White Lotus, which had its third season premiere Feb. 16, also saw a significant rise in its Canadian demand in mid-February.

Netflix orders limited series set and filmed in Newfoundland

The Umbrella Academy co-showrunner Jesse McKeown is the series’ creator and showrunner.

CMF and SODEC grant funding for 14 French-language series

The organizations run a pre-development funding program to help adapt Quebec literary works for TV.

How Nomadic helped build Prime Video’s House of David

The biblical Prime Video series is a non-treaty coproduction with Calgary’s Nomadic Pictures and L.A.-based Wonder Project with a Canadian showrunner.

CMF reveals Distributor Program production funding recipients

The pilot initiative offers more flexibility for applicants by allowing contributions from Canadian distributors to unlock CMF funds.

Deals: H264, Sphere Media, Crave, Fox, ITV

H264 acquires worldwide sales and Canadian distribution rights to Marianne Métivier’s debut feature, Fremantle acquires international distribution rights to Sphere Media’s House of Secrets, and more.