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Hot Docs selects three Canadian titles for Special Presentations
The Canadian docs making their world premieres include Neil Diamond and Catherine Bainbridge’s Red Fever and Jon Ornoy’s Lost in the Shuffle.
France Televisions acquires About Antoine
The series is created by Cathleen Rouleau and produced by ComediHa! Productions.
Canadian short-form titles, docuseries set for Canneseries
TV5Unis’ La Terre appelle Mathilde will make its world premiere, with another three Canadian shows selected to compete in the French TV festival.
Hot Sheet: Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender soars in demand
NBC’s Saturday Night Live moved to the second spot on the TV chart after a spike in demand.
Women In the Director’s Chair sets spring/summer CAM cohort
WIDC has selected eight directors for the 2024 spring/summer session, running from March to July.
Hot Docs facing ‘significant operational deficit’
President Marie Nelson issued an appeal for support to members on Friday, warning about the festival’s long-term sustainability.
How Kourtney Roy’s aesthetic pulled in supporters for Kryptic
The team behind the Canada/U.K. copro thriller spoke about the film’s origins ahead of its world debut at SXSW on March 10.
Photo gallery: Canada at the Oscars 2024
Two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot was among the Canadians in attendance at the March 7 reception in L.A.
CMF releases first demographic report based on Persona-ID data
The CMF said the report represents a single year of data, and does not “explicitly identify inequities, data gaps, or underrepresentation.”
The Queen of My Dreams sells to over 20 territories ahead of SXSW
Fawzia Mirza’s coming-of-age film is making its U.S. debut at SXSW this weekend.
Ottawa Film Office unveils new soundstage facility plans
The OFO has called for expressions of interest on a proposal to build three new sound stages close to downtown Ottawa.
Deals: Hot Docs, Off The Fence, Blue Ant Media
Hot Docs partners with A24 on the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, Love Pets heads to The Roku Channel in Canada, and more.
Gravitas Ventures lands global rights to Handle With Care doc
The feature documentary follows the ups and downs of the Vancouver-based streetball collective The Notic.
In Brief: The Invisibles to world premiere at Cinequest festival
Plus: Tamara Segura’s feature doc Seguridad will world bow in Miami, and LIFT announces the participants for its Expanding North program.
Ghostly thriller Hangashore gets underway in Newfoundland
The film is written and directed by A Fire in the Cold Season filmmaker Justin Oakey.
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