Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge to address BANFF delegates

The Minister will speak on the festival’s opening day on June 9.

Rainmaker picks up Plastic People ahead of SXSW debut

The documentary on microplastics is making its world premiere at the Texas festival on March 9.

I Am Sirat’s journey from smartphone to CBC Docs POV

Filmmaker Deepa Mehta and producer David Hamilton discuss how making the documentary entirely from a smartphone was critical to telling Sirat Taneja’s story.

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Telefilm partners with Parrot Analytics for audience insights

The funder will tap into the firm’s audience demand data to help inform its decision-making on concept funding, marketing and distribution.

ACTRA names Jennifer Podemski 2024 Woman of the Year

The ACTRA National Woman of the Year honour has been awarded to members since 2010.

Gravitas Ventures acquires U.S. rights for Re: Uniting

Laura Adkin’s drama feature will make its Canadian theatrical run later this month, followed by a U.S. release in June.

Little Bird, Sort Of lead 2024 Canadian Screen Awards noms

BlackBerry also earned a record-breaking 17 film nominations for the 12th annual Canadian TV, film and digital media awards.

CSAs ’24: Crave, APTN lumi’s Little Bird leads TV nominations

Little Bird earned 19 nominations overall, followed by CBC comedies Sort Of and Workin’ Moms at 18 and 12, respectively.

CSAs ’24: BlackBerry leads film nominees

BlackBerry garnered a record-breaking 17 nominations, and is followed by Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and Infinity Pool.

On Screen Manitoba, MFM name film accelerator cohort

The OSM/MFM Script Angel Feature Film Accelerator connects local writers with international mentors to develop a feature script.

BlackBerry, Swan Song win TFCA’s Canadian film awards

The association’s annual Canadian film award was split into two categories this year to honour scripted and documentary film.

IFC Films, Shudder acquire Caitlin Cronenberg’s Humane for U.S.

IFC Films is planning an April 26 theatrical release for Cronenberg’s feature film debut.

Brunico merges Realscreen Summit, NATPE Global

The industry conferences will co-locate at the InterContinental Miami hotel starting in 2025.

Just for Laughs files for creditor protection, cancels 2024 festival

The company will be continuing scaled-down operations as it seeks investors or potential buyers.