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Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade to keynote BANFF
Wade is the first confirmed keynote speaker of the 45th Banff World Media Festival in June.
Hot Sheet: The Bear breaks into digital demand top three
Hazbin Hotel continued its dominance of the demand charts in Canada.
Ian Harnarine’s Doubles to open Canadian Film Fest
The Toronto festival’s 2024 edition has been extended to six days and features an expanded shorts program.
Rogers joins BANFF’s Indigenous Screen Summit as multi-year presenting partner
The June ISS Pitch Forum will see the Indigenous Screen Office and the Canada Media Fund return as founding partners.
St. John’s channel NTV orders Striking Out the Boys doc
The documentary about baseball player Jaida Lee is co-directed by Kelly Meadus and Kenneth J. Harvey.
Monia Chokri’s Simple comme Sylvain wins Cesar award
The Quebec rom-com is written and directed by Chokri, who accepted the award in Paris.
Cynthia Kennedy departing VP distribution role at Quebecor
Kennedy was appointed to lead sales and distribution strategies for Quebecor and its subsidiaries in April 2022.
Nathalie Théberge appointed as vice-chairperson of CRTC
The former vice-chair and CEO of the Copyright Board of Canada will begin her five-year term on April 3.
Asylum Entertainment Group opens Vancouver office
Brad Bernstein has been tapped to oversee the Canadian branch of the company.
SODEC selects 13 documentaries for production funding
The latest round of the production assistance program covers both feature and medium-length docs.
In Brief: Heritage names latest Creative Export Canada recipients
Plus: CaribbeanTales is launching the Cross Continental Forum in Barbados, and LIFT names the first participant of its Digital Cinema Residency.
Gilles Villeneuve biopic in the works in Quebec
Daniel Roby is directing the film about Quebec’s famed motorsports champion.
Nat Geo acquires Sundance award winner Sugarcane
The documentary from directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie had an award-winning debut at Sundance in January.
Telefilm spotlights Canadian film, TV’s carbon footprint
The study involved 15 film and seven TV series productions and provides an initial understanding of the audiovisual sector’s carbon emissions.
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