Maryse Legagneur’s The Last Meal also won the award for best first feature.
The March festival is dedicated to the international promotion and distribution of films on art and media arts.
Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction epic won two out of five nominations.
The Umbrella Academy co-showrunner Jesse McKeown is the series’ creator and showrunner.
The Danish documentary-focused film festival runs from March 19 to 30.
The organizations run a pre-development funding program to help adapt Quebec literary works for TV.
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.
Docs on Joe Frazier, Luke Perry and Raquel Welch are included in the deal.
The Canadian film and TV industry pays tribute to the “generosity and dedication” of the Comweb and Pinewood Toronto Studios founder.
The pilot initiative offers more flexibility for applicants by allowing contributions from Canadian distributors to unlock CMF funds.
Haloulakos will oversee Reelworld’s day-to-day operations in the newly created role.
Jamie Schouela, Carlyn Staudt and Mitch Dent have assumed their new roles effective immediately.
Plus: Partner Norbert Abrams to retire from talent agency Noble Caplan Abrams and the Racial Equity Screen Office receives $142,000 in funding.
EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Robbins’ film made its world premiere at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.
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.