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APTN orders treasure-hunting docuseries Red River Gold
Saxon de Cocq is a writer, director and producer for the series, which tells the story of the Red River Resistance through the search for lost British gold.
Kimberley Ball to succeed Jackie Pardy as Super Channel CCO
Pardy will retire from her 35-year career in the Canadian media industry in December, stepping down as chief content officer.
WildBrain workers move to form a union
Hundreds of animators at the Vancouver studio have signed union support cards, and they’re running a town hall next week to talk about next steps.
Gravitas Ventures acquires U.S. rights to horror film Wintertide
Producer Kyle Bornais negotiated the rights deal after working with the distributor on the U.S. release of The Swearing Jar.
NFB sets new diversity targets for March 2025
The organization said it aims to have more than 30% of productions helmed by filmmakers identifying as Black or a person of colour.
In Brief: Dominique Dugas tapped to lead Quebec Cinema
Plus: CaribbeanTales and TIFF name The Big Pitch participants, DGC Ontario increases its AFC fund in response to WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and more.
New report warns parity gains in Canadian film, TV are ‘fragile’
Women in View’s latest On Screen Report states that women and gender-diverse creatives saw an overall reduced share of film and TV work in 2020 and 2021.
Natyf TV gets mandatory distribution in Quebec
The channel provides French-language programming for the province’s racialized communities.
Hot Sheet: Ahsoka dominates demand charts
TVOKids series PAW Patrol jumped to the second spot on the overall TV chart.
Lauro Chartrand-DelValle preps revenge thriller in B.C.
Principal photography begins Sept. 5, with Tim Rozon, Tanaya Beatty, Nathaniel Arcand and Graham Greene among the cast.
CMF allocates $10.7M to 20 projects via pilot program
The Pilot Program for Racialized Communities provides production and development support for drama, documentary and children’s and youth programming.
TIFF announces Filmmaker Lab, Series Accelerator participants
The festival also announced the 2023 Rising Stars cohort, which includes four Canadian actors.
Canada’s film sector shifts gears amid turbulent times
The second of Playback‘s two-part feature explores how distributors are finding opportunities in the changing film market.
Ontario Creates selects 40 projects for International Financing Forum
The 18th edition of the forum will be held Sept. 10 and 11 during the Toronto International Film Festival.
Distributors, sales agents enter uncertain fall indie film market
The first of Playback‘s two-part feature examines how a disrupted fall festival season may prove boom or bust for Canada’s indie filmmakers.
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