Crave orders Slaycation from Blue Ant Studios, World of Wonder

The new format sees queens from the Drag Race franchise come together for a winter cabin vacation in Canada.

Screen industry explores opportunities, boundaries of AI

Part one of a two-part feature on the rise of artificial intelligence, and how some in the industry are already drawing lines as to what is appropriate and what isn’t.

TIFF, RBC respond to petition to end partnership

The petition has more than 200 signatories, including high-profile names such as Mark Ruffalo and Joaquin Phoenix.

Family drama What Comes Next moves forward in B.C.

Alex Caulfield’s feature directorial debut stars Alison Thornton, Mena Suvari and Aaron Ashmore.

WGC, IATSE strike deal to represent script coordinators

The agreement comes three years after BIPOC TV & Film issued a petition calling for the WGC to give the entry-level position guild status.

IMPACT names inaugural career catalyst program participants

The Producers Career Catalyst Program was created to help launch the careers of English-speaking Black producers from Quebec.

CMF allocates $18M to 31 interactive digital media projects

The funding is being distributed through three programs under the CMF’s Experimental Stream.

How Departure’s ferry sinking sequences came to life

Director T.J. Scott and producer Patrick Cassavetti discuss the logistics behind keeping the Shaftesbury series’ most ambitious scenes on budget.

Solving the financing ‘puzzle’ of Canada-Poland copro Irena’s Vow

TIFF ’23: Executive producer Berry Meyerowitz and director Louise Archambault discuss the seven-year journey to bring the Second World War story to the screen.

Shaftesbury taps Christina Fon to head up partnerships and scripted

Fon joins the company from Montreal’s Rezolution Pictures, where she was serving as VP and executive producer.

Boat Rocker seeks new home for Slip following Roku removal

The comedy series, created by star Zoe Lister-Jones, is one of dozens of titles to be pulled from the Roku Channel this week.

In Brief: CMPA sets 40 producers for mentorship programs

Plus: Several Canadian series have been shortlisted for the Content Innovation Awards at MIPCOM, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation rebrands, and more.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Ahsoka continues to lead demand charts

Netflix’s new series One Piece entered the digital originals and overall TV charts at No. 2.

Nancy Grant, Anam Abbas win 2023 Indiescreen Awards

The annual CMPA awards took place at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on the first day of TIFF.

Setting the stage for Atom Egoyan’s Seven Veils

TIFF ’23: Despite a helping hand from the Canadian Opera Company, Egoyan’s latest film was nearly a casualty of a too-tight calendar.