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TV5 Québec Canada taps Yann Paquet as next president and CEO
The Quebecor Content executive will succeed Marie-Philippe Bouchard, who was named as the incoming CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO last year.
Blink49 acquires Pier 21 Films, Laszlo Barna to exit
Barna will enter into an exclusive first-look deal with Blink49.
Hot Sheet: Daredevil: Born Again premieres to high demand
The Disney+ series landed at No. 2 behind Prime Video’s Invincible on the digital originals chart.
In Brief: Blue Ant’s Love Pets heads to Samsung TV Plus in N.A.
Plus: One Day This Kid wins in Texas and Jerome Yoo is selected for the CJ & TIFF K-Story Fund.
DGC reveals inaugural Director Market Accelerator delegation
The 15 participants all have projects they are seeking to move forward with at the 2025 Hot Docs festival.
Game Theory Films boards Captain Newfoundland doc
The feature documentary explores the legacy of Newfoundland media magnate Geoff Stirling.
Steven Guilbeault joins Carney cabinet in new culture portfolio
Guilbeault had previously served as Heritage Minister from 2019 to 2021.
CMF supports 38 prodcos through Slate Development Pilot Program
The program offers a stream for companies that have a track record with the funder and one for those without prior CMF-funded projects.
Cineflix Rights, Papercup team for Spanish AI dubs of Mayday
The companies are also exploring dubbing the series in three other European languages.
Robin Cass, Robert Munroe to adapt Ava Lee novels into series
The duo has optioned the series of crime fiction novels along with four prequels from Canadian author Ian Hamilton.
Hot Docs selects 16 Canadian projects for Deal Maker program
Among the Deal Maker selections are projects from Intuitive Pictures, Kannon Films and Uninterrupted Canada.
CMF supports 16 content creators via Digital Creators Pilot Program
The creators selected for the program will draw funding from a pool of just under $320,000.
Cartuna and Dweck Productions board horror comedy Dead Lover
The two New York-based prodcos are taking North American distribution rights through a new joint venture.
Two Canadian docs set for Visions du Réel world premieres
Sophie Bédard Marcotte’s I Lost Sight of the Language and Julien Elie’s Shifting Baselines are both screening in competition.
In Brief: Deborah Cox named first BSO Award of Excellence recipient
Plus: Daniel Chan upped to agent at Connekt Creative, two Canadian shorts win at FIFEM, and more.
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