Farpoint Films explores near-death experiences in new series

The 13-episode series I Died … And Came Back is filming in Canada and the U.S.

CRTC removes advertising time limit from discretionary channels

The CRTC said the potential increase in ad revenue could positively impact Canadian programming expenditures.

Deals: CBC, Sinking Ship, Level 33, WildBrain

Paramount+ original drama The Ex-Wife has been acquired by CBC and Radio-Canada, Sinking Ship racks up new sales, plus more.

CMF allocates over $3.9M to 25 interactive digital media projects

The funding has been allocated through CMF’s partnerships with the Shaw Rocket Fund and Ontario Creates.

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.

Dominique Dugas

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.

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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.