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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.
GRB Studios, Media Ranch partner on joint venture
The new entity, GRB Media Ranch, will combine the companies’ catalogues of more than 5,000 hours of programming and formats.
Dufferin Gate Studios expands with Birchmount Studios
Dufferin Gate Studios will now operate the 1510 Birchmount Road studio space in Scarborough, Ont., which was previously under Stratagem Studios.
Sean Cisterna begins Long Ride Home in Calgary, Brazil
Production on the year-long shoot kicked off this summer at the Calgary Stampede and Brazil’s Festa do Peão de Barretos.
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