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In Brief: Eternal Spring shortlisted for Grierson doc award
Plus: The Just for Laughs comedy festival receives $1.5M in government funding and Jessica Hinkson’s short Sara selected to world bow at HollyShorts.
TIFF addresses SAG-AFTRA strike impact in industry letter
TIFF leadership said more than 70% of titles selected for this year’s festival are from non-U.S. producers.
Hot Sheet: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds tops demand charts
Netflix’s The Witcher and Disney+’s Secret Invasion complete the top three on the digital and overall TV charts.
Yes TV, Hollywood Suite to serve up Potluck Ladies
EXCLUSIVE: The channels have licensed the scripted series from creator and producer Shazia Javed, with production now underway.
Canadian genre films step into the spotlight at Fantasia
Canadian distributors and producers discuss the growing influence of the Montreal festival and its coproduction market.
Bron files for bankruptcy after ‘incredibly difficult’ few years
The Vancouver-based media company said in a letter to stakeholders that it has obtained creditor protection from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Vancouver’s FatBelly VFX expands to Australia
The new Brisbane office is led by general manager Sally Barnett, who reports to founder Shannan Louis.
Sean Menard directing RTG Features’ The Sneaker Boom
The multi-part docuseries on sneaker culture is coproduced by Menard’s Toronto-based banner Sean Menard Productions.
Zacharias Kunuk sets historical drama in Igloolik
Filming is underway on the feature film Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), with Kunuk serving as director, co-writer and executive producer.
Atom Egoyan’s Seven Veils to world premiere at TIFF
The opera-inspired film starring Amanda Seyfried will debut as a TIFF special presentation.
Directors Guild of Canada forms working group on AI
The DGC issued the working group’s mission statement in a letter to members on July 14.
Quebec dramedy opens with $255,000 at Canadian box office
Le temps d’unété is produced by Montreal’s Attraction and directed by Louise Archambault.
CTV Life orders Country House Hunters Canada
The localized Canadian version of the Australian lifestyle format premieres in August.
SODEC selects 23 films for development support
The assistance program is designed to support the development of original documentary and fiction films from Quebec.
Corus Entertainment to pull advertising from Meta
The Canadian broadcaster is the latest media company to respond to the tech giant’s plans to block news content from Facebook and Instagram.
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