Photo gallery: Inside Out opening night

A look at the kickoff reception for this year’s Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ film festival.

Neshama Entertainment hires Bell Media’s Mitch Geddes

EXCLUSIVE: Geddes joins in the newly-created role of senior director of development and current productions.

In Brief: CMF launches Canada–France digital incentive

Plus: The CMF has also announced seven funding decisions in partnership with the Quebecor Fund, Kasey Lum rolls on Boldly-produced psychodrama Bloom, and more.

Wild Frontier

Jon Cooksey to write adaptation of Titan1Studios’ video game

Cooksey will also serve as executive producer on Wild Frontier alongside Titan1Studios’ Rathan Moorthy and Wes Ambrecht.

Eastlink drops Corus channels in carriage dispute

Showcase, HGTV, Food Network, YTV and Cartoon Network are among the channels being removed June 27.

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez to speak at BANFF

EXCLUSIVE: The keynote speech will happen on June 12 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, where the festival runs June 11 to 14.

ACTRA at 80: ‘Easy to work with but hard to fight’

The battle over the National Commercial Agreement is the latest rallying cry for the union’s members.

OUTtv orders first U.K. commissions

The U.K. lineup includes an unscripted interactive comedy title, as well as a six-episode stand-up series.

ISO contributes $1 million to production studio in Iqaluit

The studio’s first project will be Red Marrow Media’s untitled scripted comedy, co-commissioned by CBC, APTN and Netflix.

Elza Kephart

Elza Kephart to receive BANFF’s Jean-Marc Vallée bursary

The annual bursary is presented in partnership with the Directors Guild of Canada and Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada.

ACTRA, producer associations settle hair, makeup grievance

ACTRA National filed a grievance to the CMPA and AQPM in December 2021 over issues of inequity for performers who are Black, Indigenous or a person of colour.

Little Bird takes flight: Q&A with Jennifer Podemski

The actor-writer-director-producer discusses how the limited series soared as a Crave and APTN lumi original.

AMC scripted co-heads join Netflix in U.S., Canada roles

Emma Miller is now director, overall deals, series (U.S. and Canada) while Carrie Gillogly is set to join Netflix as director, drama series (U.S. and Canada).

Inside Out postpones Finance Forum amid WGA strike

Co-head and artistic director Andrew Murphy says it “was heartbreaking, but the right call” to postpone until November.