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TFCA to honour Tonya Williams, J Stevens at awards gala
The awards for Williams and Stevens will be presented at the TFCA gala on Feb. 24 in Toronto.
Hot Sheet: Demand for Severance leaps after season two debut
Squid Game remained the top series despite another large drop in demand.
Melki Films developing film adaptation of novel The Gown
Jennifer Robson’s historical novel follows a woman who flees a concentration camp during the Second World War only to help embroider a royal wedding gown.
CMF invests over $2.5M through Sector Development Support
The Canada Media Fund’s program saw 41 organizations receive support for projects targeted to underrepresented communities.
CBC North doc on caribou hunts underway in Manitoba
The doc follows filmmaker Linda St. Pierre hunting for migrating caribou alongside her father and actor Asivak Koostachin.
Rolling Green launches doc, nature shoot best practices
The new guideline and accreditation is an expansion of its existing resources, adapted for the needs of small doc teams.
Winnipeg’s Buffalo Gal launches sister company Fiasco
Fiasco Global Media president Jennifer Beasley and U.S. counterpart Burrad Marsh discuss the strategy behind the new TV development company.
Deals: Nelvana, Netflix Canada, Paramount+
Nelvana sells Millie Magnificent to new territories while some Canadian projects get picked up by Netflix and Paramount+.
Rockhead hires Lisa Baylin as development, production exec
In the newly created role, Baylin is overseeing unscripted and scripted titles on Rockhead Entertainment’s slate.
Canada’s ‘integral role’ in Alireza Khatami’s The Things You Kill
Writer-director Khatami and producer Michael Solomon discuss the Sundance film’s journey through location changes and economic instability.
Departure takes flight globally via Netflix launch
The first two seasons landed on the Netflix global top ten for two weeks in early January.
Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund funds seven music docs
Selected docs received a combined $170,000 for either development or production support.
In Brief: Alanis Obomsawin exhibition set for MoMA PS1
Plus: Crazy8s Film Society sets six finalists, several Canadian films are set for U.S. premieres in Santa Barbara, and more.
How TikTok’s uncertain future could impact Canadian creators
The app was shuttered in the U.S. on Jan. 19, only to be brought back a few hours later with an executive order promise from President Donald Trump.
Canadian copro The Apprentice lands two Oscar nominations
Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong were nominated for their performances while Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two is up for Best Picture.
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