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Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Sasha Leigh Henry
The Toronto filmmaker is juggling film and TV, with the upcoming series Bria Mack Gets a Life and her first feature as a producer, the TIFF world premiere When Morning Comes.
Aircraft Pictures, Dolphin Entertainment to produce Youngblood adaptation
Canadian filmmaker Charles Officer is set to direct the feature adaptation of the 1986 American film of the same name.
TIFF Deals: IFC Films scoops up domestic rights to BlackBerry
Plus, Photon Films acquires distribution rights to When Morning Comes and 101 Films International lands worldwide sales rights to Marlene.
Clement Virgo debuts ‘most personal film to date’ with Brother
TIFF ’22: With a goal of authenticity, Virgo and producer Damon D’Oliveira cast actors with a deep understanding of the immigrant experience.
Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF ‘a huge move in visibility’
Organizers explain the genesis of the first-ever event, which stems from the Trans Film Mentorship and founding film partner, Something You Said Last Night.
Blue Ant acquires Mike Holmes home reno programming
The acquisition includes more than 200 hours of programming from the library of unscripted original series and specials featuring the celebrity contractor.
Jesse Wente to step down from Indigenous Screen Office
Kerry Swanson has been appointed as executive director, with Wente set to leave at the end of the year.
Lindsay Blair Goeldner prepares to take TIFF by storm
TIFF ’22: The I Like Movies producer discusses boarding Chandler Levack’s buzzy title and how the next generation of Canadian filmmakers are changing the game.
TIFF to honour Buffy Sainte-Marie at the 2022 Tribute Awards
The Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter will be awarded the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media.
NFB announces new head of its Quebec and Atlantic studio
Rohan Fernando will be based out of Halifax, where he will work on the NFB’s English-language documentary production slate.
Steve Gravestock leaving TIFF ‘in good hands’
The longtime senior programmer for the Canada and Nordic region reflects on the domestic industry, why he’s retiring from TIFF, and his fondest memories.
CMF triggers record high for industry activity
CMF-funded projects led to more than $1.9 billion in production industry activity, according to the funder’s 2021-22 annual report.
Deals: Vice, This Place, Sphere Media, Fuse TV
Canada’s Oscar entry, Eternal Spring, signs worldwide licence deal with Vice, V.T. Nayani’s This Place lands international sales agent, and more.
Amazon’s head of Canadian originals departs
Christina Wayne leaves Amazon Studios after playing a key role in the development of its Canadian originals strategy.
Navigating through the maze of the modern film market
As the film industry contends with uncertainty around theatrical, experts look to strategic spending, creative releases and the rebounding festival circuit as a way forward.
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