Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans to world premiere at TIFF

The West Side Story director will make his Toronto International Film Festival debut with this latest addition to the 2022 lineup.

Deals: White Pine Pictures, Forté, Tubi, Spin Master

Beyond Rights board White Pine’s latest doc, a U.K. prodco options an Emmy-winning Canadian kids format, Tubi expands Western Canada reach with Shaw, plus more.

Kinetic Media, Bardel adapt video game Grounded for TV

Together with Waterproof Studios/SC Productions, the partners are developing a CG-animated series based on the Xbox survival game from Obsidian Entertainment.

Telefilm invests $3 million to six Indigenous-led features

The amount was allocated through the Theatrical Documentary and Production programs, with the remaining annual Indigenous stream contribution to be reserved for the development program and Talent to Watch.

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Hot Sheet: Stranger Things demand stays red hot in Canada

Demand for the Netflix series remains high after hitting an all-time record last week following the release of season four’s final two episodes on July 1.

SODEC funds development for 20 scripted and documentary features

Projects from Kim O’Bomsawin and Émile Gaudreault are among the titles named under the development assistance program.

In Brief: CFC introduces scholarship to offset tuition fees

Plus, the RBC and Canadian Academy’s MVP project hits a milestone in its latest funding round.

Cinesite buys L’Atelier Animation

The Montreal-based studio behind Fireheart will help Cinesite better meet a global demand for animated content.

Multiple Canadian titles set for Frontières copro market

The four-day event returns to Montreal today as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival.

My Policeman joins TIFF’s 47th edition as world premiere

Directed by Michael Grandage and starring Harry Styles, the film marks the sixth world premiere announced by the Toronto festival.

Inaugural participants named for pilot AccessCBC program

The scripted and documentary cohorts receive training and mentorship opportunities, with the latter participants picking up development funding for their short projects.

Netflix to acquire Sydney, Vancouver animation studio

The acquisition was announced as the streamer revealed its Q2 2022 results, which saw a more muted subscriber loss than predicted.

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Hot Sheet: The Amazing Race Canada leads national TV ratings

The Insight Productions reality competition series brought in more than 1.6 million viewers after a three-year hiatus.

Lilly Singh pacts with Blink49 Studios and Bell Media

The scripted and unscripted content deal will focus on developing TV content that showcases underrepresented communities.

Crimes of the Future carves out international sales

David Cronenberg’s sci-fi thriller has been acquired in more than a dozen territories, including India, Latin America, Germany, Italy and Spain.