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In Brief: Haida basketball doc to premiere at Big Sky Doc festival
Plus: The Pacific Screenwriting Program sets four showrunners for pilot initiative, Sundance Institute names Rhayne Vermette as a fellow, and more.
IPF, CMF renew development program at reduced budget
The 2025 iteration of the IPF-CMF Short Form Series Development Program will have a total budget of $600,000.
Indigenous Screen Office expands partnership strategy with new VP
CEO Kerry Swanson and new VP Melanie Nepinak Hadley discuss the ISO’s 2025 growth plans.
Curiosity Stream acquires Bitcoin doc ‘Searching for Satoshi’
The deal was announced as part of a raft of U.S. and Canadian streaming sales through distributor All3Media International.
NFB doc Les perdants to open Rendez-vous festival
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma has unveiled the lineup for its 43rd edition.
Shaftesbury hires Susan Alexander for creative exec role
The former Corus production executive oversaw the development of series such as Family Law and Geek Girl.
Photon Films acquires Canadian rights to Bob Trevino Likes It
EXCLUSIVE: The dramedy won the jury and audience awards for narrative feature at SXSW in 2024.
Cineflix Productions boards doc project on civil rights lawyer
The film follows Lee Merritt in his quest to find justice for Black Americans who have died in encounters with police.
ITV acquires animated series Badjelly from WildBrain
The series was commissioned by Family Channel and TVNZ and will debut in the U.K. this fall.
Pipeline Studios hires Rebecca Lugo as senior sales exec
Lugo formerly worked in sales at Toronto’s WildBrain and the U.K.-based Jetpack Distribution.
OUTtv commissions third season of Sew Fierce
The third season, produced by Sonic Nursery Creative, is set to enter production in the fall, according to a release.
The Things You Kill, Two Women win at Sundance
The films from Alireza Khatami and Chloé Robichaud both made their world premieres at the Sundance Film Festival.
Serial Maven Studios merges with Cantina Media
The company will focus on a bespoke approach to unscripted projects in an international marketplace.
Hot Sheet: Severance demand rises as second season continues
The second season of the Apple TV+ series premiered on Jan. 17.
CBC’s new head on pubcaster’s role amid political turbulence
CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard spoke with Playback about the need to transform the public broadcaster.
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