Montreal, My Beautiful wins best Canadian film prize at Reel Asian

The Toronto festival revealed the winners of its juried awards as it launched its 2025 edition.

Protagonist Pictures boards Michael Dowse’s The Stunt Driver

The comedic biopic stars Jay Baruchel as Canadian stunt driver Ken Carter.

Budget offers stability for film, TV sector, say industry leaders

The proposed federal budget includes more than $450 million in spending for CBC/Radio-Canada, Telefilm and the Canada Media Fund.

Hollywood Suite acquires U.K. thriller series In Flight

The pay-TV network has also picked up the 2022 Canadian sci-fi comedy film Relax, I’m From the Future.

Crave’s Heated Rivalry to premiere at Montreal LGBTQ+ festival

The Image+Nation festival will debut the first episode of the hockey romance ahead of its streaming premiere.

Omnifilm adds Sophie Morgadinho as unscripted director

The former Anaïd Productions executive will oversee all business aspects of unscripted development and production for the Vancouver prodco.

Federal budget includes over $450M in film, TV industry spend

The budget was tabled by Minister of Finance François-Philippe Champagne on Tuesday afternoon.

Bell Media, Just For Laughs partner on Alan Cumming comedy special

The special, heading to Crave and the CTV Comedy Channel, includes guests such as Mae Martin, Sabrina Jalees and Jay Jurden.

The Pitch reveals off-field odyssey of Canadian women’s pro soccer

The TVO original documentary chronicles the long road to the launch of Canada’s first-ever professional women’s soccer league.

OUTtv joins global coalition of specialty streamers

Beyond Mainstream: A Global Streaming Alliance has been formed to advocate for equitable public policy for streaming platforms.

Deals: Studio TF1 America, WBD, Ritual Films, Filmhub, Rogers

Studio TF1 America gets ready for the holidays, Warner Bros. Discovery’s Animal Planet gobbles up the latest from Tyson Media, and more.

World Series Game 7 was most-watched Rogers broadcast ever

An average audience of 10.9 million tuned in to the deciding game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Global response, licensing market essential for creators in the AI age

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage heard from witnesses on subjects including supporting creators, and ensuring Canadian perspectives are included in AI outputs.

Corus board approves plan to reduce debt via recapitalization

The proposed plan will see Corus fall under a new ownership group, with more than $500 million cut from its current debt.

Danny Dunlop wins feature film pitch at Forest City Film Festival

The 2025 edition of the London, Ont. festival’s pitch competition also included a new feature documentary prize.