The facility will also see the debut of PXO AKIRA, the company’s proprietary motion platform intended for shooting vehicle scenes.
Stapleview also plans to launch a Canadian hub to develop original series and formats.
The program that pairs emerging producers with established ones is marking its 30th anniversary.
Ali’s signing comes soon after the news of Allegiance’s season three renewal.
Eight out of the 12 features selected under Telefilm’s Production Program are international coproductions.
All projects will receive mentorship from industry experts over the course of the French documentary conference this June.
Elevation Pictures, Lionsgate and Paramount are among those who have completed deals for the platform, soon-to-be rebranded from the Cineplex Store.
It is the first increase to the budget since 2022-23, when it doubled to $5 million.
Stuart Henderson, Javiera Quintana and Martin Katz are the producers on the project.
The Quebec City studio’s sixth animated feature has a planned theatrical release in the first quarter of 2026.
EXCLUSIVE: The production company was co-founded last October by Michael Goitanich, Shant Dolbakian and Ray Xue.
The film, directed by Jordan Tannahill, is produced by Elevation Pictures, 2AM and Brookstreet Pictures.
Kelly Wilhelm, head of the Cultural Policy Hub at OCAD University, discusses the potential impacts of these tariffs, if implemented.
Hell Motel follows 10 true-crime obsessives who are picked off one by one at a newly reopened motel that was the site of a satanic mass murder 30 years ago.
Paris-based Newen previously acquired majority stakes in both companies.