Chase Joynt rolls on documentary See You Tomorrow

The doc follows transgender musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland and his wife as they navigate the implications of his dementia diagnosis.

Three Canadian shows join Blue Ant’s unscripted MIPCOM slate

The company has added more than 20 new titles to its slate, including Northwoods Survival and Shared Planet.

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Hot Sheet: Saturday Night Live leads overall demand

The 50th season of the weekly sketch-comedy series premiered on Sept. 28.

Screen sector short on consensus for Cancon definition, says CRTC

The CRTC released its What We Heard report in September, which summarized more than a dozen stakeholder workshops on the definition of Canadian content.

Nine selected for ACE Canada training program

Participants in the fourth Women in Animation training program will be given tools to break into key creative roles in the industry.

GPM sells Highway Thru Hell segment rights to Banijay Rights

Banijay Rights has launched an official YouTube channel for the show following its FAST channel release earlier this year.

Bell Fibe TV1 greenlights County Blooms for second season

The new season expands from its Peterborough County, Ont. beginnings with a tour across Ontario and Quebec.

Deals: Guru Studio, Sinking Ship, 9 Story

Guru Studio’s Big Blue is now streaming on Roku in the U.S., Sinking Ship preps products for new series, and more.

WGC report shows dramatic drop in Canadian TV episodes

The Writers Guild of Canada says it’s seeing declines in Canadian TV episodes across all formats.

Fifth Season partnership with Roku expands to Canada

Corus Entertainment has acquired multiple Roku original titles from Fifth Season for its new lifestyle brands.

WBD Access Canada sponsors showrunners bootcamp

The Diversity Showrunner Bootcamp is led by Anthony Q. Farrell and his company Canfro Productions.

Universal Language, Mongrels among VIFF juried award winners

The Vancouver International Film Festival will name the Audience Award winners after it wraps on Oct. 6.

In Brief: RIDM sets opening, closing films for 2024 edition

Plus: CBC, APTN and the ISO select two creators for pre-development support, five Newfoundland producers will be honoured at SJIWFF, and more.

Kevin McDonald sets directorial debut with Farpoint Films

McDonald is attached as a writer, director and star in the comedy film One Week Left.

Attraction signs first-look deal with Ryan McMahon

The deal is part of Attraction’s broader strategy to expand their English-language content offerings.