Production wraps on William Scoular’s Northbound

The Bruce Dern starrer is produced by Beyond the Frame, Lumanity and Gatehouse.

Filming

SODEC selects 10 documentaries for funding

The latest round of the production assistance program allocated funding to feature and medium-length docs.

Roku adds accessible streaming service AMI+

AMI’s accessibility-focused streaming service is now available on Roku with French-language support rolling out in the coming months.

B.C. prodco fined $25K for unlawful drone filming

The Vancouver company pleaded guilty to unlawfully capturing drone footage of killer whales, with an additional $5,000 fine for the drone operator.

Slice takes exclusive broadcast rights to The Daily Show

The series will be available to stream on both StackTV and Paramount+ in Canada as of Sept. 9.

Trans Filmmaker Summit launches Short Film Fund

The fund will provide resources for an emerging gender-diverse filmmaker to create a short film.

IPF names participants for northern producers program

The participants will begin the 13-week training program starting Sept. 3.

Marianne Métivier’s debut feature to film in Quebec, Philippines

The dramatic feature Une Splendeur de vivre is now filming in Montreal before heading overseas.

SCGC names Mychael Danna for first lifetime achievement award

The Oscar-winning composer will be honoured by the Screen Composers Guild of Canada on Sept. 25 at the El Mocambo in Toronto.

APTN orders racing docuseries Horse Warriors

The series follows Indigenous relay racers as they train and compete across multiple events.

Production

Creative BC commits $1.49M to 22 projects via Production Program

The program provides funding for production and post-production work on scripted and unscripted films and series from B.C.-owned companies.

CMF commits $11.7M across 24 immersive, video game projects

Of the projects funded, 18 were via the Prototyping Program and six were through the Commercial Projects Program.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: America’s Got Talent leaps in demand in Canada

Cobra Kai retained strong demand in July, staying at No. 4 in the digital originals chart following its premiere the week before.

Blink49 Studios taps Nadine Rajabi as unscripted EVP

The new exec is based in Los Angeles and reports to Tara Long, president of unscripted global television.

CFC, CSC launch two-week cinematography program

Five female-identifying DOPs have been selected for the inaugural Cinematography Intensive.