The 7 x 30-minute series will go into production in October.
The joint investment from the Canada Media Fund and Germany’s Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is $534,250.
Joining the organization are filmmakers Julien Cadieux and Tanya Preyde, as well as communications specialist Amy Saunders.
The Melbourne International Film Festival’s Bright Horizons Award is a cash prize given to first or second time directors.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games made waves on the overall TV demand chart.
The debut feature from writer-director Andy Hines stars Stephen Amell, J Balvin and Sean Astin.
Seven emerging and mid-career English-language Quebec producers will take part in coaching and webinars.
Plus: VFX and animation studio Jellyfish Pictures expands to Toronto and Ricardo Trogi’s 1995 hits a new milestone.
The six-month program begins at the CFC campus in Toronto on Sept. 3 and runs until Feb. 28, 2025.
TIFF has re-introduced a dedicated award for early-career Canadian filmmakers after a five-year hiatus.
EXCLUSIVE: Payne has been upped to the newly created role of VP of strategy and operations, original production.
The selected series include seven scripted projects and four documentaries.
Rogue Panda Pictures inks a publishing deal for the Escaping Denver podcast, WildBrain catches a Pokémon FAST channel deal, and more.
The stop-motion toon will stream on the Ontario pubcaster’s YouTube channel and smart TV app next year.