OUTtv commissions male stripper competition series

The 7 x 30-minute series will go into production in October.

Canada-Germany Digital Media Incentive invests in three projects

The joint investment from the Canada Media Fund and Germany’s Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is $534,250.

DOC Atlantic adds three new board members

Joining the organization are filmmakers Julien Cadieux and Tanya Preyde, as well as communications specialist Amy Saunders.

Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language feted in Melbourne

The Melbourne International Film Festival’s Bright Horizons Award is a cash prize given to first or second time directors.

Ontario Creates names 2024 IFF participants

The annual financing and coproduction market connects Canadian producers with global buyers, partners and financiers.

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Hot Sheet: Olympic Games debut with high demand in Canada

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games made waves on the overall TV demand chart.

Little Lorraine crime film wraps in Nova Scotia, Ontario

The debut feature from writer-director Andy Hines stars Stephen Amell, J Balvin and Sean Astin.

QEPC announces finalists for producer mentorship program

Seven emerging and mid-career English-language Quebec producers will take part in coaching and webinars.

In Brief: Dark Slope, CSC partner for virtual production training

Plus: VFX and animation studio Jellyfish Pictures expands to Toronto and Ricardo Trogi’s 1995 hits a new milestone.

Eight selected for 2024 CFC, CBC Actors Conservatory

The six-month program begins at the CFC campus in Toronto on Sept. 3 and runs until Feb. 28, 2025.

TIFF adds Best Canadian Discovery Award

TIFF has re-introduced a dedicated award for early-career Canadian filmmakers after a five-year hiatus.

Blue Ant Media promotes Kelly Payne to VP role on originals team

EXCLUSIVE: Payne has been upped to the newly created role of VP of strategy and operations, original production.

Bell Fund allocates $2.2 million to 11 short-form series

The selected series include seven scripted projects and four documentaries.

Deals: Rogue Panda Pictures, WildBrain, Crave

Rogue Panda Pictures inks a publishing deal for the Escaping Denver podcast, WildBrain catches a Pokémon FAST channel deal, and more.

TVOKids is getting Bumpy! from Turtlebox

The stop-motion toon will stream on the Ontario pubcaster’s YouTube channel and smart TV app next year.