Roku taps Pehar for ad sales director for Canada

The industry veteran was most recently the head of Canada ad sales at Spotify.

Three Canadian features set for TIFF Wavelengths, Classics

Nicolás Pereda’s new film will screen in Wavelengths, with ’90s features from Atom Egoyan and Srinivas Krishna selected for Classics.

In Brief: Sundance selects two Canadian copros for doc grant

Plus: The Sundar Prize Film Festival adds new categories for 2025 and the government invests $114K toward a Yukon program.

Quebecor reports media revenue increase for Q2

The telecom company reported an overall revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter.

Cutting Class Media

Cutting Class, Lakeside Animation ink five-year partnership

The companies plan to announce their first projects together later this year.

Corus adds Barb McKergow to leadership team as Greg McLelland departs

The company confirmed McLelland’s role as EVP and chief revenue officer has been eliminated amid ongoing layoffs.

SODEC selects seven mentorship projects for assistance program

The program supports the networking and mentoring activities of Quebec companies or professional associations.

CBC, NFB films among TIFF’s 2024 Docs lineup

Canadian docs making their world premieres include So Surreal: Behind the Masks and Living Together.

Cronenberg, Lesage films set U.S. debuts at New York Film Festival

Who By Fire and The Shrouds have been selected as part of the festival’s main slate program.

Canadian genre films short on market support, says producers

Producers and filmmakers attending the Fantasia International Film Festival discuss financing for horror and fantasy in Canada.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Canadian TV, digital demand stays steady in July

HBO’s House of the Dragon saw increased demand halfway through its season two run.

Paquin Entertainment Group hires Andrew Akman as COO

Based in Toronto, Akman will support the live entertainment company as it expands its project roster to include film and television.

Ricardo Trogi’s 1995 grosses $700K in Quebec box office

This is the fourth installment in writer-director Ricardo Trogi’s autobiographical film series.

Five Canadian features among TIFF Centrepiece programme

The films are part of a lineup of 43 titles from filmmakers representing 41 countries.

Aircraft Pictures co-founders repurchase shares from Corus

Corus Entertainment bought a majority stake in Aircraft Pictures in 2022.