KOTV’s Être ado won the Prix Francophone and BBC’s Hell Jumper claimed the Grand Jury Prize.
The Directors Guild of Canada’s 2024 census also revealed that average yearly incomes fell 22.4% across ethnic and gender lines, due to the 2023 strikes.
Bell Media’s Sean Cohan, Rogers’ Colette Watson and CBC’s Marie-Phillippe Bouchard discussed opportunities at home and abroad at the Banff World Media Festival.
Broadcasters from Canada and the U.K. discussed YouTube strategies for discoverability and Tubi’s CEO broke down the streamer’s Gen Z success on day two of the festival.
The Commission added changes to the Independent Local News Fund on June 9, the same day foreign streamers argued against supporting it at the Federal Court of Appeal.
CBC, Bell Media and the Canada Media Fund are among the more than 75 signatories supporting values around equity and inclusion.
Paramount+ in Canada acquires The Pink Pill as an original documentary, Cineflix Rights closes multiple deals for its factual content, and more.
Commissioned for Paramount’s See It Now Studios, the doc has been picked up by Hearst U.K. and Bell Media for its Oxygen True Crime channel.
Netflix’s Stranger Things moved up in demand following the announcement of its final season premiere date.
The deal includes a production and distribution partnership and is expected to close in the fall.
Canadian producers weigh in on the good, the bad and the AI of it all in the fast-evolving film and TV industry.
Day one of the Banff World Media Festival saw CBC’s content executives discuss their scripted and unscripted wishlists, while TVO execs spoke to their kids strategy.
WIFT+ Toronto and its foundation welcome new board members, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival announces executive changes, and more.
EXCLUSIVE: The independent distributor cited market realities beyond its control for the reasoning behind the decision.