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Whistler Film Festival sets 2025 Women in Focus cohort
Five B.C.-based filmmakers will take part in the mentorship and project development program.
Quebecor taps Luana Ann Church as VP of acquisitions, distribution
Church previously oversaw numerous format acquisition and licensing deals for the company as senior director of legal affairs.
Bell Media eliminates 40 positions
The cuts are part of a larger workforce reduction at parentco BCE.
Crave’s Heated Rivalry scores sales ahead of premiere
The hockey player romance series has been acquired by three major international buyers.
RIDM seeks balance of political and poetic in doc programming
Artistic co-director Marlene Edoyan discusses how the Montreal doc fest is boosting strong social-political works in addition to the aesthetically adventurous.
Deals: Bell Media, Shaftesbury, Sphere Abacus, Ritual
Banijay Rights sells its Ozzy Osbourne doc in Canada, Murdoch Mysteries brews up a new product partnership, and more.
The CW picks up Wild Cards for third season
The U.S. renewal follows CBC’s two-season order in May.
Corus, Nat Geo co-commission Toronto airport docuseries
The U.K./Canada factual series Toronto Airport Uncovered is produced by Toronto-based Cantina Media and London’s Arrow Media.
BIPOC TV & Film selects eight for Unscripted Producers Lab
The lab began on Nov. 17 with a four-day intensive at Bell Media Studios.
Canadian prodcos score noms for Children’s & Family Emmys
WildBrain, 9 Story Media Group and Sinking Ship Entertainment are among the Canadian production companies recognized by the awards.
Hot Docs names new festival, year-round programming leads
The Toronto doc organization revealed the programming team for its 2026 festival this week.
CRTC’s new Cancon definition gets mixed reaction from screen sector
The Commission issued its modernized definition of Canadian content on Tuesday, following a lengthy consultation process.
APTN seeks new unscripted genres, tightens kids’ strategy
Content head Adam Garnet Jones discusses the company’s language-forward kids’ focus, struggles in comedy and what it looks for in unscripted.
Sphere Media, Zone3 unveil merger
The merger looks to combine the expertise of both companies in the creation and production of English- and French-language content for local and international markets.
Canadian FAST channel usage hits new high in 2025
A report from Media Technology Monitor shows that FAST channel viewership in Canada nearly doubled between fall 2024 and spring 2025.
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