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KOTV’s Le Cyclone de Noël surpasses $500K at box office
The Christmas-set film is inspired by the popular Radio-Canada series L’oeil du cyclone.
NWT Film Rebate Program doubled for 2025-26
The Northwest Territories rebate has been upped to $1 million for the next fiscal year, following an increase to $500,000 for 2024-25.
Canadian broadcasters order Toopy & Binoo reboot
The 39 x 7-minute series will launch in spring 2026, with English- and French-language versions in pre-production at Echo Media and Huminah Huminah.
Hot Docs Forum paused for 2025
The pausing of the forum also comes with a recalibration of Hot Docs’ industry activities, according to a release.
Nearly 100 industry creatives join Diversity Showrunner Bootcamp
The program is run by Anthony Q. Farrell through his prodco Canfro Productions.
In Brief: Nelu Handa to lead PSP’s Scripted Series Lab
Plus: The Quebec division of the Canadian Academy introduced its Pitch des scénaristes – Séries cohort and Bell Fibe TV1 dives into Backyard History.
OUTtv, TVNZ co-commission drag game show
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner is fronted by Kiwi drag queens Kita Mean and Anita Wigl’it.
Producer Bree Tiffin remembered as bright soul
A longtime producer of factual and lifestyle content, Tiffin died on Nov. 3 while in hospice care.
Simply Johanne named Outstanding Feature at Reelworld
Other winners include Bobby Singh Brown’s Stealing Vows for the Audience Choice Award and Amir Zargara’s A Good Day Will Come for Outstanding Short Film.
SODEC selects nine series for funding round
SODEC is providing support for three animated series, four fiction and two docuseries.
Canadian Heritage responds to open letter on Telefilm funding
In January, the federal government renewed funding for Telefilm to the tune of $100 million over 2024-25 and 2025-26. However, the funding has yet to be made permanent.
Boat Rocker sees a revenue decline in Q3
The Toronto-based company reported an 81.2% drop in revenue as it continues to operate in a challenging industry environment.
Amazon shutting down Freevee, folding content into Prime Video
There are no layoffs associated with the move.
Guilds, unions push Telefilm for creative, talent protections
Eight organizations representing 87,000 creatives, talents and crews signed an open letter calling for stricter requirements on adhering to minimum labour standards.
Eva Thomas directs first solo feature with Nika & Madison
The film is a feature-length adaptation of Thomas’ 2023 short film Redlights.
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