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WBD, Canadian Academy set third directors program cohort
Participants for 2024 include Romeo Candido, Darcy Waite and Stephanie Joline.
Lula Ali Ismaïl boards Scythia, Good Question film Nuur
The Canadian-Djiboutian filmmaker has been tapped to helm the screen adaptation of the novel The Youth of God.
Deals: Cineflix Rights, Amuz Distribution, Farpoint Films
Cineflix Rights picks up worldwide rights to a Stan original, Amuz makes a global pact with GoQuest Media, and more.
Virtual production tech evolving quickly, says experts
Execs from Dark Slope and SP Studios discuss the affordability of virtual production and how it can spur creativity.
Fantasia festival workers strike over wages, employee status
Workers unanimously approved a five-day strike amid collective agreement negotiations.
In Brief: Canada’s Walk of Fame names Future Storytellers
Plus: The Canada Media Fund calls for feedback on its EDIA strategy, On Screen Manitoba welcomes new co-chairs, and more.
Vice Studios Canada adds to ‘Dark Side’ franchise
The doc special goes behind the scenes with some of the reality genre’s most well-known characters.
Tim Hortons musical The Last Timbit heads to Crave
Bell Media Studios has produced a filmed version of the Toronto stage production.
Hot Docs president Marie Nelson departs
The board of directors announced the resignation after Nelson served only one year in the role.
Indie boutique Ritual Distribution launches in Montreal
The upstart distributor is focused on Canadian rights to a slate of international and foreign language titles.
Canadian Academy selects seven executive residency participants
The program was created to help break down the barriers that currently exist for Black, Indigenous and persons of colour who are pursuing a corporate career.
Neil McEneaney steps down as Numeris CEO
The audience measurement company has tapped NLogic’s Sue Haas as interim CEO as it searches for a new leader.
Denis Côté short to compete at Locarno Film Festival
The festival lineup includes two other Canadian shorts in competition, as well as the world premiere of Patrice Sauvé’s La Petite et le vieux.
CBC slates Lilith Fair doc from Elevation Pictures, Dan Levy
The documentary examines the history of the famed all-women music festival launched in the 1990s.
Deraspe, Howard films among TIFF’s latest additions
The festival unveiled five new world premieres in its gala and special presentations lineups.
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