Mlle Bottine selected to Cannes Juniors screenings

The French-language comedy is one of eight films selected for the 2025 edition of Cannes Écrans Juniors.

Reelworld announces 2025 Producers Program cohort

The program will run from April to July, with market support scheduled for later in the year.

TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin to end after season 19

Filling its timeslot at the Ontario pubcaster in the fall is a new public affairs program The Rundown.

BANFF adds two board members

GroupM Canada CEO and president of WPP Canada Kevin Johnson and music supervisor Nora Felder are the latest additions to the board.

Northwinds Productions’ Drink docuseries records Webby win

Other winners include the CBC podcast Personal Best and the indie game Balatro.

Remembering BANFF’s inaugural leader, Carrie Hunter

The founding executive director of the festival will be honoured at this year’s BANFF with an award in her name.

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Hot Sheet: The Handmaid’s Tale leaps in demand with final season

HBO’s The Last of Us landed at No. 3 on the overall TV originals chart following its season two release.

Four projects selected for Docs-in-Progress in Cannes

The animated feature Julián, produced in part by Aircraft Pictures, will participate in the Annecy Animation Showcase.

70% rely on word-of-mouth to find content for their kids: MTM

This new edition of the report covers topics including gaming, VR, co-viewing, discoverability and social media.

Deals: Sinking Ship, CBC Gem, Blue Ant Media

Sinking Ship sells its latest dino spinoff abroad, CBC Gem to premiere Telus original Not Your Butter Chicken, and more

Heather Shaw, Corus founding executive chair, to retire

Shaw has served in the post since the company’s inception and will continue in a non-executive role.

Maxime Giroux’s In Cold Light to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

The film will make its world premiere in the New York festival’s Spotlight Narrative section.

Entertainment Partners taps Anne Loi for Canadian president role

The former WildBrain exec will lead Entertainment Partners’ strategy and operations in Canada.

Eagle Vision returns to Taken with season five

The docuseries focused on solving the mysteries behind Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous people premiered its fourth season in 2019.

Bell Media adds Celeste Parr’s Prejudice to development slate

A series order for the project would mark the first show produced under Bell Media’s content licensing and distribution agreement with Fox Entertainment Global.