The French-language series is created by stars Rachid Badouri and Mehdi Bousaidan and will debut in 2025.
The IPA agreement comes less than two weeks after WGC members voted to authorize a potential strike.
The festival for emerging filmmakers also announced some initial titles in its June programming lineup.
The digital chart featured five Prime Video series, with Hazbin Hotel leading once again.
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The six-week program will provide hands-on training for graduates from Black, Indigenous and racialized communities.
Shoshi Korman of sales firm Cinephil discussed the current challenges in the market and various paths to success at an industry panel.
The seven-month lab provides producers with development support and business training.
Two domestic documentaries and one digital series will make their world bow, while Karen Knox’s We Forgot To Break Up will close the festival.
The annual co-financing market also included the $10,000 CMF-Hot Docs Forum Canadian Pitch Prize.
The increase was offset by a decrease in subscriber revenues.
The former Bell Media production executive joins Toronto-based Counterfeit effective May 21.