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.
The funding is being allocated through the big-budget stream of the Production Program.
The Toronto prodco has picked up film and TV rights to the latest novel from Scarborough author and screenwriter Catherine Hernandez.
Berkowitz will depart the company on May 31, with SVPs at Thunderbird and Atomic Cartoons taking on his responsibilities.
The multi-phase lab supports the development of a market-ready script and pitch deck.
The annual event, hosted by the Pacific Screenwriting Program, took place on April 18.
The magical realism feature is produced by Microclimat Films and is scheduled for a theatrical release in 2025.
Michael MacMillan, Denis Villenueve and Patrick Huard will be honoured during Canadian Screen Week.
Host Tracy Moore announced on social media that the Citytv talk show will be reimagined into the fifth hour of Breakfast Television.
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