Canadian Film Centre

CFC selects 18 for 2023 Norman Jewison Film Program

The annual program offers roughly five months of training for writers, directors, producers and editors.

Photo gallery: CFC Gala – Take 35, presented by Netflix

The Toronto fundraiser had a 1980s theme inspired by the decade the CFC was “born” 35 years ago.

Netflix boards Norman Jewison Film Program as a lead supporter

The CFC film program supports the careers of emerging to mid-level Canadian directors, writers, producers and editors.

Six writers tapped for CBC-BIPOC TV & Film Showrunner Catalyst

The program from CBC, BIPOC TV & Film and the Canadian Film Centre is for writers who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.

Five music creators tapped for CFC, Slaight Music Residency

The hands-on program integrates music creators into the onscreen storytelling process and furthers their opportunities in film, TV and digital.

In Brief: OYA, CFC name 2023 Scale Up Immersive cohort

Plus: The Whistler Film Festival names its 2022 Power Pitch competition winner, RIDM announces its winning Canadian docs, and more.

In Brief: WIDC selects participants for Story & Leadership program

Plus: Lunenburg Doc Fest selects its $20,000 pitch winner and the CFC Media Lab sets its Fifth Wave Labs cohort.

Clement Virgo debuts ‘most personal film to date’ with Brother

TIFF ’22: With a goal of authenticity, Virgo and producer Damon D’Oliveira cast actors with a deep understanding of the immigrant experience.

Bell Media Prime Time TV Program chooses inaugural comedy cohort

The program, offered to Black, Indigenous and/or racialized creators in Canada, will have Ins Choi as executive producer in residence.

In Brief: CaribbeanTales announces The Big Pitch cohort

Plus: WildBrain renews CEO Eric Ellenbogen’s contract, the Toronto International Film Festival reveals its 2022 Industry Selects lineup, and more.

In Brief: CFC introduces scholarship to offset tuition fees

Plus, the RBC and Canadian Academy’s MVP project hits a milestone in its latest funding round.

In Brief: Sadaf Foroughi feature wins at KVIFF

Plus: William F. White International acquires the U.K.’s PKE Lighting, Nelvana bolsters distribution team with promotion, four Canadian feature films are set for Jerusalem Film Festival, and more.