Five directors, five producers, five writers and four editors were chosen from a record number of submissions.
BANFF ’22: CBC content heads revealed the program for senior-level writers as they discussed programming priorities.
Plus: Three NFB shorts are in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Director X joins Telefilm’s #MovieMemory campaign, and more.
Four prototypes supported through the CFC’s UK-Canada Immersive Exchange will have their public debut at the Austin-based festival next week.
The Canadian Film Centre’s new executive director talks soul searching, the responsibility of her new role and ambitions for a new iteration of the organization.
The former Telefilm Canada exec will oversee the Canadian Film Centre’s fundraising strategies and revenue growth.
Plus: The Canadian Academy launches the inaugural edition of its Women in Post program, ZoomerMedia expands into the U.S. with a new FAST platform, and more.
The former long-time TIFF executive has been named as the successor to Slawko Klymkiw.
VIDEO: The outgoing CEO, who announced his retirement last month, discusses the organization’s past and future, weathering the pressures wrought by the pandemic and what’s next once he vacates his post this spring.
The board of directors will begin the process of identifying a new CEO in the coming months, with more information about a succession plan to be shared in early 2021.
The investment, announced at last night’s CFC gala by Minister Lisa MacLeod, will be used to sustain and grow the film centre’s programs across film, TV, digital and music.
The Newfoundland-born director behind Frontier and San Andreas will receive the honour at a reception in L.A. in March.