According to a release from the pubcaster, 21% of B.C.’s Canada Media Fund funding for documentaries in 2023/24 were triggered by first-window license fees from Knowledge Network.
Flynn, in the position of executive producer of original programming, is responsible for documentary commissions, development projects and second window pre-licenses.
Van Poppel joins the pubcaster as senior manager of programming and acquisitions following the retirement of Lawrence Tapley.
The four-part series follows the journeys of patients on the organ transplant waitlist in B.C.
New York’s Asian American International Film Festival has also set Fawzia Mirza’s The Queen of My Dreams as its closing film.
The B.C.-based studio has sold scripted, kids, and unscripted content to multiple buyers, including Roku and Tubi.
The projects under the B.C. public broadcaster include The Salmon’s Call from producer-director Joy Haskell.
The renewals include public broadcasters Knowledge Network and TFO, as well as New Tang Dynasty Television and CHEK-DT Victoria.
Young is tasked with increasing brand awareness and viewership of Knowledge Network’s broadcast and streaming platforms.
s-yewyaw / Awaken director Liz Marshall discusses the production process ahead of its world premiere at the Planet In Focus International Environmental Film Festival.