Snelgrove has served as associate producer with the west coast production unit for seven years, working on documentary and animation projects.
The public producer also gave a comprehensive update on a 40-project slate of Indigenous works, including titles from Michelle Latimer and Kim O’Bomsawin.
The film and television writer/director was best known for his award-winning film J.-A. Martin, photographe and popular Quebec series Les filles de Caleb.
The documentary from director Brian D. Johnson (pictured) also sees Anthropocene‘s Nicholas de Pencier serve as director of photography.
Launched in 2015, the VOD service acted as a hub for homegrown films and offered curated playlists.
Savard, who has previously worked at Mosaic Entertainment, joins the Edmonton production unit as it expands its slate of projects.
The producer, whose credits include The Amina Profile and RIDM winner A Delicate Balance, has been with the Studio since 2010.
Which Canadian films will screen at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, who gets a market-prep primer for WFF and what’s new at Blue Ant’s London outpost.
Michael Fukushima will be honoured for his role in achieving gender parity at the NFB, Rina Fraticelli receives a Governor General’s Award, and more.