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WIFT+ Toronto launches screenwriting program

The four-day in-person program will help writers develop their skills via workshops, as well as one-on-one and group mentorship.

G. Patrick Condon wraps dark comedy in Newfoundland

White People Helping follows a white couple who try to manipulate an Indigenous gardener into giving up his cottage.

Knowledge Network commissions Omnifilm’s Transplant Stories

The four-part series follows the journeys of patients on the organ transplant waitlist in B.C.

SODEC funds four feature films for production

The projects were chosen as part of the second round of fiction film support for the year.

Rebeka Herron wins $60K Forest City Film Festival film pitch prize

The winning pitch, Broken Bones, is a horror thriller starring Sarah Cleveland.

Bobsledding doc in the works from Tyson Media

Redemption Run, about the Canadian team’s prep for the 2026 Milan Olympics, will be written and directed by Jamila Pomeroy.

WFF sets cohorts for Doc Lab, Women in Focus Mentorship

Each of the Whistler Film Festival’s (WFF) cohorts consist of five B.C.-based filmmakers.

Trio of projects lead winners for 50th Rosie Awards

Magic Hours, Secret History: Women Warriors and Hey, Viktor! won three awards apiece at the Calgary awards ceremony.

Philippe Falardeau’s latest film wraps in Montreal

Mille secrets mille dangers is an adaptation of Montreal author Alain Farah’s novel of the same name.

Crave greenlights crime drama Underbelly

The Shaftesbury-produced Crave original stars Stephen Amell and Hamza Haq.

Metafilms’ Adam wraps filming in Quebec, Ontario

The film is directed by Anne Émond and will be distributed by Immina Films for a theatrical release in 2025.

Production wraps on Nick Butler’s sophomore feature Lunar Sway

The film stars Noah Parker as a young man coping with the return of his estranged mother, played by Liza Weil.