Stacey Aglok MacDonald

North of North to return for a second season

The series broke into the top 10 on Netflix in 27 different countries following its April 10 debut on the streamer.

North of North scales up Nunavut’s local screen industry

The creators behind the CBC, Netflix and APTN comedy discuss how the series became a catalyst for building the territory’s first production studio.

ISO contributes $1 million to production studio in Iqaluit

The studio’s first project will be Red Marrow Media’s untitled scripted comedy, co-commissioned by CBC, APTN and Netflix.

CBC, Netflix, APTN greenlight Arctic comedy series

Inuit co-creators and writers Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril are also set to executive produce with Miranda de Pencier.

Four Canadian titles to world premiere at Sundance

Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool and Jacqueline Castel’s My Animal are among the homegrown features set for the January film festival.

Photo by Blake Hannahson, courtesy of Mongrel Media

Taking The Grizzlies on tour

The team behind the film explains why they wanted to launch an exclusive northern tour for remote Indigenous communities prior to the film’s nationwide release.

CMPA reveals producer awards nominees

Producers behind Freaks (pictured), The Grizzlies and Mouthpiece are up for this year’s Indiescreen Awards.

TIFF ’18: How a cross-cultural collaboration created The Grizzlies

Inuit producer and filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril on the genesis of the project and how Indigenous and non-Indigenous creatives can form fruitful partnerships.

Miranda de Pencier set to direct The Grizzlies

The directorial feature debut from de Pencier (pictured) is penned by Breaking Bad writer Moira Walley-Beckett.