Toronto Jewish Film Festival

In Brief: CMF, MFM launch doc predevelopment program

Plus: MTV2 goes dark, the Toronto Jewish Film Festival spotlights Canada and Winnipeg, and Pluto TV adds more FAST channels.

In Brief: CMPA’s Indiescreen Awards returning to TIFF

Plus: Terril Calder’s NFB installation Meneath: The Mirrors of Ethics wins at Tribeca, Blown Away heats up for season four, and more.

Less Than Kosher to world bow at Toronto Jewish Film Festival

The lineup also includes a sneak preview of the upcoming broadcast special Skinnamarink: A Sharon, Lois and Bram Celebration.

In brief: The Rhapsody to world premiere at TJFF

Plus: Justin Ducharme brings Positions to Sundance Institute Native Lab, Oscar-nominated Théodore Ushev is among latest SODEC funding recipients, and more.

In brief: TJFF’s Micki Moore Award won by Canadian for first time

Plus, the NSI welcomes five P.E.I. producers for a new pilot program and Food Network Canada sets a cheese-y docuseries to debut this June.

In brief: Kathleen Hepburn’s Perfumed Dreaming debuts on FB

Plus: Bell Media streamer Crave lands on Roku devices in Canada, Toronto Jewish Film Festival moves online amid COVID-19 pandemic, and more.

Toronto Jewish Film Fest celebrates 25 years with new streamer

With the long-term goal of helping grow festival audiences, TJFF Online aims to roll out 25 films this year.

Debbie Werner named exec director of TJFF

Despite the Toronto Jewish Film Festival’s growth in recent years, competition for audience share is fiercer than ever, Werner (pictured) says.

Weekly roundup: ideaBOOST and film and TV premieres

This pre-Easter edition of our briefs includes premiere news for homegrown TV series, as well as Canuck-made films at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival (Jews and Money pictured).

Weekly roundup: Apps, awards and premiere dates

Among this week’s briefs, the broadcast return of Degrassi (pictured) on MuchMusic and Videotron reports that its Illico.tv iPad app has been used for 100,000 TV program downloads.