Wildling Pictures

Deals: Film Movement, Vertical, Quebecor, Photon Films

Canadian films Paying For It and The Lost Daughter land U.S. distribution, Distinct Society heads abroad, and more.

Ann Marie Fleming’s Can I Get A Witness? leads VFCC noms

The drama film garnered eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Sook-Yin Lee’s Paying For It to compete in TIFF’s Platform

Canadian director Atom Egoyan will lead the Platform programme’s jury for 2024.

Wildling, Hawkeye wrap adaptation of novel Paying for It

The feature is directed by Toronto’s Sook-Yin Lee and is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Chester Brown.

Wildling Pictures launches TV division with drama, family titles

The Toronto prodco’s development slate includes live-action dramas and animated series.

Wildling Pictures, Adam Yorke developing Canadian spy film

The Toronto prodco has optioned the history book Cracking the Nazi Code, about the untold story of Canadian spy Winthrop Bell.

Allison Pill and Douglas Booth

Wildling Pictures brings classic novel adaptation to Toronto

Feature film Young Werther is based on the 1774 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe book, and stars Douglas Booth and Canadian actor Alison Pill.

Wildling Pictures pairs with directing duo on Suze

Directed and written by Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark, the dramedy feature is now in production in Hamilton, Ont.

Telefilm allocates $12.8M to 21 English market films

The features were selected from more than 300 submissions to the 2022 production program. (Update: this story corrects erroneous information about The Invisibles.)

Wildling Pictures acquires rights to Professor Goose book series

Natalie Urquhart from Wildling Pictures will attend the Kidscreen Summit later this month to meet with broadcasters and distributors about the project.

See For Me racks up AFM sales after surviving pandemic-hit production cycle

The Randall Okita-directed feature from Wildling Pictures proved to be a hot commodity at the American Film Market, with sales company Elle Driver securing a raft of international deals.

Producers weigh desire to return to work quickly with practical realities

As signs emerge that a return to production could be in sight, producers are examining the complex question of how and when to resume filming on specific projects.