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Justin Ducharme marks feature debut with Seventeen
The Indigenous-led project is produced by Experimental Forest Films and Ducharme’s Your Boy Productions.
Hot Sheet: The Last of Us takes top demand following season finale
Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives made its first appearance on the Hot Sheet following the premiere of its second season.
ACE Canada announces inaugural board of directors
Animation Career Excelerator also launched a new non-profit, the ACE Canada Society.
Upfronts ’25: Rogers unveils HGTV, Food Network originals slate
The slate includes a new project featuring Drew and Jonathan Scott as well as a Canadian edition of the ITV Studios format Come Dine with Me.
Cream’s Relative Secrets marks Acorn TV’s first unscripted series
Senior production executive John Ealer discusses how talent and value-driven storytelling power this blend of true crime and ancestry.
CSAs ‘25: Bell Media leads wins in News, Entertainment, Sports
The first of five Canadian Screen Awards ceremonies saw CBC also scoop significant wins including This Hour Has 22 Minutes and the 2024 Juno Awards.
Canadian Cinema Editors unveils 2025 winners
Justin Li, for his work on Heretic, and Ryan Mullins, for his editing on the documentary Yintah, are among the winners.
Upfronts ’25: Prime Video tables Canadian unscripted series
Billed as its first-ever Canadian upfronts, the presentation includes Blink49’s two-part docuseries ROMCON: Who The F**k is Jason Porter?
Stephan James, Phil Rosenthal to receive BANFF Rockie honours
TV personality and singer Priyanka (Canada’s Drag Race, Drag Brunch Saved My Life) will host the awards taking place in Alberta on June 9.
Deals: Boat Rocker, Indie Rights, Cineflix Rights
Boat Rocker partners on upcoming Japan/Finland copro Blood & Sweat, L.A.’s Indie Rights acquires worldwide distribution for Thanks for the Room, and more.
CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes cuts the carbon
Tracey Jardine, an exec in charge of production for the long-running series, discusses some of the efforts that have led to it being lauded for sustainability from the CSAs.
CMF, Ontario Creates support 14 interactive digital media projects
The joint program, created in 2022, provides successful applicants with up to $20,000 in development funding.
In Brief: Dark Slope expands support for Group Effort Initiative
Plus: Manitoba Film & Music appoints Steven Foster in director role, YMAs name Steven DeNure Scholarship recipient, and more.
Oscar-winning NFB animator Co Hoedeman dies at 84
Hoedeman’s many projects with the National Film Board of Canada include his Oscar-winning The Sand Castle and BAFTA-winning Tchou-tchou.
Crave renews French-language Empathie for season two
The 10 x 60-minute drama series previously won the audience award at this year’s Series Mania.
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