TIFF unveils new details for 2026 market launch

The inaugural TIFF: The Market will run from Sept. 10 to 16, 2026.

Deals: Sphere Abacus, Corus, Boat Rocker, Bell Media, Blue Ant

Sphere Abacus closes several scripted sales to Canada, Corus gets Married at First Sight, and more.

Serial Maven acquires global rights to 50,000 First Dates doc

Toronto’s Peacock Alley Entertainment produced the Prime Video doc about a woman suffering from an extraordinary case of memory loss.

Radio-Canada greenlights doc from Duo, Poutine Studios

EXCLUSIVE: The doc project Les Endo-Guerrieres from director Josiane Blanc (pictured) spotlights four Quebec women struggling with endometriosis.

Mongrel Media boards Indigenous horror Ancestral Beasts

Cameras are rolling in Winnipeg on the debut feature from Playback 10 to Watch alum Tim Riedel.

HighballTV wraps shoot on western thriller Gold Blooded

Orphan Black actor Ari Millen leads the cast of the period heist movie.

Newsmaker of the Year: Rogers Sports & Media

Rogers Sports & Media president Colette Watson breaks down the strategy (and luck) behind the company’s headline-making year.

Endless Cookie, North of North nominated for 2026 Spirit Awards

Presented by Film Independent, the awards honour the year’s best across independent film and television.

Photo gallery: 2025 WIFT+ Crystal Awards

The 38th annual Crystal Awards were held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto on Nov. 25.

Whistler programming head Robin Smith changes the playbook

The Whistler Film Festival’s director of film programming digs into audience-building strategies and highlights six Canadian filmmakers making waves in the 2025 lineup.

Animiki See boards doc Caribou Country ahead of Whistler debut

The Knowledge Network documentary from director Luke Gleeson examines the issue of declining caribou populations across B.C.

DOC Institute to honour Justine Pimlott, Nicole Bazuin

EXCLUSIVE: The Ontario chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada has named the duo as the 2025 recipients of the DOC Institute awards.

Director Julian Hoffman makes feature debut with Autumn Hill

Based on Hoffman’s short film Revenge of the Slasher, the film follows a killer who seeks revenge on the group of youths who bested him.

Sphere strikes deal with Fremantle for Crave festive dating format

The Advent Calendar debuted on the Bell Media streamer on Monday.

Blink49 Studios signs first-look deal with Emma Roberts’ Belletrist

Co-founded by Roberts and Karah Preiss in 2019, Belletrist Productions is primarily focused on literary adaptations.