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TV & Film News – 2023 Rockie Awards nominees announced

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has announced the nominees for the 2023 Rockie Awards International Program Competition, recognizing excellence in television and digital...

The Weather Network unveils new FAST channel

The Weather Network has debuted a Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel, available at launch to five million Samsung TV Plus viewers. The FAST channel...

Accessible Writers’ Lab case study finds changing attitudes key

Conventional working structures, including long days and production overtime, are among the barriers to getting more disabled creatives into Canadian writing rooms, according to...

Canadian productions earn 37 nominations heading into 2023 Rockie Awards

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has announced the nominees for the 2023 Rockie Awards International Program Competition, recognizing excellence in television and digital...

NFB veteran Julie Roy appointed Executive Director of Telefilm Canada

Canadian Heritage Min. Pablo Rodriguez has appointed filmmaker and National Film Board (NFB) veteran Julie Roy as Executive Director of Telefilm Canada for a five-year...

CaribbeanTales producing series based on Denham Jolly memoir

CaribbeanTales Media Group (CTMG) has begun principal photography on new comedy web series, Garvey’s Ghost, based on the memoir of Canadian radio trailblazer Denham...

OUTtv expands with launch of linear channel in South Africa

OUTtv, the Canadian-headquartered LGBTQ+ television and streaming service, is expanding with the launch of a linear channel in South Africa. Offered on Openview Ultra, a...

TV & Film News – Ferne Downey named ACTRA National Woman of the Year

Ferne Downey is this year’s ACTRA National Woman of the Year. Downey is the Past President of ACTRA National, finishing an unprecedented eight-year term...

TV & Film News – Canada Media Fund opens Canadian Content industry survey

Canada Media Fund (CMF) has opened its Canadian Content industry survey, announced last month, gathering the audiovisual sector’s views on how the current definition...

TV & Film News – CBC’s The Porter leads Canadian Screen Awards nominees

CBC drama series The Porter leads the nominees for this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, set to recognize talent across 145 television, film and digital...

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