Tag: NFB
TV & Film News – Sarah Polley leads Canadian Oscar nominees
The 95th Academy Awards nominations include a number of Canadians led by Sarah Polley, who is up for Best Adapted Screenplay for Women Talking,...
TV & Film News – CBC debuts ‘CBC News Explore’ FAST...
CBC News Explore has launched, the public broadcaster’s new free ad-supported streaming (FAST) news channel, available on digital and connected TV platforms. The channel...
Suzanne Guèvremont named new head of NFB, Government Film Commissioner
Suzanne Guèvremont begins a five-year term on Monday, Nov. 28 as the new Government Film Commissioner and Chairperson of the National Film Board (NFB).
She...
TV & Film News – Uvagut TV applies for mandatory distribution
The CRTC has set a hearing for Jan. 10 to hear the Nunavut Independent Television Network (NITV) application for mandatory distribution as part of...
TV & Film News – CBC/BET+ co-production ‘The Porter’ picks up...
CBC and BET+ co-production, The Porter, has received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming (Windsor's Christian Vincent). Succession led the...
TV & Film News – Sportsnet cancels Rogers Hometown Hockey
Sportsnet has confirmed that the Rogers Hometown Hockey tour is officially retiring after eight seasons. Rogers Sports & Media declined to comment on the...
TV & Film News – Ben Proudfoot, Patrice Vermette among Canadian...
Ben Proudfoot, the Nova Scotia filmmaker behind short documentary The Queen of Basketball, was among the Canadians that claimed Oscar wins on Sunday night....
TV & Film News – Canadian Heritage extends Short-Term Compensation Fund
Canadian Heritage has announced a second extension of the Short-Term Compensation Fund (STCF) for Canadian audiovisual productions, saying that there is still “a pressing...
TV & Film News – City of Toronto projects record production...
The City of Toronto projects a record production volume for 2022 amid new studio builds, including a $250 million state-of-the-art media hub. Hackman Capital...
TV & Film News – TIFF launches ‘Every Story’ fund promoting...
Amazon Prime Video and Left Bank Pictures have announced the start of production on Canadian Amazon Original drama and second original scripted series, Three...
