CMF, SODEC investing $3M in nine children and youth animation series from Quebec
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) announced last week a $3-million investment in nine Quebec-produced animation series for children and youth. The CMF-SODEC Prototyping of Children […]
Telefilm invests $480K in 60 small film festivals
Telefilm Canada announced last week a funding commitment of $235,000 to support 34 small Canadian film festivals with start dates between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2025, as part of the second […]
Shaftesbury names Shauna Jamison as VP of production
Canadian production company Shaftesbury announced Monday the appointment of seasoned producer Shauna Jamison to its leadership team as vice president of production. With a career spanning Canadian and American productions […]
CBC News promotes Prasanna Rajagopalan to senior managing director for Ontario
CBC News announced Tuesday the appointment of Prasanna Rajagopalan as the new senior managing director for CBC’s Ontario region. Most recently the director of journalism and programming for CBC Toronto, Rajagopalan will […]
Blue Ant’s Love Nature, Total Crime, Declassified launch on MyFree DIRECTV
Blue Ant Media announced today at NATPE Global in Miami that three of its free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels are now available on DIRECTV’S recently launched MyFree DIRECTV streaming […]
Five emerging filmmakers bring Canada’s Walk of Fame to the big screen
Canada’s Walk of Fame last Friday released five short vignettes by emerging Canadian filmmakers of the 2024 Future Storytellers program, each telling the story of one of the most accomplished and […]
WildBrain scores global distribution rights for musical preschool series from Goddard/Brown
WildBrain announced last week it has secured global distribution rights for the musical preschool series Songs from the Bright Side, produced by Toronto-based composer and recording artist Adam Goddard and director and animator […]
Telus selects Broadpeak to enhance video streaming services
Broadpeak, a France-based provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for pay-TV operators and other content providers, announced last week Telus is using Broadpeak’s Origin Packager solution to simplify […]
Prime Time hears from panellists on global lessons on content funding and political realities
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – As the CRTC continues its consultations and public hearings on implementing the Online Streaming Act, which seeks in part to encourage investment in Canadian content […]
AI is ‘reshaping,’ not ‘replacing’ human creativity, Hollywood veteran tells Prime Time
By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – While the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in film and television is dominating headlines, the technology is “not the villain in the story,” Hollywood-based film […]