The Career Development Initiatives Program and the Industry Promotion Initiatives Program replace the former Industry Initiatives stream.
Films from Miryam Charles, Sophie Deraspe and Annick Blanc are among SODEC’s funding selections.
Plus: Sheffield DocFest slates two Canadian world premieres, the Sony Future Filmmaker Awards shortlists three Canadian films, and more.
Fourteen English and seven French projects are receiving support in the latest round of the Independent Production Fund’s Short Form Series Development Program.
RIDM, the Whistler Film Festival and the Reelworld Film Festival are among the events selected for Telefilm’s 2026-27 Medium to Large-Scale Festivals Program.
Chief program officer Francesca Accinelli details how Telefilm’s ongoing strategic review is introducing greater flexibility, coherence and transparency to its programs.
The Indigenous Screen Office has also revealed the 16 audio projects receiving support through its 2025-26 Podcasting Program.
The children’s media fund has been in limbo after losing Rogers funding when its last licence term ended in August 2025.
CPAC president and CEO Christa Dickenson discusses the cuts and how subscriber erosion is affecting the organization.
The funded projects include upcoming features from directors Matt Johnson, Guy Maddin, Deepa Mehta, Clement Virgo and Yung Chang, among others.
The funder is also investing $150,000 in pre-production funding for three features via the greenlight financing strand of its Production Program.
Panelists discussed the best strategies to secure reliable funding and the ways Canada can bolster its Black filmmaking community.