Alison Skilton

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Telefilm Canada are teaming up once again to feature a series of events at MIPJunior and MIPCOM that celebrate diversity.

Portfolio Entertainment has expanded into feature film distribution, unveiling a MIPCOM slate that includes three new acquisitions and a remastered holiday classic.

Sienna Films and Streel Films have unveiled the cast of the new CBC original series The Trickster, which has begun production in Ontario.

Principal photography has begun in Montreal on Incendo's No Good Deed, starring Michelle Borth (Hawaii Five-0, Shazam, Teenage Cocktail).

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has invested in 44 new projects, allocating C$22.6 million ($17 million) in funding to the productions through three of its programs.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has unveiled its first-ever development slate of podcast-to-television series, which is set to see five original CBC podcasts adapted for the screen.

Super Channel and Northern Arena have partnered to bring the esports and gaming-culture series SQUAD to GINX Esports TV Canada.

The indie New Metric Media (Letterkenny, Bad Blood) is in development with Bell Media on Children Ruin Everything, a new single-camera comedy that Emmy-nominated producer Chuck Tatham (Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development) is set to executive produce.

Canada’s Incendo has begun principal photography on its new movie Glass Houses, starring Bree Turner (Grimm, The Ugly Truth, The Lucky Girl).

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has completed its corporate reorganization process, with a number of current team members assuming new leadership positions, including Sandra Collins, previously chief financial officer and VP of operations, taking on the expanded role of chief operating officer.