FMC leadership before the CRTC, WE’s new digital team and more
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FMC management appeared before the CRTC on November 20 as part of the commission’s first public hearing on the implementation of the online streaming law, which will lead to the development of a new framework to support Canadian and Indigenous content.
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After traveling the country looking for passionate creators, WE | MADE has found its digital squad! Angie Augustin, Adam Déragon and Antoine Bouchard-Côtes will introduce their audiences to local films, series, video games and digital content on Nous’ social platforms.
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In the final episode of the second season of Engine, Action, Inclusion, business and urban couple Bahija Essoussi Gagnon and Samuel Gagnon talk about their partnership and complementarity, the North African and West Asian Lab (NAWAL) and the pitfalls of Orientalism.
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The CMF and the Shaw Rocket Fund announced the renewal of our joint program to fund the production of Canadian digital animated series aimed at children and youth and promoting the use of new technologies.
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The CMF announced that 22 projects will receive a total of $4.3 million in production funding through our Linguistic Diversity Program, which supports projects that reflect Canadian diversity in languages other than English, French or Indigenous languages.
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“The Queen of My Dreams,” about a queer woman who travels to her native Pakistan after the sudden death of her father, was named best Canadian film at the Reel Asian International Film Festival earlier this month. The film’s screenwriter, producer and director, Fawzia Mirza, talks about the future and media.
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The FMC has released the first edition of Perspectives, a new publication from our Foresight and Innovation team that is the successor to our annual trends report. Divided into three chapters, this inaugural issue explores the economics of digital creation, its contours, its rules and its rapidly evolving profile.
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The CMF is pleased to once again support the Whistler Film Festival and its programs for industry professionals. The festival takes place from November 29th to December 7th.
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Originally posted 2023-11-24 21:56:55.