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🎥 Announcing the Shortlisted Films for the 2025 City of Edmonton Film Prize!
Presented in partnership with the Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA), the Film Prize celebrates exceptional filmmaking talent in Edmonton.
🌟 Congratulations to this year’s shortlisted artists:
🏳️🌈 Darrin Hagen – Pride vs. Prejudice
A powerful documentary telling the story of Delwin Vriend’s fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Alberta and beyond.
🩸 Don Depoe (Dept. 9 Studios) – Dark Match
A horror-thriller where wrestling meets cult horror in this edge-of-your-seat feature.
📸 IG: @dept.9studios
🌀 Scott Portingale – Emergence
A stunning stop-motion animation exploring consciousness, materialism, and meaning through mesmerizing visual storytelling.
📸 IG: @scottportingale
🔗 See the full list of nominees: tinyurl.com/4v68mxa6
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📢 CRTC Reschedules Two Postponed Cancon Hearings 🇨🇦📺
The CRTC has announced new dates for two of its three postponed public hearings on the future of Canadian content, following delays due to the federal election call:
📌 New Hearing Dates:
🎬 The Path Forward – Defining “Canadian program”: May 14, 2025
📡 The Path Forward – Working Towards a Sustainable Broadcasting System: June 18, 2025
🎧 The third hearing, The Path Forward – Supporting Canadian and Indigenous audio content, has not yet been rescheduled.
These hearings are critical steps in modernizing the Broadcasting Act and shaping the future of Canadian and Indigenous storytelling, production sustainability, and regulatory frameworks.
Stay tuned for updates and prepare to participate in shaping the next phase of Canada’s media landscape.
Read More at Playback Online: tinyurl.com/2wv2fcwv
#CRTC #BroadcastingAct #CanadianContent #Cancon #MediaPolicy #IndigenousMedia #FilmAndTVPolicy
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