Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser return as the indomitable Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler in Dutton Ranch, premiering globally on Paramount+ on Friday, May 15, 2026 with two episodes, and this time, they’re taking on Texas. Hauser and Reilly are joined in the new original series by Academy Award nominees Ed Harris and Annette Bening. As Beth and Rip fight to build a future together – far from the ghosts of Yellowstone – they collide with brutal new realities and a ruthless rival ranch that will stop at nothing to protect its empire. In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul.

Alongside Hauser and Reilly, the new original drama series also stars Finn Little, Juan Pablo Raba, Jai Courtney, J.R. Villarreal, Marc Menchaca, Natalie Alyn Lind, and Ed Harris and Annette Bening. Produced by Paramount Television Studios and 101 Studios, the nine-episode first season marks the start of a new series in the Yellowstone universe.

Created by executive producer and showrunner Chad Feehan and based on characters created by executive producers Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, Dutton Ranch is also executive produced by David C. Glasser, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Christina Alexandra Voros, Michael Friedman, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, and Keith Cox. In addition to executive producing, Voros also directed multiple episodes this season, including the premiere episodes and season finale. Greg Yaitanes, Jessica Lowrey, and Phil Abraham also served as directors this season.

The Departure Festival + Conference from Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) today announced a new wave of programming and special guests joining the 2026 edition, including additional honourees, conference speakers, and film programming taking place May 4-10, 2026 in the heart of downtown Toronto.

Among the newly announced Departure Honours presented by Ticketmaster recipients are legendary music manager Bruce Allen who will be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award and Toronto-based arts and mentorship organization The Remix Project receiving the Industry Achievement Award. The night will also feature a live performance by JUNO-nominated artist Katie Tupper.

The Departure Conference will bring together some of the most influential voices in music, film, TV and media. Highlights include the minds behind the heartstopping soundtrack of Heated Rivalry, with Departure Honours 2026 recipient Jacob Tierney, the show’s creator, writer, director and executive producer, alongside acclaimed composer Peter Peter and award-winning music supervisor Scotty Taylor in a special panel discussion. Additional speakers include leading music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz; Jermaine and Trevaunn Richards, creators of Crave’s The Office Movers; and Jus Reign, star of Crave’s Late Bloomer.

“Departure continues to grow as a meeting place for creators and cultural leaders across disciplines,” said Kevin Barton, Executive Producer at Departure Festival + Conference. “These latest additions reflect the range of voices and perspectives shaping today’s creative industries, from global music and film to cultural organizations making an impact in communities.”

Departure’s film programming will expand this year with a slate of special screenings, including the Canadian premiere of Power Ballad, the latest from acclaimed filmmaker John Carney, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas and presented courtesy of Cineplex Pictures; a screening of Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience, an epic concert film featuring the global K-Pop sensation and their sold-out SoFi Stadium performances; a special screening of Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King exploring the life, music, and global impact of Machel Montano followed by a Q&A with Machel; and a screening of Bif Naked: The Documentary, a look back at the extraordinary life and career of the Canadian pop-punk pioneer followed by a Q&A and live performance.

Departure’s Festival showcase is further strengthened by a dynamic roster of presenting partners, including Boots and Hearts, Canada’s Walk of Fame, CMA Ontario, Exclaim! Magazine, Dine Alone, Ones To Watch / Live Nation, Paquin, Range Magazine, RISE Edutainment, School Night, Tourism Kingston, and Yangaroo with additional partners to be announced.

See below for the newly announced guests and programming added to Departure’s 2026 lineup.

DEPARTURE CONFERENCE:

Andrew Briol, music creator and manager

Andrew Neufeld, musician, Comeback Kid

Bob Lefsetz, music industry commentator and author of The Lefsetz Letter

Brooke Dunford, Director of Booking, Republic Live, Boots and Hearts Music Festival

Caron Nightingale, Director of Sales Canada, APM Music

Imani Walker, Social Editor, Complex Canada

Jacob Tierney, creator, writer, director, and executive producer, Heated Rivalry

Jermaine Richards, The Office Movers co-creator

Jus Reign, creator, writer, and executive producer, Late Bloomer

Karen Bliss, journalist, Pollstar

Maria Alonte, SVP of Synchronization, BMLG

Michie Mee, JUNO-nominated rapper

Mitch Glazier, CEO, Recording Industry Association of America

Patrick Guay, Senior Manager, Booking, Concerts and Events, evenko

Patrick Rogers, CEO, Music Canada

Peter Peter, composer, Heated Rivalry

Scotty Taylor, music supervisor, Kiss the Sun Music, Heated Rivalry

Stewart Johnston, commissioner of the Canadian Football League (CFL)

Tim Chan, Vice President of Editorial and Commerce, Penske Media Corporation

Trevaunn Richards, The Office Movers co-creator

DEPARTURE HONOURS PRESENTED BY TICKETMASTER:

Taking place on Thursday, May 7 at Koerner Hall, the Departure Honours is an exclusive, star-studded celebration recognizing individuals who have shaped Canada’s cultural landscape.

Bruce Allen will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award

The Remix Project will receive the Industry Achievement Award

These honourees join the previously announced Jacob Tierney (Creative Impact Award), Maggie Kang (Cultural Innovator Award), Rupi Kaur (Independent Achievement Award presented by the University of Waterloo), and Sarah McLachlan (Allan Slaight Humanitarian Award presented by Slaight Music).

FILM SCREENINGS:

Power Ballad | Tuesday, May 5 | TIFF Lightbox

Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King and post-screening Q&A with Machel Montano | Wednesday, May 6 | Paradise Theatre

Bif Naked: A Documentary and post-screening Q&A and live performance with Bif Naked | Saturday, May 9 | Paradise Theatre

Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience | Saturday, May 9 | Paradise Theatre

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Live Podcast: The Jann Arden Podcast | Tuesday, May 5 | Jane Mallett Theatre

Live Podcast: Cynthia and Josie’s Unmentionables | Friday, May 8 | The Rec Room

Premium Event: Alicia Creti | Saturday, May 9 | The Drake Underground

Additional artist announcements, conference programming, and special events will be revealed in the coming weeks. For a full list of conference speakers, showcase artists, tickets, passes and more information, visit departureto.com.

About Loft Entertainment
Loft Entertainment invests in culture-defining talent and creative partners to tell their stories. Founded by industry veteran Randy Lennox in Summer 2023, Loft offers the world’s leading artists creative, strategic and business services across all artistic and commercial touchpoints in the music, film and media. Visit loftent.com.

About Oak View Group
Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in live experience venue development, management, premium hospitality services, and 360-degree solutions for a collection of world-class-owned venues and a client roster of arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions. Founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015, OVG is the leading developer of major new venues either open or under development across four continents. Visit OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.

Today, Disney+ announced the global hit drama series FX’s “Shōgun” has added five new cast members for season two of the Emmy® Award-winning show. Production is currently underway in Vancouver, set more than a decade after the events of the first season, continuing the historically-inspired saga of two men from different worlds whose fates are inextricably entwined. The second season will stream exclusively on Hulu on Disney+ in Canada, with all episodes of season one available to stream now.

Newly added to the cast are Risei Kukihara (“Gabriel”), Ryô Satô (“Rin”), Seishiro Nishida (“Jōshin”), Mantaro Koichi (“Saitō”) and Takashi Yamaguchi (“Kanō”). Download new cast headshots here.

They join previously announced Emmy® Award winner Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Fumi Nikaidô, Ren Meguro, Asami Mizukawa, Shinnosuke Abe, Hiroto Kanai, Masataka Kubota, Sho Kaneta, Yûko Miyamoto, Yuka Kouri, Tommy Bastow, Jun Kunimura, Yoriko Dôguchi, Eita Okuno and Takaaki Enoki.

Season two casting has been handled by Laura Schiff and Kei Kawamura, whose work on the first season won the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Casting in a Drama Series.

Risei Kukihara as “Gabriel”

Risei Kukihara is an up-and-coming Japanese actor who joins the cast of “Shōgun” in his first major role.

Kukihara is represented by 42 and CAA.

Ryô Satô as “Rin”

Ryô Satô graduated from the theatre department of Tokyo’s Nihon University College of Art. In addition to performing in television, film and theatre, she also founded R Plays Company in 2023 where she runs an acting school and produces theatrical works. She made her debut in the stage production “Hino-ura Hime Monogatari,” directed by Yukio Ninagawa and had a role in the film “Silence,” directed by Martin Scorsese. In addition to her role as “Rin” in the new season of “Shōgun,” she is set to produce the play “Love and Information” by British playwright Caryl Churchill this spring.

Seishiro Nishida as “Jōshin”

Seishiro Nishida was born in Kagoshima City, Japan, and graduated from the theatre department of Nihon University College of Art in Tokyo. Since appearing in the NHK Taiga drama “Tobu ga Gotoku” (1990), he has appeared in productions such as “Atsuhime and Ryōma-den,” earning praise for his natural yet compelling performances. As a producer, his film “Ōtsunahiki no Koi / Love and the Grand Tug-of-War” (2021) earned a Best Producer Award at the 16th annual Japan Film Festival Los Angeles.

Mantaro Koichi as “Saitō”

Born in Osaka, Japan, Mantaro Koichi is a former member of the prominent Japanese theatre company M.O.P.

In 2005, he joined the cast of the medical TV drama “Emergency Room 24 Hours” marking a turning point in his career into film and television. His acting brings a level of realism and depth to every production.

Takashi Yamaguchi as “Kanō”

Takashi Yamaguchi is a Japanese actor with over thirty years of experience in film and theatre, now based in Hollywood, California. He began his career in Kyoto, Japan, and has appeared in more than fifty stage and screen productions.

Yamaguchi first gained international exposure in Edward Zwick’s “The Last Samurai” (2003), filming on location in New Zealand as one of the core samurai fighters. He later appeared in Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award–nominated “Letters from Iwo Jima” (2006), portraying Kashiwara in a key supporting role. In 2009, he starred in the award-winning short film “The 8th Samurai,” an Academy Award qualifier that won nine festival awards, including the Grand Prize at LA Shorts Fest.

In 2015, Yamaguchi was cast opposite Julianne Nicholson in Maggie Greenwald’s “Sophie and the Rising Sun” after an international casting search. He went on to appear in “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” (2016) alongside Gary Sinise and Alana de la Garza, and in 2019 starred as Yoshio Harada in Gabriel Robertson’s feature “Enemy Within,” based on the Niʻihau incident following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

More recently, Yamaguchi portrayed Ryoichi in Apple TV+’s “Pachinko” (2022), appearing in the 1920s storyline, and starred as Sam in FOX’s “Accused” (2023), leading the episode opposite Ian Anthony Dale and Julia Chan.

In addition to his film and television work, Yamaguchi has worked in modeling and voice acting, and has collaborated with acclaimed industry professionals including Clint Eastwood, Ken Watanabe, Tom Cruise, Gary Sinise, Julianne Nicholson, Margo Martindale, and many others.

About FX’s “Shōgun”

In the first season of “Shōgun,” Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents united against him. When a mysterious European ship was found marooned in a nearby village, its English pilot John Blackthorne (Jarvis) shared vital strategic secrets with Toranaga that tipped the scales of power in his favour to win a century-defining civil war.

“Shōgun,” an original adaptation of James Clavell’s bestselling novel, is created for television by Rachel Kondo & Justin Marks and produced by FX Productions. Kondo and Marks are Executive Producers alongside Michaela Clavell, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca and Hiroyuki Sanada. The series is produced by FX Productions.

The first season of “Shōgun” won eighteen Emmy® Awards, setting the record for the most Emmy® Awards by a series in a single season. It was FX’s first series to win Outstanding Drama Series. Hiroyuki Sanada became the first Japanese actor to win the Emmy® for Lead Actor in a Drama Series, and Anna Sawai made history as the first actress of Asian descent to win Lead Actress in the same category. A global phenomenon, the show won numerous other awards, including the Golden Globe® Award for Best Television Series – Drama, AFI TV Program of the Year, and top honours from SAG, WGA, DGA, PGA, TCA, the Independent Spirit Awards, among many others.

Robust parental controls ensure that Disney+ remains a suitable viewing experience for everyone in the family. Subscribers can set access limits on mature content and create PIN-protected profiles alongside the already existing Junior Mode profiles to give parents and guardians peace of mind.

IN THEATRES ACROSS CANADA MAY 8, 2026

An Official Selection at Toronto International Film Festival
and Canada’s Top Ten

Genre: Drama Thriller
Director: Bretten Hannam
Cast: Forrest Goodluck, Blake Alec Miranda
Runtime: 87 minutes
Synopsis: Siblings Mise’l and Antle, close confidants as children, have drifted apart as adults. When a malevolent spirit begins tormenting them, the siblings are forced to reunite and journey into Sk+te’kmujue’katik (the Place of Ghosts), a primordial forest that exists outside of time, to confront their violent upbringing.

Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At The Place of Ghosts) is a visceral supernatural thriller, 11 years in the writing, elevated by the deeply personal work of Two-Spirit, L’nu filmmaker Bretten Hannam from Kespukwitk, L’nuekati (Nova Scotia). Their films deal with themes of community, culture, and language with a focus on Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ identity.

An all-new trailer for Disney’s highly anticipated reimagining of “Moana,” starring Catherine Lagaʻaia as the wayfinder Moana and Dwayne Johnson, who reprises his role as the trickster demigod Maui, are now available. 

An “Artistry of Moana” featurette offering a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Moana,” with commentary from Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Lagaʻaia, director Thomas Kail, costume designer Liz McGregor and choreographer Tiana Nonosina Liufau, also debuts today.

In addition to Lagaʻaia and Johnson, the “Moana” cast includes John Tui as Moana’s no-nonsense father, Chief Tui; Frankie Adams, who portrays Moana’s playful and strong-willed mother, Sina; and Rena Owen as Moana’s revered Gramma Tala.

Disney’s reimagining of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure is directed by Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Thomas Kail (“Hamilton”); produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated films “Moana” and “Moana 2.” “Moana” features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina, and an original score composed by Mancina. Audiences can experience the brilliant cinematic sights, sounds and songs of “Moana” exclusively in theatres July 10, 2026. 

ABOUT DISNEY

Disney’s live-action legacy dates back to its first completely live-action film, “Treasure Island” in 1950, and its collaborations with renowned artists and filmmakers have resulted in some of the most successful and unforgettable family films in history. Across pirate-laden high seas or down a mysterious rabbit hole, the studio brings powerful storytellers together with leading-edge technology to produce a wide range of films for theatrical release and streaming that are uniquely Disney, from beloved adventures like “Pirates of the Caribbean,” to popular live-action reimaginings of classic tales – including “The Little Mermaid,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Maleficent,” “The Jungle Book,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King,” “Aladdin,” “Cruella,” and “Lilo & Stitch,” – to compelling, character-driven stories such as “Freakier Friday” and “Young Woman and the Sea.”Sk+te’kmujue’katik

Today, Prime Video gave fans their first glimpse of the beloved Barry’s Bay romance by revealing the first look images for Every Year After, the series based on Carley Fortune’s bestselling novel Every Summer After. The Amazon Original series will debut all episodes on June 10 with an eight-episode season and will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world.

Told over the course of six years and one week in Barry’s Bay – the quintessential lake town – Every Year After is a romantic, nostalgic story of first loves and the people and choices that mark us forever.

The series is based on the best-selling novel by Carley Fortune, Every Summer After – which spent 16 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, has sold 1M+ copies to date, and gained popularity through BookTok with the book hashtag getting over 81.4M views on TikTok. The series is told over the course of six years and one week in Barry’s Bay. It is a romantic, nostalgic story of first loves and the next great YA series we think audiences are going to fall in love with.

Every Year After stars Sadie Soverall (Saltburn) and Matt Cornett (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Summer of 69) as Percy and Sam, the couple at the center of the love story. Additional cast members include, Aurora Perrineau (KAOS, Westworld), Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx Saga), Michael Bradway (Chicago Fire, Marked Men), Joseph Chiu (Fear Street: Prom Queen, Motorheads) and Elisha Cuthbert (Girl Next Door, Happy Endings).

Amy B. Harris will serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside Fortune, Lindsey Liberatore, Amy Rardin, John Stephens and Grace Gilroy as executive producers.

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune has sold over 1M copies and was a New York Times Bestseller for 16 weeks.

About Carley Fortune

Carley Fortune is the #1 New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling author of One Golden Summer, This Summer Will Be Different, Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer After. Before becoming a novelist, Carley was an award-winning journalist and worked as an editor at some of Canada’s top publications, including The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Toronto Life, and Refinery29 Canada. She holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University. Carley spent her young life in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and in Barry’s Bay, a tiny lakeside town in rural Ontario and the setting for Every Summer After. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons and is currently working on her fifth book.

About Prime Video

Prime Video is a one-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one application available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can find their favourite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports, including Prime Monday Night Hockey – also Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies Fallout, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Reacher, The Boys, and Roadhouse; licensed fan favourite Vampire Diaries; exclusive entertainment such as Prime Monday Night Hockey, ONE Championship; and programming from channels such as Sportsnet, Paramount+, Crave, Citytv+, STARZ, AMC+, Super Channel, BritBox, Hayu, STACKTV, a multi-channel service featuring 16 top-tier networks (Global, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, The HISTORY® Channel, Adult Swim, Lifetime, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Cartoon Network, Treehouse, YTV, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD), via Prime Video Channels add-on subscriptions. Prime Video is one benefit among many that provides savings, convenience, and entertainment as part of the Prime membership. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles, including blockbusters such as Barbie and Oppenheimer, via the Prime Video Store. Customers can also go behind the scenes of their favourite movies and series with exclusive X-Ray access. For more info visit www.primevideo.com

Funnyman Rob Anderson has seen a huge profile boost in the past few years since surfacing on TikTok. His witty and satirical takes on the ’90s films, television shows, books and more that we loved growing-up have won him legions of fans, crowning him as The King of Nostalgia.

His book Gay Science: The Totally Scientific Examination of LGBTQ+ Culture, Myths, and Stereotypes  already has gone on to become a New Tork Times Bestseller, and he currently is taking his humour on-tour with his WHO’S AFRAID OF THE ’90s TOUR which landed in Toronto a second time at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, drawing a packed house again.

Everything from 7th Heaven, The Berenstain Bears, Beverly Hills, 90210, Dawson’s Creek, Walker, Texas Ranger and more were dissected, promoting what would be considered as toxic and problematic themes, but done with a humorous commentary. Téléfrançais! even got a mention, connecting with the Canadian audience! Genius.

Some highlights from the Show, including our little moment with Anderson!

More here.

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

Always a March Break highlight, Toronto Comicon took place from March 20-22, 2026 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre! This celebration of genres and their fandoms, brought out over 35,000 people over three days.

Major attractions this year included a TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES reunion with Brian Tochi, Francois Chau, Ernie Reyes Jr., and Kenn Scott. Fans got a rare chance to see the original turtles unite on stage at a panel, in addition to a chance to meet them, get autographs and selfies. Also appearing at the event were Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride), Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead), Mara Wilson (Mrs. Doubtfire), and more!

In addition to some excellent Cosplay once again at this event, fans got to meet their favourite illustrators at this year’s Artist Alley including several notable names like Kyle Baker, Boo Cook, Tom Grummett, Brenda Hickey, Don McGregor, Jahnoy Lindsay, and more. There were opportunities to get memorabilia signed and also purchase commissioned art.

A big draw always is the marketplace giving guests a chance to buy some niche, hard-to-find items, and nostaglia-centered clothing maker RETROKID set-up a station selling their products, giving fans a chance to meet Franklin The Turtle.

Marvel draw the queues with two installations. They had a DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Season Two (streaming March 24, 2026 on Disney+) activation giving fans a chance to pose in a photo op as Vincent D’Onofrio‘s Wilson Fisk, and they also teamed with M&M’s Canada to create awareness about a pop-up coming this May where Toronto Comicon guests got VIP badges to attend. More to come!

Some highlights:

Fan Expo Canada is back August 27-30, 2026. More here.

(Photo/video credit: Fan Expo Canada/Mr. Will Wong)

The Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards unveils its six finalists in the Bold Woman and Bold Future Award categories; recognizing the achievements and contributions of Canadian women entrepreneurs. Business owners across industry sectors including the environment, real estate, wellness, beauty and retail trade lead the list of finalists in the 10th edition of this prestigious awards program. Category winners will be announced at the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards ceremony taking place on April 21, 2026, in Toronto.

The platform is the longest-running international awards program of its kind, rooted in Madame Clicquot’s relentless spirit and business acumen. Since its inception, more than 470 audacious businesswomen across 27 countries have been part of the awards in both categories: Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award. The Bold Woman Award recognizes businesswomen with mature businesses established more than five years ago, whilst the Bold Future Award celebrates women entrepreneurs whose businesses have been established within the past five years.

This year marks a record-breaking milestone in Canada, with 358 applications received from across the country.

“This program was created as an homage to Madame Clicquot, one of the first women to establish herself as a leading figure in the business world,” says Thomas Mulliez, president and CEO of Maison Veuve Clicquot. “Created in 1972, the Bold Woman Awards continues more than 50 years later to highlight and amplify the accomplishments of the next generation of remarkable entrepreneurs.”

The three finalists in the Bold Woman and Bold Future Award categories were selected through a rigorous review and evaluation process led by marketing and consulting firm T1 Agency to ensure fair assessment, diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the deliberation process. An esteemed panel of Canadian business leaders was convened to identifythe top finalists, with submissions evaluated against three key pillars: entrepreneurial daring, the ability to reinvent tradition, and a commitment to ethical business practices.

The Bold Woman and Bold Future Award finalists are as follows:

Bold Woman Award Finalists:

Orlane Panet: Co-founder and CEO of Microhabitat

Sherry Larjani: Co-founder and president of Spotlight Development Inc.

Tanya Hayles: Co-founder and president of Black Moms Connection

Bold Future Award Finalists:

Cindy Millien: Founder and director of Millie Cosmétiques

Prishita Agarwal: Co-founder and CEO of Mosa

Venesse Lewis: Founder and president of Niya’s Coily World

The two awards of distinction are open to all self-identifying women entrepreneurs based in Canada, aged 25 and above, who meet specific eligibility criteria and have directly contributed to the success of their business.

Each laureate will receive a handcrafted award in addition to a three-day immersive experience at Maison Veuve Clicquot in Reims, France. They will have the opportunity to delve into the history of the iconic Champagne House and connect with other Bold winners from around the world.

The 2026 Bold Woman Award and Bold Future judging panel includes:

Abdullah Snobar: Executive director of DMZ and CEO of DMZ Ventures

Geetu Pathak: CEO of Milo-Fais and vice chair for Ekagrata Group

Isabèle Chevalier: Founder of Bio-K+ and co-founder of Roses de Montréal

Jennifer Flanagan: Co-founder and CEO of Actua

Shelby Austin: Founder and CEO of Arteria AI

The Bold Award program’s purpose is to honour entrepreneurial women who are driving innovation and making significant, meaningful impact within their industries and community. It is an initiative created to inspire, empower and motivate the next generation of business leaders to dream bigger, drive change and make a difference.

To learn more about the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards, please visit: https://www.veuveclicquot.com/en-ca/boldlp.html

About Maison Veuve Clicquot

Founded in Reims in 1772, Veuve Clicquot still remains true to its motto: “Only one quality, the finest”. In 1805, Madame Clicquot took over the reins of the House and became one of the first businesswomen of modern times. Driven by her unfailing optimism, she was soon named ‘la Grande Dame of Champagne’. Her free spirit, her boldness and her culture of innovation have continued to inspire the House, the footprint of which still radiates throughout the world. Despite hardships, she looked to the future with confidence and won the almost impossible bet for a woman of her time, by revolutionizing the champagne industry. “If in the search of perfection, we must take two steps at a time, I do believe that we should not be content in only taking one.” – Madame Clicquot. The colour yellow – included on its labels since 1877, is also that of the rising sun. An ode to joy and optimism, expressing one of the House’s convictions that each new day offers the promise of new possibilities to build a brighter future.

About Veuve Clicquot Bold Awards 2026 Partners in Canada

Costigan Studio is a Toronto-based personal branding studio that helps ambitious leaders and organizations align image with impact. Through strategic styling, leadership presence development, masterclasses, and immersive experiences, the studio translates leadership style, confidence, and expertise into powerful personal brands that drive business outcomes. For more information, please visit: https://costiganstudio.com/ | @costigan.studio

Veuve Clicquot presented the Bold Woman Awards Portrait & Media Day in partnership with Costigan Studio, an immersive personal branding experience featuring creative direction and programming by Costigan, with contributions from Erin Leydon, Laura McMillan, Shark Beauty, Smythe, Veronica Beard, Tory Burch, Iris Setlakwe, Fitzroy, Jenny Bird, Bulova, Carole Tanenbaum and Dean Davidson.

It’s a huge opening for PROJECT HAIL MARY, taking $70 million from 4,007 theatres in its debut this weekend for Amazon MGM Studios. It improves upon original projections in the $50 million range. Critically, it gets an outstanding 95% on the Tomatometer. The Film was made for about $250 million. Review here.

Second is HOPPERS with a whopping $21 million, taking it to $123 million for Disney over three weekends.

DHURANDAR: THE REVENGE opens in third with $11 million. This is a sequel to the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. Moviegoers Entertainment release the Hindi title.

Fourth goes to Toronto-made READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME with $10 million from 3,010 theatres for Searchlight Pictures. Its predecessor debuted with $8 million in 2019. It gets 75% on the Tomatometer.

REMINDERS OF HIM rounds things out with $8.7 million in its second week out for Universal Pictures, taking it to $33.8 million domestically.