The terrifying new trailer and poster for “Alien: Romulus” is here! The all-new sci-hi/horror-thriller from producer Ridley Scott and director/writer Fede Alvarez opens exclusively in theatres August 16, 2024.

“Alien: Romulus” takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. The film stars Cailee Spaeny (“Civil War”), David Jonsson (“Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“The Last of Us”), Spike Fearn (“Aftersun”), Aileen Wu. Fede Alvarez (“Evil Dead,” “Don’t Breathe”) directs from a screenplay he wrote with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (“Don’t Breathe 2”) based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. “Alien: Romulus” is produced by Ridley Scott (“Napoleon”), who directed the original “Alien” and produced and directed the series’ entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” Michael Pruss (“Boston Strangler”), and Walter Hill (“Alien”), with Fede Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon (“Charlie’s Angels”), Brent O’Connor (“Bullet Train”), and Tom Moran (“Unstoppable”) serving as executive producers.

Toronto is in for a huge treat as Bridgerton stars Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan surprise fans with a visit to promote the eagerly-awaited second half of Season Three on Netflix!

The Actors who play the highly-eligible Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington on the popular Shondaland series, finally are having their moment as this current season hones-in on their slow-burning relationship. Things heat-up for the two after having shown some interest in one another for some time. But it all could crumble catastrophically if Colin finds out about a deep dark secret that Penelope has been harbouring.

A steamy new look at this second part of Season Three just surfaced:

Newton and Coughlan did the rounds today including appearances on BT, The Morning Show and more, before saying hello to fans at a special Advance Screening of the second-half of Season Three at The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre.

Season Three already has achieved a viewership of over 70 million in its first two weeks for Netflix, on its way to becoming one of the service’s most-watched series of all time.

We had the joy of meeting both Newton and Coughlan who are both absolutely lovely and charming! So early in the morning but so worth it!! This and highlights from the special advance screening of BRIDGERTON Season Three Part Two.

BRIDGERTON Season Three Part Two arrives June 13, 2024, only on Netflix.

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

The 2024 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival has revealed the Award winners for the 34th edition of the festival, with $22,500 in prizes handed out to 2SLGBTQ+ filmmakers. Top honours went to Laurie Townshend’s A Mother Apart, which received three awards including Best First Feature and Best Canadian Feature juried awards as well as the Audience Award for Best Documentary; while Susie Yankou’s Sisters received the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, and Simon Gualtieri’s Friend of a Friend (Ami d’ami) won the Best Canadian Short Film.

The festival is also delighted to announce Andrew Chappelle’s upcoming project, I’m Gonna Kill You, won the annual “Pitch, Please!” contest. The “Pitch, Please!” competition took place in person on June 1 with competitors from across the globe presenting a short, two-minute pitch to a jury and audience. Prizes awarded to the winner include a cash production grant of $5,000 sponsored by Netflix.

The 2024 edition of Inside Out took place in Toronto at TIFF Lightbox from May 24 to June 1 and continues virtually to June 5. The festival showcased 106 films from 25 countries, including 30 feature films and 5 world premieres. This year Inside Out opened with Amazon MGM Studio’s My Old Ass – Megan Park’s sophomore feature, starring Aubrey Plaza, Maisy Stella and Maddie Ziegler, and closed with the Canadian premiere of Karen Knox’s sophomore feature, We Forgot To Break Up, a love letter to Toronto’s indie music scene.

The 2024 award winners are:

CANADIAN JURIED AWARDS

The jurors for the 2024 Canadian jury were Syriah Bailey, Beth Warrian, and Jay Wu.

Emerging Canadian Artist

Hayley Morin – I’ll Tell You When I’m Ready

$5,000 cash prize presented to an early career Canadian filmmaker.

Sponsored by RBC Royal Bank

Best Canadian Feature

A Mother Apart – Laurie Townshend

$3,000 cash award presented to a Canadian artist for their feature-length narrative or documentary film.

Sponsored by DGC National

Best Canadian Short

Friend of a Friend (Ami d’ami) – Simon Gualtieri

$2,000 cash award presented to a Canadian filmmaker for their short-form narrative or documentary film.

Sponsored by Warner Brothers Discovery

INTERNATIONAL JURIED AWARDS

Sponsored by NBC Universal

The jurors for the 2024 International jury were Loveleen Kaur, V.T. Nayani, and Alex Schmider.

Best First Feature

A Mother Apart – Laurie Townshend

$3,000 cash award presented to the International Jury’s selection for best film by a first-time feature director.

AUDIENCE AWARDS

Sponsored by Paramount+

Best Narrative Feature

Sisters – Susie Yankou

$2,500 cash award presented to the audience’s favourite feature-length film.

Best Documentary Feature

A Mother Apart – Laurie Townshend

$2,500 cash award presented to the audience’s favourite feature-length documentary film.

Best Short

The History of the Carabiner – Gianna Mazzeo

$1,000 cash award presented to the audience’s favourite film within a shorts program.

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

Lou Goossens – Young Hearts

$1,000 cash award presented by the Leadership Circle for the most outstanding performance by an actor in a feature-length narrative film.

PITCH, PLEASE!

Sponsored by Netflix

The jurors for the 2024 jury were Sarah Barzak, Lindsay Blair Goeldner, and Dylan Mitro.

I’m Gonna Kill You – Andrew Chappelle

$5,000 production grant presented to the filmmaker with the best two-minute pitch at the Pitch, Please! competition.

Cancel your plans. Citytv has you booked all week long with a schedule chock-full of TV’s buzziest nights in 2024/25. Building on the success of last year’s schedule, Citytv is the only national English Canadian network to grow audience share year-over-year with an increase of 2% in prime-time tuning.

“Rogers Sports & Media’s Total TV solution delivers unparalleled value for advertisers by creating meaningful, lasting connections with the most desirable audiences across leading TV networks Citytv and Sportsnet, and fan-favourite streaming platforms Citytv+, Sportsnet+, Disney+, and Tubi,” said Al Dark, Chief Revenue Officer, Rogers Sports & Media. “We understand our partners have big ambitions just like us. By combining the most entertaining content on the best video platforms with robust technology and measurement tools, we optimize campaigns to deliver more efficient reach than any other media brand in Canada.”

NEW TO CITYTV & CITYTV+ THIS FALL:

Joining the 21 returning proven hits and special events on Citytv and Citytv+ this fall are four all-new shows and one new-to-Citytv series. Anchoring Mondays on Citytv is the highly-anticipated spinoff for Bachelor Nation – new unscripted series, The Golden Bachelorette, followed by all-new medical drama Brilliant Minds. The Golden Bachelorette follows Joan Vassos in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life. Then, Inspired by the extraordinary life and work of world-famous author and physician Oliver Sacks, “Brilliant Minds” follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier – the human mind – while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.

Animation Domination Sundays return to Citytv with an outstanding lineup of comedies – The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Krapopolis, and new-to-Citytv series Universal Basic Guys – to have you laughing right through the Sunday Scaries. Universal Basic Guys centers on two brothers, Mark and Hank Hoagies (voiced by Adam Malamut, Game of Zones), who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program. Now, they’re using their free time and free money to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed.

Exclusive to Citytv+ on Amazon Prime Video Channels is all-new drama Stags, which follows groom-to-be Stu (played by Nico Mirallegro, Passenger) and his friends on his stag party in South America. What was meant to be a week of drink, drugs, and fun turns dark as airport security discovers that one of the stags is smuggling cocaine.

Joining Citytv’s schedule in daytime is Judy Justice, an arbitration-based reality court show featuring Emmy® -award winner and retired Judge of the Manhattan Family Court, the Honourable Judy Sheindlin (Judge Judy, Hot Bench). Judy brings her signature blend of sharp wit and wisdom, hilarious candor, and unwavering honesty as she presides over real cases, arbitrates binding decisions and delivers what only she can: “Judy Justice.”

THIS SUMMER ON CITYTV:

Before heading into the fall, Citytv brings the heat to its summer schedule with all-new seasons of What Would You Do?, the hidden camera show which examines the reactions of passing strangers as they encounter conflict, on Wednesday, June 19, followed by Jenn Tran’s season of The Bachelorette on Monday, July 8. Then, an all-new season of Celebrity Family Feud on Tuesday, July 9, Claim to Fame – a reality competition series hosted by Kevin Jonas and Frankie Jonas – on Wednesday, July 10, unscripted courtroom comedy series Judge Steve Harvey on Tuesday, July 16, and high-stakes game show Press Your Luck on Thursday, July 18. Plus, don’t miss new episodes of jaw-dropping talent on America’s Got Talent on Tuesdays.

COMING UP ON FX CANADA:

FX Canada continues to be the home for compelling and critically-acclaimed dramas, comedies, and limited series this fall with all-new seasons of The Old Man starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow, and What We Do in the Shadows, plus new series including English Teacher and Ryan Murphy’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez and Grotesquerie.

New and returning hits to Citytv in 2024/25 are:

Knock-your-socks-off reality/competition series America’s Got Talent, American Idol, The Golden Bachelorette, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Dancing with the Stars, and Hell’s Kitchen
Gripping dramas Brilliant Minds, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., Found, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and The Irrational
Feel-good comedies Bob’s Burgers, Krapopolis, Lopez vs. Lopez, The Simpsons, and Universal Basic Guys
Newsmagazine series Dateline
Iconic special events Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve, Hockey Night in Canada, 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, and 67th GRAMMY Awards

*Numeris: Total Canada, A18+, Share% of Total TV Eng., Dayparts: M-Sun 2a-2a, and M-Sun 7p-11, Confirmed Data BY 23/24 (08-28-23 to 5-5-24 vs 08-29-22 to 05-07-23), Spring ’24 (02-19-24 to 5-5-24 vs 02-20-23 to 05-07-23).

Citytv’s New Series Descriptions – Fall

All dates are subject to change. All times ET/PT. (s) = simulcast

BRILLIANT MINDS

60-minute drama series (s) on Citytv

From Berlanti Productions and executive producer/writer Michael Grassi (Riverdale), inspired by Oliver Sacks’ extraordinary life and work, Brilliant Minds follows revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist Oliver Wolf (Emmy® nominee Zachary Quinto – Heroes) and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Berlanti Productions, Fabel Entertainment, The Imaginarium, Grassi Productions and Tavala produce in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael Grassi serves as writer and executive producer. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, Lee Toland Krieger, DeMane Davis, Melissa Aouate, Henrik Bastin, Andy Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish and Will Tennant also executive produce.

CAST: The cast includes Zachary Quinto, Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears and Donna Murphy.

JUDY JUSTICE

60-minute unscripted reality series (s) on Citytv

EMMY AWARD WINNER – The Honourable Judy Sheindlin – retired Judge of the Manhattan Family Court, brings her signature blend of sharp wit and wisdom, hilarious candor and unwavering honesty that has made her America’s favourite judge for over 25 years, as she presides over real cases, arbitrates binding decisions and delivers what only she can: “Judy Justice.”

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Amazon MGM Studios and Sox Entertainment

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Randy Douthit, Amy Freisleben, Scott Koondel

CAST: Judy Sheindlin (Judge Judy, Hot Bench), Kevin Rasco, Whitney Kumar

STAGS

60-minute drama (s) on Citytv+

Stags follows groom-to-be Stu and his friends on his stag party in South America. What was meant to be a week of drink, drugs, and fun turns dark as airport security discovers that one of the stags is smuggling cocaine. Instead of boarding a plane, the group is thrown into a notorious and depraved prison island run by two warring, drug-dealing siblings and it becomes clear that the stags need to pick a side if they have any chance of survival. Friendships are tested and life-long loyalty is sacrificed as Stu and his friends begin to question, who will make it home?

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Eleven

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Carissa Hope Lynch (Red Rose), Joel Wilson (Ten Pound Poms), Olivia Trench (Ten Pound Poms), David Kerr (Johnny English Strikes Again!), and Jamie Campbell (Sex Education)

CAST: Nico Mirallegro (Passenger) as Stu, Charlie Cooper (This Country) as Ant, Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing) as Greg, Corin Silva (SAS: Rogue Heroes) as Ryan, Sophie Lenglinger as Clem, Paul Forman (Emily in Paris) as Hugo, Jojo Macari (Sex Education) as Kai, Cavan Clerkin (The Last Kingdom) as John, Paulina Gálvez (Desperation Road) as Selma, Oscar Foronda (Mallorca Files) as Branco

THE GOLDEN BACHELORETTE

60-minute unscripted reality series on Citytv

The Golden Bachelorette spotlights a second chance at love for one radiant woman in her golden years. The men vying for her final rose have journeyed through the highs and lows of love, navigating moments of joy and heartbreak, and arrive with anticipation, eager to foster a connection that sparks a future of limitless possibilities. The first-ever Golden Bachelorette is Joan Vassos.

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon

DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Claire Freeland, Jason Ehrlich, Bennett Graebner and Andrew Frank serve as executive producers on “The Golden Bachelorette.”

UNIVERSAL BASIC GUYS

30-minute comedy (s) on Citytv

Universal Basic Guys centers on two brothers, Mark and Hank Hoagies, who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program. Now, they’re using their free time and free money to find purpose in a world where they’re no longer needed.

PRODUCTION COMPANY: FOX Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Adam Malamut (Game of Zones), Craig Malamut (Game of Zones), Dan Lagana (American Vandal)

CAST: Adam Malamut (Game of Zones), Craig Malamut (Game of Zones), Fred Armisen (Big Mouth, Saturday Night Live, Portlandia), Talia Genevieve, Ally Maki (Hacks)

Today, Prime Video debuted the official trailer for Federer: Twelve Final Days. The feature-length documentary will premiere in select theaters on June 13, 2024 and launch June 20 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Federer: Twelve Final Days is the latest addition to the Prime membership, with Prime members enjoying savings, convenience, and entertainment, all in a single membership. The film will also host its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Monday, June 10, 2024 in New York City.

Helmed by Academy Award-winning director Asif Kapadia and director Joe Sabia, Federer: Twelve Final Days is an intimate follow-along through the final 12 days of Roger Federer’s illustrious career. Originally a home video never intended for public viewing, the film captures Federer at his most vulnerable and candid self, as he says goodbye to a game and the fans that shaped his life for the last two decades. Featuring interviews from legendary rivals and friends Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray, Federer: Twelve Final Days provides unprecedented access to the relationship between these unparalleled stars.

Presented by Prime Video Sports, Federer: Twelve Final Days is a Lafcadia Productions production. The film is produced by Asif Kapadia and George Chignell, and directed by Kapadia and Joe Sabia.

About Prime Video Sports

Prime Video supports a growing lineup of live sports globally, including Thursday Night Football, NASCAR, the New York Yankees, Overtime Elite, and Premier Boxing Champions in the United States; the NWSL, the WNBA, and ONE Championship in the United States and Canada; NHL Prime Monday Night Hockey in Canada; Premier League in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark; UEFA Champions League football in Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom; Roland-Garros and Ligue 1 in France; The Championships, Wimbledon in Germany and Austria; New Zealand Cricket in India; as well as Copa do Brasil football and the NBA in Brazil; and boxing and the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Japan. While availability varies by marketplace, fans can also subscribe to streaming services such as Eurosport, FOX Sports (Mexico), Viaplay Sport, MLB.TV, NBA League Pass, NBA TV, DAZN (Germany and Spain), and Premiere FC (Brazil) through Prime Video Channels. This is in addition to a selection of Amazon Original documentaries including Kelce, Bye Bye Barry, Coach Prime, Giannis, and the Amazon Original All or Nothing franchise, including All or Nothing: Arsenal, All or Nothing: Juventus, All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs, and All or Nothing seasons with various NFL teams, as well as the NCAA’s Michigan Wolverines football team.

Today, Disney+ unveiled the trailer for the upcoming documentary film “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge”. Co-directed by two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton, the film will have its world premiere as the opening night selection at the 2024 Tribeca Festival. “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge” premieres June 25, 2024 on Disney+ in Canada.

See the Trailer.

An unprecedented look at the non-stop life of a cultural luminary. At a time when gender equality and women’s issues are at the forefront, Diane von Furstenberg’s life exemplifies empowerment, resilience, entrepreneurship, and style. She is an inspiration to women with her unapologetic demeanor. Diane never saw herself as a victim of sexism; rather, she embraced her femininity in a strong and profound way, forging a path for her daughter and the next generation of women to follow.

Few women embody the gravitas, grace, and gusto of the incomparable Diane von Furstenberg. A citizen of the world and the child of a Holocaust survivor, her story, and its impact have uplifted people around the globe. In 1974, DVF transformed not only her destiny but also that of countless women with the introduction of the iconic “wrap dress,” a unique garment that instantly bestowed fashion and confidence upon its wearers, irrespective of their shape, background, or status.

As she approaches the eve of her retrospective exhibition, marking a 50-year distinguished career, Diane von Furstenberg contemplates her pioneering path in a male-dominated realm to erect a multi-million-dollar fashion empire – as an early visionary, and influencer, she challenged the status quo with the bold inquiry, “Why can’t a woman do what a man does?”

With resolute determination, she faced various challenges – she was a single woman balancing a career, raising two children, and bravely confronting cancer. These hurdles didn’t stop her; instead, she embraced them and they fueled her mission to inspire women everywhere to pursue their lives with equal passion and purpose and design their own lives. DVF was born to be a woman in charge. And, she was born to inspire other women to take charge of their lives.

Directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton, the film is produced by Fabiola Beracasa Beckman, Tracy Aftergood, Sean Stuart, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton. A Sutter Road Picture Company and Particle Projects/Fabiola Beracasa Beckman Media production.

THE GARFIELD MOVIE claws to top spot in its second weekend with $13 million from 4,018 theatres for Sony Pictures. Its two week total is $50.5 million.

In second is FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA with $11.5 million for Warner Bros. Over two weekends, it has made $50.4 million domestically.

IF lands in third with $11.million, taking it to $80 million in its third weekend with Paramount Pictures.

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES takes fourth with $9 million, a tally of $140 million for 20th Century Studios.

HAIKYU!! THE DUMPSTER BATTLE is in fifth in its debut with $3.7 million for Sony Pictures/Crunchyroll. It gets 75% on the Tomatometer.

On Thursday, May 30th, MIDAS MAN opened the 32nd edition of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema welcomed guests including director Joe Stephenson. A post-screening Q&A was moderated by TJFF Director of Programming, Stuart Hands.

MIDAS MAN is the emotional, heartfelt and often funny story of how Brian Epstein (played by Jacob Fortune-Lloyd), polished four scruffy lads who were going nowhere and in a matter of months turned them into a global phenomenon. They became better known as The Beatles.

Toronto Jewish Film Festival runs until Sunday, June 9th, 2024 with virtual and in-person screenings.

STILL TO COME AT TJFF…
All About the Levkoviches
Adam Breier | Hungary
In-person

Auction
Pascal Bonitzer | France
In-person & Online
*Canadian Premiere

Boy In The Woods
Rebecca Snow | Canada
In-person
*Toronto Premiere

Between the Temples
Nathan Silver | United States
In-person
*Canadian Premiere

The Catskills
Lex Gillespie | United States
In-person
*Canadian Premiere

Just Now Jeffrey
Hylton Tannenbaum, Brett Morris |
South Africa
In-person & Online
*Canadian Premiere

Where is Anne Frank
Ari Folman | Belgium, France, Netherlands, Israel
In-person & Online

Taboo: Amos Guttman
Shauly Melamed | Israel
In-person
*Canadian Premiere
*Programmer’s Pick

Yaniv
Amnon Carmi | United States
In-person
*Centrepiece Film
*Programmer’s Pick

Shoshana
Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom, Italy
In-person & Online

Seven Blessings
Ayelet Menahemi | Israel
In-person
*Toronto Premiere

Silver’s Uprising
Dan Shadur | Israel
In-person
*Canadian Premiere
*Closing Night Film

The Future
Noam Kaplan | Israel
In-person
*Canadian Premiere

The Goldman Case
Cédric Kahn | France
In-person & Online

Unspoken
Jeremy Borison | United States
In-person
*Canadian Premiere

999: The Forgotten Girls of the Holocaust
Beatriz Calleja & Heather Dune Macadam | United States, Canada, Slovakia, Poland
In-person & Online
*Ontario Premiere

By: Justin Waldman

Last night Sony Pictures Canada invited us out with our Ride or Dies to determine who is the unofficial crowned champion of axe throwing within the Bad Boys crew and fun was to be had. With the event kicking off at 7:00 PM, groups of two at a time got to test their axe throwing prowess and sling back some drinks and some great eats from Northern Guild Catering, it was a joyous night to be had. Several hours of axe throwing in competition and for fun was had at BATL Toronto (with several other locations in the GTA) was had and we left with a fun tidbit of information. The best male thrower in the world throws at the BATL location in Vaughan and the best female thrower in North America throws out of there as well.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die comes out June 7, 2024 in theatres nationwide and in premium formats and IMAX from our friends at Sony Pictures Canada, make sure to come back to see what we have to say on the Film when we see it soon! Review to come!

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television celebrated the final award show of Canadian Screen Week 2024 tonight at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto, marking the end of four days that celebrated the achievements of Canadian talent in film, television, and digital media.

Crave/APTN’s Little Bird led television honours at the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, winning 13 awards including: Best Drama Series; Best Direction, Drama Series, presented by Playback; Best Supporting Performer, Drama for Braeden Clarke; and Best Lead Performer, Drama Series, presented by the Canada Media Fund, for Darla Contois.

CTV’s Children Ruin Everything was honoured with awards for Best Lead Performer, Comedy for Meaghan Rath and Best Supporting Performer, Comedy for Ennis Esmer, while Crave’s Letterkenny and the final season of CBC’s Sort Of received Best Ensemble Performance, Comedy and Best Direction, Comedy, presented by Cinespace Studios for Fab Filippo, respectively. The first season of Crave’s Bria Mack Gets A Life took home the award for Best Comedy Series, and the Best Reality/Competition Program or Series went to Crave’s Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. The World.

Film honours were led by Matt Johnson’s BlackBerry which received a record 14 Canadian Screen Awards, including: Best Motion Picture; Achievement in Direction for Matt Johnson; Performance in a Leading Role, Comedy for Jay Baruchel; and Performance in a Supporting Role, Comedy for Glenn Howerton.

The Queen Of My Dreams secured the win for Performance in a Leading Role, Drama for Amrit Kaur, while the award for Original Screenplay went to Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person | Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant. The John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award went to Zarrar Kahn for In Flames.

“Within our ever-evolving screen-based industries, we find endless wells of creativity and dedication. I stand in awe of the remarkable individuals who push the boundaries of storytelling both in front of and behind the camera. Their passion and talent are the driving forces behind the magic we witness on screen,” expressed Tammy Frick, CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. “To our dedicated team who brought Canadian Screen Week to life, and the visionary winners of the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, your commitment to excellence is not only recognized but celebrated as the cornerstone of our industry’s success. Here’s to another year of innovation, inspiration, and storytelling that captivates audiences around the world.”

Additional highlights from the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards include the wins for The Drop, which secured both the Best Lead Performance, Web Program or Series and Best Supporting Performance, Web Program or Series for Aisha Evelyna and Aurora Browne, respectively; How to Fail as a Popstar, which was crowned Best Web Program or Series, Fiction and Best Writing, Web Program or Series for Vivek Shraya; YTV’s The Hardy Boys, which took home Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series, presented by Spin Master Entertainment and CBC Indigenous: Time to Eat for Best Lifestyle Program or Series.

Canadian Screen Week 2024 also welcomed several of this year’s Special Award recipients, who took to the stage to be honoured in front of their peers. At The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards Gala, the Academy Icon Award was presented to Academy Award®-nominated director, screenwriter and producer Denis Villeneuve (photographed above), who accepted the award with a moving speech following a video package featuring an extraordinary moment from Hans Zimmer who performed alongside award-winning flutist Pedro Eustache and a full symphony orchestra in his honour, while accomplished executive producer and writer Marsha Greene took to the stage to present award-winning actress, producer and activist Tonya Williams with the Changemaker Award, presented by Insight Productions. The evening also honoured Lamar Johnson and Devery Jacobs with the Radius Award, presented by MADE | NOUS with a special presentation.

At The News, Entertainment, and Sports Awards, presented by CTV, journalist Paul Workman accepted the Gordon Sinclair Award for Broadcast Journalism. The Documentary, Factual, Lifestyle, and Reality Awards, presented by CTV, celebrated Marilyn Denis, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award; and Brenda Tremblay, accepting the Sustainable Production Award, presented by CBC alongside David Lickley on behalf of Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope by Science North. The Cinematic Arts Awards, presented by Telefilm Canada, supported by Cineplex, featured special presentations for the late Jeff Barnaby, who was posthumously awarded the Academy Board of Directors’ Tribute Award, and Patrick Huard, who was honoured with the Earle Grey Award.

The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, which just aired on CBC and CBC Gem, invited viewers into The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards Gala that took place earlier this evening. Award-winning Canadian comedian, actor, writer, and producer Mae Martin was the host of the one-hour broadcast, which was full of joyous award acceptances and spirited on-stage moments with presenters including Jay Baruchel, Mark Critch, Hamza Haq, Matt Johnson, Laurence Leboeuf, and Catherine Reitman. The evening also featured a moving performance from actor and musician Noah Reid, who performed a stunning rendition of “If It Be Your Will” to commemorate those from our community who are no longer with us.

All of the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards were handed out over a series of genre-based presentations which featured several pillars of Canada’s entertainment industry serving as hosts, including Mae Martin, Sarah Davis, Andrew Phung, Keshia Chanté, Anne-Marie Mediwake, and Sabine Daniel.

You can view The 2024 Canadian Screen Awards on-demand on CBC Gem and the additional genre-based presentations at CanadianScreenAwards.ca.

Canadian Screen Week 2024 comes to a close on Saturday, June 1, 2024 with the Board Tribute Dinner, the Canadian Academy’s annual fundraising event, supported by Patron Partners Bell Media and Cineplex. The event will honour the esteemed 2024 Special Award recipients, where this year’s Industry Leadership Award honouree, Michael MacMillan, will be presented with his award.

The full list of 2024 Canadian Screen Award winners can be viewed here.