Rocket Fund Canada

📅 Tomorrow: On June 11, at 1 PM EDT (11 AM PDT / 2:30 PM NDT), the Disability Screen Office (DSO) is hosting a virtual launch event for “Reframing Access: A Best Practices Guide on Disability Inclusion in Canada’s Screen Industry”, a new resource designed to help screen industry professionals build accessibility into every stage of production.

This 120-page guide offers practical tools and strategies for creating more inclusive and accessible production environments across the Canadian screen sector.

🚨 Registration is required, so register now at dso-orphe.ca/guidelaunch.

Check out the guide here: http://dso-orphe.ca/reframingaccess so you can bring your questions, reflections, and ideas to the conversation.

Reframing Access was made possible thanks to lead support from Accessibility Standards Canada ’s Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program and the Canada Media Fund’s Sector Development Support program, and with additional support from Rocket Fund Canada, Ontario Creates , Creative BC , Bell Fund and Picturenl.

The Disability Screen Office has officially released “Reframing Access: A Best Practices Guide on Disability Inclusion in Canada’s Screen Industry”, a free resource offering practical, step-by-step guidance on building accessibility into every stage of your workflow.

➡ Download the guide: dso-orphe.ca/reframingaccess.

Reframing Access outlines common barriers faced by disabled creatives, shares strategies to remove them, and offers tools for planning accommodations, improving workplace practices, and fostering disability inclusion both above and below the line.

Whether you're a producer, writer, crew member, or industry leader, Reframing Access is your go-to resource for making accessibility a standard part of your work.

📆 DSO will be hosting a virtual launch event celebrating the publication of the best practices guide on June 11, 2026, at 1 PM EDT (11 AM PDT / 2:30 PM NDT). Register now at dso-orphe.ca/guidelaunch.

Reframing Access was made possible thanks to lead support from Accessibility Standards Canada’s Advancing Accessibility Standards Research Program and the Canada Media Fund’s Sector Development Support program, with additional support from Rocket Fund Canada, Creates, Creative BC, Fund and NL.

Mr. Hugo's Little Library launches today on TVOkids! Get ready for big adventures, magical books and a library where stories come to life 🌟

Catch it every Wednesday at 6:40pm, or stream it on tvokids.com!

Congratulations to the winners of this week's Canadian Screen Awards!

🏆 Best Writing, Children’s or Youth - Catherine Hernandez, The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia

🏆 Best Supporting Performer, Children’s or Youth - Josette Jorge, The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia

🏆 Best Writing, Pre-School - Anne-Marie Perrotta, Toopy and Binoo: Fabulous Adventures

🏆 Canada Media Fund Kids’ Choice Award - Mittens & Pants

Thrilled to congratulate three winners at yesterday's Youth Media Alliance Excellence Awards!

🏆 Pour une histoire des noirs au Canada, URBANIA MEDIA - Prix d'excellence pour la meilleure série télévisée ou websérie (Acquisition de connaissances et développement du sens critique)

🏆 4 jours avant Noël, PVP Media Inc. - Prix d’excellence pour la meilleure émission unique

🏆 # Couleurs Du Nord, Lopii Productions Inc. - Prix Coup de cœur jeunesse (6-12 ans)

Living Languages est une initiative porteuse, incarnant le type de contenu à fort impact que le Fonds Rocket est fier de promouvoir en partenariat avec APTN. Nous sommes honorés d’appuyer cet important projet qui renforce l’accès aux langues, aux histoires et aux voix autochtones pour les enfants et les familles, d’une génération à l’autre.

Lisez le communiqué complet ici : https://rocketfund.ca/fr/living-languages-aptn-et-le-fonds-rocket-lancent-une-initiative-pour-transformer-lapprentissage-des-langues-autochtones-grace-aux-medias-pour-enfants/

Living Languages is a powerful initiative with the kind of impactful content Rocket Fund is proud to champion in partnership with APTN. We are honoured to support this important project that strengthens access to Indigenous languages, stories and voices for children and families across generations.

Read the full release here: https://rocketfund.ca/living-languages-aptn-and-rocket-fund-launch-initiative-to-transform-indigenous-language-learning-through-childrens-media/

Say hello to Tralala, a brand-new playful preschool animated series now available on CBC Kids and CBC Gem! Follow along with a seven-year-old frog and her Dad, who live in an imaginative world. Tralala celebrates the bond between parent and child through sweet stories and songs. 🐸

Blue Ant Studios

Congratulations to programs Lana Longbeard and Mittens & Pants, which took home WGC Screenwriting Awards last week!

Shoutout to Emer Connon, writer for Lana Longbeard and winner of the Children's award, and Katherine Sandford, writer for Mittens & Pants and winner of the Preschool award.

Writers Guild of Canada

With the Canadian Screen Awards approaching in just over a month, we're sharing our excitement for the 13 nominees, who have a combined 39 nominations at the 2026 Awards! We are so impressed and counting down eagerly to the end of May. Join us in celebrating these well-deserving programs!

🌟 The Bravest Knight
🌟 Dino Dex
🌟 Gangnam Project
🌟 Go Togo
🌟 Lana Longbeard
🌟 Mittens & Pants
🌟 The Next Step
🌟 Ruby and the Well
🌟 SuperKlaus
🌟 Sweet Summer Pow Wow
🌟 Toopy and Binoo
🌟 The Unstoppable Jenny Garcia
🌟 Wild Kratts