Ontario Creates

Last week, brought together emerging and established voices in the music industry for “Access Departure,” a connection-focused mixer at this year’s Departure Festival + Conference.

Thanks to everyone who showed up and made it a strong night of conversation, new connections, and community building.

Congratulations to 2026 Trillium Book Award Finalist, NINA DUNIC!

Nina Dunic's collection of fifteen stories SUDDENLY LIGHT centres on characters facing quiet moments of crisis, loneliness, and unexpected revelation.

🔗 https://www.ontariocreates.ca/our-sectors/book/trillium-book-award/finalists-2026-trillium-book-award



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Félicitations à NINA DUNIC, finaliste du Prix littéraire Trillium de 2026!

Le recueil de quinze nouvelles de Nina Dunic, intitulé SUDDENLY LIGHT, met en scène des personnages confrontés à des moments discrets de crise, de solitude et de révélations inattendues.

🔗 https://www.ontariocreates.ca/fr/our-sectors/book/trillium-book-award/finalistes-prix-litteraire-trillium-2026

This month’s May playlist focuses on new releases from , spotlighting artists contributing to the province’s evolving musical identity.

The mix moves between hook-forward pop, modern R&B, and vibrant indie sounds, offering effortless grooves with standout songwriting.

Together, these tracks offer a snapshot of Ontario music right now: energetic, confident, and made to be played on repeat.

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mo5hExdhzc4Vh0Kcjrrvi?si=ef8eed1f54bb4089

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La liste de lecture du mois de mai est consacrée aux nouvelles sorties en provenance de l’ et met en avant des artistes qui contribuent à l’évolution de l’identité musicale de la province.
Cette sélection oscille entre pop entraînante, R&B moderne et sons indés vibrants, proposant des rythmes fluides et des compositions remarquables.

L’ensemble de ces morceaux offre un aperçu de la musique ontarienne d’aujourd’hui : énergique, assurée et faite pour être écoutée en boucle.

Écoutez ici: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mo5hExdhzc4Vh0Kcjrrvi?si=ef8eed1f54bb4089

Screen International has announced the shortlist for the 2026 Global Production Awards, recognizing outstanding and sustainable achievements across film and television production, locations and studios worldwide.

We are proud to see recognized among this year’s nominees, with Toronto and Ottawa both being recognized for Film Commission of the Year – City/Region, and Netflix’s FRANKENSTEIN for Sustainable Production of the year.

These nominations reflect the strength of our screen sector and the collaboration across crews, creators, partners and communities that support production across the province. Congratulations to everyone nominated.