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Catching up with the 2012 10 to Watch

Here’s a look at what some of Playback‘s 10 to Watch have been up to and what they have lined up for 2013.

January 4, 2013 Rodrigo Cokting

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The 2012 Playback Canadian Film & TV Hall of Fame: Gallery #1

A selection of photos from the red carpet at Playback‘s 6th annual Hall of Fame event.

September 25, 2012 Danielle Ng See Quan

The 2012 10 to Watch: David Cormican

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At just 30, the Saskatchewan native has been turning heads producing Faces in the Crowd starring Milla Jovovich, The Tall Man starring Jessica Biel and Stephen McHattie; one of his upcoming projects includes the Captain Canuck remake.

September 1, 2012 Jordan Twiss

The 2012 10 to Watch: Mark Montefiore

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Toronto-based Montefiore is producing the feature Cas & Dylan with director Jason Priestley, after producing the Comedy Network original series Picnicface.

September 1, 2012 Etan Vlessing

The 2012 10 to Watch: Dev Singh

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After establishing himself as a VFX specialist with big budget U.S. films (including The Ice Harvest and Four Brothers), Toronto-based Singh moved into editing and is currently working on Little Terrors, Picture Day (premiering at TIFF) and Fangs of War 3D.

September 1, 2012 Jordan Twiss

The 2012 10 to Watch: Calum deHartog

The Toronto SWAT officer has co-created CBC drama Cracked and adapted Dennis Lehane’s Southern noir short story Running out of Dog, which is now in development with Leo DiCaprio’s prodco Appian Way.

September 1, 2012 Danielle Ng See Quan

The 2012 10 to Watch: Mark De Angelis

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The writer whose credits include Dan for Mayor and The Ron James Show co-created and produced Bill and Sons Towing, a webseries that attracted a lot of mainstream media attention and lured many high-profile Canadian actors.

September 1, 2012 Danielle Ng See Quan

The 2012 10 to Watch: Cassie Steele

The buzz is steadily increasing for the former Degrassi star and rising singer who plays a Canadian actress with Hollywood dreams on The L.A. Complex.

September 1, 2012 Etan Vlessing

The 2012 10 to Watch: Lisa Jackson

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The young writer and director tends to make Aboriginal-experience-based films and docs that transcend cultural boundaries: her credits include the Genie award winning short Savage, and she is currently working on a feature called Mush Hole.

September 1, 2012 Jordan Twiss

The 2012 10 to Watch: Patrick Tarr

FILM TV

Among other projects the Toronto-based screenwriting award winner has been at work on upcoming CBC drama Cracked, and co-wrote the feature script for sci-fi thriller The Colony.

September 1, 2012 Danielle Ng See Quan