• Marianne O’Reilly has been named president of Rainmaker Visual Effects. O’Reilly joined the Vancouver shop as a visual effects producer in 1999 and has 17 years experience in film, television and sports. Her credits include Stargate SG-1, Dead Like Me and Blades of Glory. Additionally, Rainmaker has promoted Shauna Bryan to head of business development and Jason Dowdeswell to head of digital studio. Bryan established the company’s London facility and oversaw Blades of Glory, Rainmaker’s largest production to date. Her other credits include She’s the Man, Firewall and White Chicks. Dowdeswell joined the company in 2002 after working for Sony Imageworks and Industrial Light and Magic. His film credits include Godzilla, Outbreak, Species and True Lies.

• Jane Schoettle is stepping down as director of the Sprockets International Film Festival in order to expand her work with the Toronto International Film Festival. Effective Dec. 31, Schoettle will become international programmer for TIFF, focusing on breakout talent and films for young people. She will also remain chief buyer for the TIFF Group’s John VanDuzer Children’s Film Collection. Her replacement at Sprockets will be chosen this fall.

• Robert Pilon, former EVP of the Canadian Coalition for Cultural Diversity, is now director general of strategic planning at Radio-Canada.