Temple Street Productions has brought on Jennifer Harkness as its new Head of Development, Factual and Reality.

A grad of the Canadian Film Centre, Harkness served at Up Front Entertainment and Global Television before moving to Achilles Media to take on the role of Director of Content for the Banff World Television Festival. She later served as Executive Director for the Fest.

Harkness has spent the last two years in New York consulting on development and co-financing for Canadian companies. While in New York, Harkness also launched the digital media event Cross Media NY with Jumpwire Media.

The inaugural Cross Media Toronto will be held on July 21st. Check www.crossmediato.com for details.