Industry vet Alberta Nokes has been named head of development for Apartment 11 Productions in Montreal. Nokes will continue to develop existing projects, seek out and evaluate pitches, and develop new properties in the kids and factual genres.

Nokes has an extensive resume, including tenure as VP of development for Frantic Films, executive producer and head of development for Associated Producers, executive in charge of production for History Television, and Director of Independent Production for S-Vox/Vision TV and ONE. Nokes has created, written, developed, financed, executive produced or commissioned more than 500 hours of television programming in her career.

“Alberta brings a wealth of industry knowledge and experience to our team that will no doubt help us grow our development slate,” observed Jonathan Finkelstein, president and executive producer of Apartment 11 Productions. “Her energy and enthusiasm make her a delight to work with and I am thrilled to welcome her to the team.”