The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is welcoming three new board members, effective immediately, and saying goodbye to four others.

The new group (pictured above, left to right) includes Solange Attwood, EVP of Blue Ant International; Jennifer Twiner McCarron, CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment Group; and Lindsey Scully, head of PR for Netflix Canada.

They’ll serve on the board of the Canadian Academy – billed as the largest non-profit professional arts organization in Canada with more than 4,000 members – until the next annual general meeting in September 2022.

Members leaving the board include Paul Bronfman, chairman and CEO of Comweb Corp. and William F. White International Inc.; Don Carmody, president and producer of Don Carmody Productions; Jonas Diamond, executive producer/CEO of Smiley Guy Studios/iThentic; and Mark Slone, president of Pacific Northwest Pictures.

Boat Rocker Media CEO John Young is chair of the board of directors for the Canadian Academy, which puts on the annual Canadian Screen Awards, celebrating homegrown film, television and digital media. He was elected chair in 2019, succeeding Martin Katz, who retired from the role after eight years.

“The Canadian creative industry continues to grow, evolve, and change thanks to the zeal and passion of those within it, and I look forward to working alongside our new board members to continue the Canadian Academy’s growth and prosperity,” said Young, in a news release Tuesday (Dec. 14).

Attwood launched Blue Ant Media’s Toronto-headquartered global distribution group, Blue Ant International, in 2014. She oversees the strategic direction and operation of the business, while also spearheading and managing co-productions, pre-sales and worldwide sales activities.

Twiner McCarron is an award-winning producer and has been CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment Group since 2018, leading production on titles including Emmy-winning The Last Kids on Earth for Netflix. Thunderbird is the parent company of Atomic Cartoons, where Twiner McCarron was promoted to CEO in 2016.

Scully joined Netflix as head of communications, Canada, in March 2020 and was promoted to head of PR, Canada, last July. She works with media and stakeholders in the entertainment industry from across the country as the streaming giant carves out a bigger presence in Canada, with a new Toronto office and the recent hiring of Tara Woodbury as its first Canadian-based content executive.

The Canadian Academy board of directors has seen other changes in recent months. Thomas Santram, VP and deputy general counsel at Cineplex, was elevated to a two-year term as the board’s vice-chair in October. He filled the seat left by Anne Marie La Traverse, Pink Sky Entertainment’s president and executive producer, who remains on the board.

Scott Henderson, principal at Henderson Communications, filled Santram’s former position as secretary while Bell Media’s VP of content development and programming, Justin Stockman, joined the board. Board treasurer is Anita McOuat, partner at PwC Canada.

The next Canadian Screen Week starts April 4, culminating in the final awards bash on April 10.