* Doug Smith has been promoted to EVP of Motion Picture Distribution.

* Peter Jamieson is the new executive producer at Cineflix’s factual entertainment unit, joining just as unit head David Tibballs exits the company. A successor for Tibballs has not been named.

* Jillianne Reinseth is now director of development at Vancouver’s Studio B Productions.

* Brightlight Pictures has named Brad Van Arragon as SVP of production and promoted Marilyn Liu to VP of finance. The company recently moved its corporate headquarters to Vancouver’s Bridge Studios.

* Cheryl Hassen is the new COO of Halifax Film. Hassen is the former creative head of children’s and youth programming for CBC.

* The Winnipeg Film Group has appointed filmmaker Cecilia Araneda as its new executive director.

* Eileen Hoeter has been tapped as the new chair of Women in Film & Television International in Vancouver.

* Keri Levinsky has joined Telus TV’s business development team in Toronto as senior partner manager.

* Veteran journalist Eric Sorensen is now the Washington bureau chief for Global News, leaving his post at CBC’s The National.

* Karen Macdonald has been tapped as news director for Global Quebec, based in Montreal.

* Brian Britt will take over co-anchor duties for CTV Montreal’s 6 p.m. newscast, following the retirement of Bill Haugland. Todd van der Heyden will replace Britt as co-anchor of the noon newscast.