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Playback Staff
Relish Studios recruits new VP to steer growth
Andrew Milne will oversee an expansion strategy for the Toronto-based studio as it looks to build a global audience through new games, animation and apps.
In Brief: CMF announces EMF Doc Toolbox Programme participants
Plus, awards season picks up, with Sarah Polley’s Women Talking snagging additional nominations, and DGC members among guild nominees.
Happy Holidays from Playback
A look at our most popular stories of the year as we pause our newsletter until Jan. 5.
In Brief: OYA, CFC name 2023 Scale Up Immersive cohort
Plus: The Whistler Film Festival names its 2022 Power Pitch competition winner, RIDM announces its winning Canadian docs, and more.
Playback Film Summit: Taking a film from script to screen
The teams behind Ashgrove, Viking and This Place closed the summit with discussions on the making and financing of their features.
Playback Film Summit: Inside the making of three Canadian films
The filmmaking teams behind Rosie, Concrete Valley and Riceboy Sleeps shared how they financed and shot their features during discussions on day one of the summit.
Rogers’ profits decline in Q3, media revenue up 12%
The company attributed part of the profit loss to credits issued following its network outage earlier this year.
Crave growth offsets ad revenue decrease for Bell in Q3
BCE saw a 7% increase in Crave subscribers during the quarter, bringing the total number to more than three million.
Mediation in Rogers-Shaw takeover fails, again
The companies will now have to move to public hearings before the Competition Tribunal.
In Brief: WIDC reveals Career Advancement Module cohort
Plus: Nova Scotia unveils its latest measure to build a local film workforce, and APTN, CBC and the Indigenous Screen Office unveil the selected scripted projects for the pre-development program.
Blue Ant’s Beach House Pictures expands into India
The partnership with Mumbai-based Riverland Entertainment builds on the Singapore-based prodco’s continued expansion within Asia.
Telefilm captures the feel of the theatre experience
A spot by Director X kicks off a campaign to help the Canadian film industry’s recovery efforts.
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