Brendan Christie

Brendan is the editor of Playback, and former editor of realscreen and Boards magazines. He has an extensive freelance resume, including work for advertising agencies as well as publications such as Strategy, Strategy: Media, KidScreen, The National Post and many others.

Posts by Brendan Christie

HighballTV acquires 26-film catalogue from Films We Like

The North American SVOD will roll out the Canadian and international films between April and July.

DGC Ontario launches production material donation program

The Sustainable Futures Material Reuse Project allows DGC Ontario productions to donate leftover materials to film students.

Bell Media, Cineflix Rights board Shark Teeth’s Building Bad

The 10 x 60-minute factual series looks at how innovators have used their genius for criminal activity.

Ballinran developing unscripted series led by actor Bruce Horak

The series sees Star Trek: Strange New World actor Horak, who is legally blind, paint portraits of people who have overcome adversity.

BANFF unveils additional speakers for 45th edition

CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach is joined by a group of media leaders tapped to speak at the June event.

Producers Michelle Mama, Bill Taylor outline Gay Agenda

The Toronto prodco has laid out its development slate as it goes to camera on the documentary AntiDiva: The Confessions of Carole Pope.

Pixcom partners with Keshet, Thruline to develop legal drama

Emily VanCamp is attached to star and executive produce Prejudice, created by Celeste Parr.

Radio-Canada’s Ici.Tou.TV Extra unveils first original film

Le cyclone de noel is produced by KOTV and serves as a Christmas-themed film based on the series L’oeil du cyclone.

Robert Budreau’s Lumanity options Christine Mangan novel

Budreau is attached to helm a film adaptation of the 2023 novel The Continental Affair.

PSP names 2024 Scripted Series Lab participants

The sixth edition of the Pacific Screenwriting Program’s scripted lab was led by showrunner-in-residence Michael MacLennan.

Military drama Out Standing underway in Montreal, Hamilton

The film is directed by Mélanie Charbonneau and based on Sandra Perron’s memoir Out Standing In The Field.

KOTV format Zenith sells to Spain, the U.K., Australia

An adaptation of the musical competition series will go into production in Spain next fall.