Danielle Ng See Quan

Dani is Playback's associate editor, and on the lookout for news tips and updates.

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Cottage Life takes on Cabin Pressure

Colin and Justin’s Cabin Pressure, the latest addition to the Blue Ant Media specialty channel’s lineup, follows the design duo to cottage country as they transform their new rustic digs.

Montreal’s Encore pacts with Dakota Pictures on comedy programming

The new venture will primarily target Canadian broadcasters, and incubate English versions of French-Canadian series and formats for the U.S. and international markets.

Production begins on Orphan Black second season

The second season of the conspiracy clone thriller is shooting in studio and on location in Toronto until February 2014.

Lost Girl adds Copper’s Kyle Schmid as guest star

Linda Hamilton is also reprising her third season guest role as a ruthless assassin in the series’ fourth season, slated to premiere in November (Schmid pictured).

Canadian money

Hot Docs reports $29.9M economic impact for Ontario

As part of its first-ever economic impact study, the organization behind the festival and Toronto cinema also reported $16 million in Canadian business deals attributed to its industry activities.

Visionary Quebec filmmaker Michel Brault dies at 85

The filmmaker, producer and cinematographer known for his pioneering work in cinema verite style passed away on Saturday.

Film North, AFF announce award winners

Jeremy LaLonde’s ensemble comedy Sex After Kids (pictured) wins best Canadian feature at the Huntsville film fest, while John Walker’s doc Arctic Defenders takes the top prize in Halifax for best Atlantic feature.

Shaftesbury ups Ryan St. Peters to VP sales, biz dev

St. Peters (pictured) in his expanded role will build distribution relationships with third-party producers and seek out new opportunities for Smokebomb’s digital properties.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films Sept. 13 to Sept. 19, 2013

Mortal Instruments: City of Bones keeps the top spot for another week.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films Sept. 13 to Sept. 19, 2013

Insidious: Chapter 2 tops the box office for the week of Sept. 13 to Sept. 19, 2013.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Sept. 2 to Sept. 8, 2013

Magic movie Now You See Me makes movie magic as the top-selling DVD for the week of Sept. 2 to Sept. 8, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Sept. 9 to Sept. 15, 2013

The Amazing Race Canada tops TV for another week, while Rookie Blue is #8.