Danielle Ng See Quan

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

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Noah Segal leaving eOne to launch Toy Boat production venture

The eOne Films Canada co-president is leaving the company Aug. 30 to launch a new film production company.

eOne, Nu Image team on Rambo TV series

The Canadian mini-studio and the U.S. independent studio, headed up by Avi Lerner and Trevor Short, will develop the series and shop it to international and U.S. broadcasters.

Atlantic Film Festival unveils lineup

Gia Milani’s All the Wrong Reasons (pictured) is named the Halifax festival’s Atlantic Gala, while Ralph Fiennes’ The Invisible Woman closes the festival.

TIFF announces Masters, Mavericks, Discovery

The Mavericks lineup will include a discussion with Canada’s former ambassador to Iran Ken Taylor, in conjunction with the world premiere of Our Man in Tehran (pictured).

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 29 to Aug. 4, 2013

G.I. Joe: Retaliation is the top-selling DVD for the week of July 29 to Aug. 4, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Aug. 5 to Aug. 11, 2013

The Amazing Race Canada, Rookie Blue, The Listener and Saving Hope take spots in the top 30 for another week.

Proper begins production on Hardcore Heroes

The six-part series, for History in Canada, Military Channel in the U.S., and Discovery Channel in parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is filming across North America.

Canadian actor August Schellenberg dies

The 77-year-old Mohawk stage and screen actor died at his Dallas home Thursday, after a battle with lung cancer.

McKellar’s Seduction to open CIFF

Following a bow at TIFF, the film heads to Halifax to open the Atlantic Film Festival before its red carpet screening in Calgary.

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Biz dev exec Paul Christie joins The Characters

Christie joins the talent agency following stints at Calgary-based Seven24 Films and Toronto-based marblemedia.

Scott Brothers Entertainment hires Ruttan Daigle as factual VP

The prodco headed up by Property Brothers‘ Drew and Jonathan Scott and their brother J.D. Scott (pictured) expands as part of its growth plans into the North American market.

WGC names Neal McDougall new director of policy

McDougall (pictured) comes to the organization from the Canada Media Fund, where he was a policy analyst.