Danielle Ng See Quan

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

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Travel + Escape greenlights second seasons of four original series

Sophomore seasons for BBQ Crawl (pictured) and extreme endurance series Boundless are in the works for the Blue Ant Media channel.

New guest stars added to Haven cast

Emma Lahana and Christian Camargo join season four of the Nova Scotia-filmed drama (pictured).

Floating Polar Film Festival announces doc selections

Jeff Orlowski’s Chasing Ice (pictured) and Sebastian Junger’s Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Times of Tim Hetherington are part of the inaugural festival aboard the Sea Spirit luxury cruise ship.

Telus launches multi-million dollar content fund

Producers with health and wellness-focused ideas can apply for up to $250,000 per project in funding from the telco to create cross-platform content.

Festival tees up seven days of industry talk

TIFF’s industry programming will be split into daily themes, and cover topics including financing, coproduction, marketing and distribution, with Participant Media toppers Jeff Skoll and Jim Berk participating in a keynote discussion.

TIFF announces Wavelengths, adds galas

The festival unveiled a lengthy list of new films to its 2013 program, including films from Canucks Stephen Broomer and Chris Kennedy in its Wavelengths program (Broomer’s Pepper’s Ghost pictured).

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 22 to July 28, 2013

42 is the top-selling DVD for the week of July 22 to July 28, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs July 29 to Aug. 4, 2013

Cancon in the top 30: The Amazing Race Canada tops TV for another week, while Rookie Blue climbs to #7, Saving Hope is #16, The Listener is #18 and Motive is #24.

Danny Iron, Calum de Hartog partner on Bayou of Pigs adaptation

De Hartog (pictured) will write the script adaptation of the novel by journalist Stewart Bell through the winter.

Cameras roll on Fragile Minds

Director Cody Campanale’s feature directing debut is shooting in and around Toronto to Aug. 29.

NSI announces latest online short film festival awards

Marc Almon’s The Wake of Calum MacLeod (pictured) wins the $1,250 A&E Short Filmmakers Award, while winners for the Shaw Media Fearless Female Director Award and Bite Comedy Award are also announced.

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Wim Wenders shooting latest 3D feature in Montreal

Every Thing Will Be Fine stars James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Marie-Josee Croze.