Danielle Ng See Quan

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

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Marblemedia hires Melissa Taylor as VP legal

Taylor (pictured) moves over from Spin Master Entertainment Group to the newly created role at the Toronto-based multiplatform producer.

Zweig, Obomsawin docs to screen at TIFF13

Festival organizers also announced the City to City, Cinematheque, Vanguard and Midnight Madness lineups (Alan Zweig’s When Jews Were Funny pictured).

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films July 19 to July 25, 2013

Louis Cyr is the Canadian film heavyweight for another week.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films July 19 to July 25, 2013

Quebec biopic Louis Cyr is in the #10 spot, while Toronto-filmed Pacific Rim takes #3 and R.I.P.D., which received Vancouver VFX treatment, takes #7.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs July 8 to July 14, 2013

The Host tops DVD for the week of July 8 to July 14, 2013.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs July 15 to July 21, 2013

Cancon in the top 30: The Amazing Race Canada premiere wins TV, while Rookie Blue is #10, Saving Hope is #21, The Listener is #25 and Motive is #29.

Canadian web fests launching in 2014

Vancouver Web Fest and TO Web Fest will bow in spring 2014.

Rogers Fund invests $4.6 million in 18 projects

Projects receiving equity investments in the fund’s latest round include upcoming Bell Media miniseries Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Yukon Gold and Licence to Drill.

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Odyssey begins production on Crimes of the Mind

The film, directed by John Murlowski, is shooting in L.A.

Dolan film to bow in competition at Venice

And Bruce LaBruce’s Gerontophilia joins Richie Mehta’s Siddharth in the festival’s Venice Days independent sidebar (Dolan pictured).

E! names Pop Quiz host, judge

The 60-episode, half-hour pop culture quiz show began production Wednesday at Showline Studios in Toronto.

Big Jump, Amberwood developing Shutterbugs with TVOKids

The companies first announced they were partnering on the animated preschool series in June.