Emily Claire Afan

Emily is a staff writer at Playback who gets especially excited when covering gaming, interactive and digital. She comes from Playback's sister publication KidScreen, spending three years covering licensing & merchandising, retail and interactive trends. She also worked in consumer publishing for a lot of magazines with the word "Canadian" in their titles. Emily is often mocked for her nerdy tendencies, mostly by Playback editor Brendan Christie. She's okay with this and her acceptance is reinforced on Twitter: @EmilyClaireAfan

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (July 18 – 24, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (July 18 – 24, 2011)

Talking TIFF: Gravestock on Canadian film selection

The festival’s Canadian Programming exec talks to Playback about this year’s selection process.

Smiley Guy lands development deal at JFL

The Toronto studio earned the prize for its web series pitch at the Montreal-based comedy conference.

Canadians take a bite out of Shark Week

Posting a huge increase in 25- to 54-year-old viewers, Discovery Channel Canada sees its best Shark Week ever.

Force Four OWNs a Million Dollar Neighbourhood

As the first Canadian series for OWN Canada heads into production, Corus VP Vibika Bianchi talks to Playback Daily about programming strategies.

Sony invests US$20 million in exclusive game development

The investment has a large focus on independent game development through its venture capital arm, the Sony Pub Fund, which can be accessed by Canadian companies.

Lost Girl finds its way back to Showcase

The Canadian sci-fi show, alongside Warehouse 13, Covert Affairs and Royal Pains, make up the new programming on the channel’s fall schedule.

Daily Planet overhauls for 17th season

As Discovery’s flagship show gets set to debut its new look, the show’s distributor tells Playback about how the changes influence its international sales strategy.

B.C. grants $275,000 to local film commissions, agencies

Distributed to over a dozen regional organizations, the funding goes primarily toward the development of digital locations libraries.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (July 18 – 24, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (July 18 – 24, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (July 22 – 28, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (July 22 – 28, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (July 22 – 28, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (July 22 – 28, 2011)