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 11 – 17, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs (July 11 – 17, 2011)

Eight join CFC Actors Conservatory

The Kiefer Sutherland-chaired session announces the next round of actors for the five-month session.

Diverse Screenwriters Program winner named

BC’s Tyler Burton Smith lands a paid internship on CTV’s The Listener as part of the inaugural screenwriting program.

Comedy Network unveils development slate

Production executive Sarah Fowlie gives intel about the projects in development and why they were selected.

The secret to landing OMDC funding? Do the work

Consultant Kim Gibson offers tips for a successful funding application at the Interactive Game Developers Association meeting in Toronto.

Want to get a show on Teletoon? Fugget about it!

The network has announced the finalists for the Teletoon at Night Pilot Project; now the hunt is on for the next Fugget About It, which won the Pilot Project in 2010.

White Pine taps Southam for Cracked pilot

The director will step behind the camera for the new CBC crime drama.

Industry reacts to CRTC’s group-based license renewals

Positive reaction from the film and TV industry’s unions, guilds and associations is mixed with disappointment around Rogers’ lower CPE and the 5% PNI requirements.

CBS inks licensing deal for Netflix Canada

The two-year agreement will bring CBS programming such as Californication and Twin Peaks to the Canadian arm of the streaming service.

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Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (July 11 – 17, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 20 Programs (July 11 – 17, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (July 15 – 21, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian Films (July 15 – 21, 2011)

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (July 15 – 21, 2011)

Hot Sheet: Top 10 Films (July 15 – 21, 2011)