Julianna Cummins

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Photo Gallery: Birks Diamond Tribute 2014

Ten women from the Canadian film and television industry were honoured at an awards ceremony at the Birks store during TIFF.

SIM Group expands to Northern Ontario

The SIM Group is set to open an office in Parry Sound, ON at the Muskoka North Film Studios.

Bringing Biggest and Baddest back to life

How Gryphon Productions secured a second season of its wildlife adventure series “against the odds.”

Zaib Shaikh on bringing Toronto’s cultural industries together

Toronto’s newest film commissioner Zaib Shaikh shares his vision for the city’s newly reshaped role.

Increase CPE in pick-and-pay world, WGC asks regulator

The Writers Guild of Canada called on the CRTC to strengthen rules on Canadian programming expenditures if unbundling and other regulatory changes are mandated.

Dinosaur Valley Studios opens in Alberta

The multi-service studio will service small to mid-sized productions in close proximity to the area’s famous topography, says president Frank Hadfield.

Los Cabos film festival to honour Egoyan, Arcand

The festival will feature tributes to directors Atom Egoyan and Denys Arcand, and several Canadians will serve on the festival’s juries, including TIFF’s Piers Handling.

TIFF ’14 Industry: Shareability tops Conde Nast’s video wish list

Jed Weintrob, head of production at Conde Nast Entertainment, discusses what the company wants from factual content for its online brands and partner sites.

Playback’s 5 to Watch: Melissa Williamson

The head of development at Pier 21 has proven adept at seeking out unique TV properties and anticipating network needs.

Soshefeigh heads to Ireland with The Algorithm format

Soshefeigh partners Rene Brar and Matt O’Brien discuss the development and sale of their new co-viewing game show format, The Algorithm.

Natalie Dumoulin moves to 9 Story

The former Shaftesbury creative producer and Pixcom exec has been named VP creative affairs at the Toronto producer.

Sudbury sets the scene for Unearthing

Cameras will roll this week on Unearthing, a feature film from co-directors Jon Deitcher and Natalino Lattanzio.