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Kelly Townsend

Kelly Townsend is the editor at Playback, with previous experience in B2B and entertainment journalism. Before joining the Playback team in 2018, she worked in the editorial, marketing and communication departments at B2B publisher Dovetail Communications. She has a bachelor's degree in English from York University and is a graduate of Humber College’s journalism program. Her byline has appeared in IndieWire and she spent several years covering Canadian TV as associate editor of The TV Junkies.

Posts by Kelly Townsend

TIFF ’21: Ste. Anne, Scarborough among Canadian winners

The annual film festival closed with the TIFF Tribute Awards on CTV, naming the 2021 People’s Choice Award winner, the Platform prize and its jury honours.

September 18, 2021

Is there room for screen industry optimism in the federal election?

Industry stakeholders discuss what the Sept. 20 election will mean for the future of the Broadcasting Act.

September 17, 2021

CBC, Paramount+ order medical drama from Piazza Entertainment

Production is currently underway in Manitoba and Ontario on SkyMed, which follows the turbulent lives of nurses and pilots mounting rescues from air ambulances in Northern Canada.

September 16, 2021

Departure season three rolls in Newfoundland

Eric McCormack joins the cast for the third season with Jackie May serving as showrunner.

September 16, 2021

How Scarborough’s documentary origins gave it a fresh voice

TIFF ’21: The filmmaking team behind the Discovery world premiere share how the year-long $300,000 shoot led to one of Canada’s most buzzed about titles.

September 15, 2021

Cineflix bolsters leadership team with promotions, new hire

The media company has tapped Cineflix Rights exec Adrienne Curran as COO, along with a new hire and additional promotion in the U.S. and Canada.

September 14, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: WIFT names first participants for Indigenous writers program

Sponsored by Hollywood Suite and the Foundation for WIFT Toronto, selected participants will take part in a four-day training and networking intensive between Sept. 23 and Oct. 8.

September 14, 2021

levelFILM inks multi-year deal with New York distributor

The deal will see levelFILM handle the Canadian releases of Greenwich Entertainment’s slate, beginning with The Capote Tapes.

September 13, 2021

Toronto adds $800k to screen sector training programs

The new investment will see more than 200 diverse members of the community receive access to screen sector career training.

September 13, 2021

Night Raiders to open 22nd annual imagineNATIVE festival

Considered the largest presenter of Indigenous screen content in the world, this year’s imagineNATIVE will screen more than 145 works from 51 Indigenous nations.

September 13, 2021

TIFF selection Scarborough acquired by levelFILM

The film, based on the award-winning novel by Catherine Hernandez, will have its world premiere today in Toronto.

September 10, 2021

VIFF lineup includes five world premieres for Canadian features

The festival will open with Will Sharpe’s The Electrical Life of Louis Wain and close with Celine Sciamma’s Petite Maman.

September 9, 2021