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

Jameson Parker upped to CEO of Lighthouse Pictures

The promotion comes months after Martini Film Studio acquired a majority stake in the prodco.

Drew Olsen tapped as vice-chair, CEO of Copyright Board of Canada

Olsen will move from Canadian Heritage to the Copyright Board as of Aug. 26.

APTN lumi acquires short-form thriller It Doesn’t Show

Production for the 6 x 10-minute series took place in Iqaluit and Toronto and wrapped earlier this month.

Hey, Viktor!, Bones of Crows lead Weengushk gala winners

The awards gala took place on July 14 on Manitoulin Island and also honoured industry talents such as Tom Jackson and Lorne Cardinal.

Knowledge Network doc Inay to world premiere at AAIFF

New York’s Asian American International Film Festival has also set Fawzia Mirza’s The Queen of My Dreams as its closing film.

The Writers Lab Canada to launch at Female Eye Film Festival

The program offers a three-day intensive for women and non-binary writers over the age of 40.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: House of the Dragon conquers Canadian demand

Prime Video’s The Boys leapt over Netflix’s Bridgerton to lead digital demand for the third week of June.

Fantasia film festival reaches tentative agreement with workers

The agreement comes less than a week before Fantasia’s kick off this Thursday.

Corus to cut workforce by 25% in business right-sizing plan

Co-CEO John Gossling confirmed the layoffs, as well as radio and TV channel cuts, in a call with investors on the company’s Q3 performance.

WBD, Canadian Academy set third directors program cohort

Participants for 2024 include Romeo Candido, Darcy Waite and Stephanie Joline.

Deals: Cineflix Rights, Amuz Distribution, Farpoint Films

Cineflix Rights picks up worldwide rights to a Stan original, Amuz makes a global pact with GoQuest Media, and more.

Fantasia festival workers strike over wages, employee status

Workers unanimously approved a five-day strike amid collective agreement negotiations.