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Lauren Malyk

Lauren Malyk is a staff writer at Playback. She joined the publication in 2018 following stints with the Ottawa Citizen, the Ontario Association of Former Parliamentarians and TVO's flagship current affairs program The Agenda with Steve Paikin. A graduate of Ryerson University’s bachelor of journalism program, she also has experience in communications. You can follow her on Twitter at @lmalyk.

Posts by Lauren Malyk

Bron bolsters TV team

Pippa Lambert has been hired as EVP, domestic television, while David Davoli (pictured) has been upped to VP, international television.

March 26, 2019
Photo by Kyler Nixon on Unsplash

Insight, Manifesto partner to bring X Games to Alberta

The Amazing Race Canada producer discusses why it’s trying to bring the winter sports competition to Calgary in 2020.

March 25, 2019

Brendan Steacy wins big at the 2019 CSC awards

Steacy walked away with the gala’s theatrical feature award for Stockholm, while Nicholas de Pencier picked up best doc cinematography for Anthropocene.

March 25, 2019

SODEC backs films from Colonelle Films, Unite Centrale

Projects directed by Louis-Seize-Plouffe and Martin Amiot will receive production support through the funder’s Young Creator Assistance Program.

March 22, 2019

Diana Sanchez named senior director, film at TIFF

The international programmer will be responsible for the festival’s programming strategy, Cinematheque, Film Circuit and more.

March 21, 2019

Sinking Ship earns 15 Daytime Emmy noms

Dino Dana, Odd Squad and Odd Squad: World Turned Odd will compete against one another in three different categories.

March 21, 2019

Sharkwater 3, Anthropocene get Earth Week bows as Crave Originals

Both high-profile documentaries will make their television and streaming premieres this April.

March 20, 2019

Canadians lead 2019 Rockie Awards

This year’s nominees include Farm Crime, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Vice Guide to Film, and more.

March 20, 2019

Tasha Hubbard’s ‘We Will Stand Up’ to open Hot Docs 2019

Hubbard leads a contingent of women directors that make up 54% of the work featured in the 26th edition of the festival.

March 19, 2019

Halifax filmmaker Seth Smith cracks open Tin Can

The new sci-fi feature underway in Nova Scotia follows a parasitologist who wakes up in a locked cryo chamber.

March 18, 2019

New Metric Media to open L.A. office

The fast-growing prodco’s new California outpost will be led by its president, Mark Montefiore.

March 18, 2019

HGF awards $148K through Shorts-to-Features program

Filmmakers to receive funding include Karen Chapman (pictured) for Esequibo Rapture and Kevin Dempster for Bookworm.

March 15, 2019