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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

AMC Networks, Shaftesbury strike strategic partnership

Updated: A creatively driven deal, Shaftesbury’s Christina Jennings discusses what the agreement means for the Murdoch Mysteries producer.

February 2, 2021

Bell Media, Bodacious Wines uncork The Stranger Experiment

Produced by Bell Media Studios, the three-part unscripted series examines what happens when strangers meet for the first time in the middle of a global pandemic.

February 1, 2021

Indigenous music company Nagamo Publishing launches

The company aims to be a centralized place for traditional and contemporary Indigenous music for the screen.

January 29, 2021

In brief: New faces join the Canadian Academy, Guru Studio

Plus, Enderby Entertainment teams with Kirk Wise on its first animated feature film and Island Horse Productions’ Inside adds two executive producers.

January 28, 2021

Beach House Pictures acquires majority stake in Vesuvius Pictures

The Blue Ant Media company has also appointed Felix Feng (pictured) as general manager, Beach House Pictures China.

January 26, 2021

Dark Slope adds new team members to support growth

The Toronto-based virtual prodco has appointed Dana Ware as creative director and hired a former Guru Studio production coordinator, plus more.

January 25, 2021

Harold Greenberg Fund announces Northern Shorts Program recipients

Ipeelie Ootoova and Sarah Jancke’s short Irninnu Unikaara are among the trio selected to share a portion of the $60,000 initiative.

January 22, 2021

Obsidian Theatre, CBC reveal talent for 21 Black Futures project

Set to debut on CBC Gem next month, the anthology of 21 filmed monodramas features 21 playwrights, 21 directors and 21 actors.

January 20, 2021

BANFF introduces 2021 virtual edition

From June 14 to July 16, the festival’s new online platform will bring the industry together as part of its Marketplace Week.

January 19, 2021

Donkeyhead trotting along in Regina

The feature from Agam Darshi also sees Kim Coates and Deepa Mehta serve as executive producers.

January 18, 2021

Veronica Saluzzi joins Forte Entertainment as head of development

The former Boat Rocker Media senior development producer officially started in the role last week.

January 18, 2021

No Equal, Frantic Films option Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage book series

Joseph Mallozzi is attached to the drama series as showrunner and is set to pen the in-development project’s pilot.

January 14, 2021