Taimur Sikander Mirza

Taimur Sikander Mirza is senior reporter at Playback. His previous experience includes managing TRT World's award-winning digital video and series team in Istanbul, as well as writer and senior editor roles at Dawn Media Group in Karachi, where he covered breaking news, sports and culture.

Posts by Taimur Sikander Mirza

Le Successeur crosses $1 million at Quebec box office

The Canada-France-Belgium copro is directed and co-written by Xavier Legrand.

Raising the curtain on Murdoch Mysteries’ musical episode

Writer and composer Paul Aitken and executive producer Christina Jennings discuss hitting the right notes for the historic episode.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Letterkenny rises on digital originals chart

The 96th Academy Awards broadcast landed on the overall TV list at No. 3.

Emma Higgins preps debut feature Sweetness in North Bay

The psychological thriller goes to camera in April and is produced by Fela and When We Were Kids Entertainment.

Canadian titles earn 40 Rockie Awards nominations for 2024

Rockie Awards International Program Competition will be held at the Banff World Media Festival on June 11.

Canada’s Ultimate Challenge changes format for season two

The second round of the reality series will premiere on CBC and CBC Gem on April 28.

Sphere Media adapting Four Weddings for Quebec market

La guerre des mariés is based on the reality format from ITV Studios and is set to premiere on Bell Media’s Canal Vie in fall.

Cameras roll in Calgary on psychological thriller Brother

The project is the first in a slate of eight films being produced via a partnership between Calgary’s ReadyMade and producer Jordan Ashlee Uhl of After5 Productions.

Paramount+ to launch ad tier in Canada in April

The streamer is also increasing the price of its Standard plan in Canada to $10.99.

TVO hires Hot Docs’ Shane Smith, Sphere Media’s Aidan Denison

The duo joins Darcy MacQuarrie and Abbi Sharvendiran in the newly-structured TVO Docs team led by Alexandra Roberts.

Several NFB short films among Annecy competition titles

Three NFB titles will be in official competition and one will screen in the Off-Limits Competition at the animation festival in June.

Regina sets the stage for Hostile Takeover

The action-thriller from Karma Film and Dovetale Media is in production at the sound stage’s LED volume.