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

MPAC report examines impact of global studios, streamers

The Motion Picture Association of Canada report gives an overview of the role of the foreign players in the Canadian audiovisual industry.

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Hot Sheet: X-Men ’97 breaks into digital top three

Saturday Night Live saw a boost in demand to jump to the second spot on the overall TV chart.

Wildling, Hawkeye wrap adaptation of novel Paying for It

The feature is directed by Toronto’s Sook-Yin Lee and is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Chester Brown.

Netflix orders Japanese manga adaptation from Boat Rocker

The live-action series Bet was developed for TV by Simon Barry and is currently filming in Toronto.

Carver Music Group partners with Warner Music Canada

For film and TV producers, the partnership creates a one-stop shop for access to Carver’s production and sync expertise and Warner’s catalogue.

CSAs ’24: Little Bird leads winners for TV craft, performance awards

The Crave and APTN lumi limited series took home 11 awards on the second day of the Canadian Screen Awards.

Six Canadian projects among Inside Out finance forum lineup

The eighth annual forum will take place on May 30 and 31 during the Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ film festival.

Rolla Tahir’s debut feature Jude & the Jinn wraps filming

The magical realism film is written and directed by Tahir and was shot in Cairo and Toronto.

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Hot Sheet: Bridgerton rises on digital demand chart

Delicious In Dungeon, based on the manga by Ryoko Kui, entered the digital chart at No. 6.

Aaron Poole’s Dada to premiere at Future of Film Showcase

The film is Poole’s feature directorial debut and will premiere as part of the closing night programme.

Indigenous comedy showcase doc in the works

Rez Comedy will be co-directed by Keith Nahanee and Quentin Lee, and produced by Vancouver-based Margin Films.

Crave commissions docuseries from Attraction

The 10 x 30-minute series Sainte-Justine: salle d’opération is slated to premiere this fall.