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

Deals: Love Nature, Pluto TV, WildBrain

Love Nature reveals its slate of new original series, Pluto TV launches a Hindi-language FAST channel in Canada, plus more.

Echo Media promotes Emilie Beaulieu to VP creation, content

The promotion is one of several key appointments at the Montreal-based production company.

WildBrain appoints Mark Trachuk as general counsel

Trachuk is based in Toronto and will also serve as corporate secretary to the company’s board of directors.

SODEC supports 14 features via funding aid component

The selected films include eight minority copros, one majority English-language copro and five in post-production.

CMF, Shaw Rocket Fund invest nearly $3.7M in seven projects

The funding has been allocated through the Kids Digital Animated Series Program, which supports the production of original short-form animation.

Three Canadian features among Tribeca world premieres

The Canadian titles include the narrative feature Darkest Miriam and the docs Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story and Made in Ethiopia.

Production

IPF, CMF select 33 short-form series for development support

The series will receive a combined $1 million via the CMF-IPF Short Form Series Development Program.

Pow Wow Chow, La brigade join APTN’s spring lineup

The programming scheduled also includes the new docuseries Mi’kma’ki and the previously announced children’s series Chums.

HOV launches Charles Officer mentorship program

The HOV Charles Officer Mentorship will provide project development and professional development support to Jamaican-Canadian filmmakers.

Matthew Rankin comedy to debut in Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes

Une langue universelle is among 21 features selected for the Directors’ Fortnight section.

Canadian Cinema Editors names nominees for 2024 awards

Mary Stephen and Gordon McClellan will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award this year.

Sullivan’s Crossing, Vollies, Good Grief lead Screen Nova Scotia Awards nominees

The annual awards honouring the local screen sector are taking place in Halifax on May 11.