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Victoria Ahearn

Victoria Ahearn is Editor of Playback. A veteran multimedia arts journalist, she was formerly chief film and TV writer at The Canadian Press and reporter-editor in various departments at the national wire service, landing bylines in the Globe & Mail, Toronto Star and many major publications across the country. She's a Humber Radio Hall of Fame inductee, been a copywriter for Corus Entertainment and written for community paper Danforth CentreTown News. At Playback, she oversees content for the publication's daily newsletter.

Posts by Victoria Ahearn

Waterside Studios developing Geek Girl series for Netflix, Corus

The producers of the book series adaptation are RubyRock Pictures and Aircraft Pictures, with Corus’ Waterside Studios as the studio, in collaboration with Nelvana.

January 20, 2023

Deals: Stratagem Studios, Crave, Syndicado, Wattpad Webtoon Studios, KO Distribution

Toronto’s Stratagem Studios signs a joint venture with Kleinburg Film Studios, Crave inks deal with Sweden’s Viaplay Group, and more.

January 20, 2023

CSA Special Awards honour Paul Pope, Jennifer Podemski

Catherine O’Hara, Ryan Reynolds and Simu Liu are also among the nine Special Awards recipients, who will be recognized during Canadian Screen Week in April.

January 18, 2023

Indigenous Screen Office CEO Kerry Swanson’s growth strategy

Swanson outlines her goals for increasing the ISO’s partnerships and federal funding as she takes the reins following Jesse Wente’s departure.

January 18, 2023

Playback presents its 2022 Best of the Year picks

Twelve companies, organizations and individuals made the cut for their outstanding impact on their sector.

January 17, 2023

Farpoint Films, Super Channel sign exclusive deal

Death of the Party is already in production under the deal, which involves 150 hours of unscripted and scripted television over the next year, with an option to extend.

January 17, 2023

Five music creators tapped for CFC, Slaight Music Residency

The hands-on program integrates music creators into the onscreen storytelling process and furthers their opportunities in film, TV and digital.

January 16, 2023

David Gale elected to second term as ACTRA Toronto president

The veteran performer who hails from Winnipeg will serve a second two-year term.

January 13, 2023

Ally Pankiw, Molly McGlynn features bound for SXSW

Pankiw’s I Used To Be Funny and McGlynn’s Bloody Hell are among the Canadian projects that will have their world premiere at the festival.

January 12, 2023

Scott Brothers Entertainment set ‘to make some big moves’

Co-founders Drew and Jonathan Scott, and development executive Josie Crimi, outline the company’s goals for expansion in 2023.

January 11, 2023

Blue Ant International inks new presale with BBC America

The deal for original Love Nature documentary production Chasing the Rains follows Blue Ant International’s presale with BBC America for Africa’s Wild Year.

January 10, 2023

Nelvana’s Athena Georgaklis to co-chair YMA board

The Montreal-based Youth Media Alliance has also appointed six new members for its board of directors.

January 9, 2023