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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

Caroline Gaudette to head Canadian Academy Quebec board

The Version 10 founder takes on the role of president while Sphere Media head Bruno Dubé becomes VP, as Sophie Deschênes ends her term as board president.

November 1, 2022

Riceboy Sleeps wins $25,000 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film

The honour from the Windsor International Film Festival adds to a string of awards for Anthony Shim’s Korean immigrant tale.

November 1, 2022

David Oulton gets series renewal and acquisition with OUTtv

Season five of Face to Face with David and season one of the new roundtable-style talk show Who’s There? will both air in 2023.

October 31, 2022

In Brief: NBA stars, Wu-Tang rapper board Handle with Care

Plus: Sort Of and Women Talking land Gotham Award noms, Drinkwater and Guitar Lessons rake in audiences, and more.

October 28, 2022

TELUS originals funds doc on soccer star Stephanie Labbé

Shut Out from Wallop Film is now filming and will look at Labbé’s career and her newly retired life navigating her mental health.

October 27, 2022

MIPCOM ’22: Canadians size up emerging trends

Homegrown companies say the market’s return to in-person events in Cannes saw buzz surrounding FAST, streaming collaborations and Canada itself.

October 26, 2022

Bunbury Films rolling on fiction feature L’Ouragan F.Y.T.

The French-language feature from director Ara Ball is in production through Dec. 1 in Montreal.

October 25, 2022

Run the Burbs starts shooting season two in and around Toronto

Anthony Q. Farrell joins the Pier 21 Films-produced CBC comedy as executive producer and showrunner for this season, slated to premiere in winter 2023.

October 24, 2022

David Suzuki to retire from The Nature of Things in spring

CBC says it will confirm plans for a replacement for the longtime host and environmentalist in the coming weeks.

October 24, 2022

Golden Delicious wins four Reelworld Film Festival prizes

Cazhhmere Downey’s short I Remember Footprints in the Snow also picked up multiple awards from the festival.

October 20, 2022

Canadians feted at MIPCOM Cannes Diversify TV Awards

Sort Of, Pour toi Flora and Proud To Be Me were all winners at the awards ceremony in Cannes.

October 20, 2022

MIPCOM ’22: Building Bones of Crows’ hybrid model

The team behind Marie Clements’ CBC miniseries and feature discuss how the unique two-format approach helped finance the ambitious story.

October 19, 2022