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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

Wattpad Webtoon Studios, GPM team on Boot Camp film

Great Pacific Media is producing for Thunderbird Entertainment’s scripted division, while Wattpad Webtoon Studios manages global sales and distribution.

October 18, 2022

Donkeyhead stars among UBCP/ACTRA Award nominees

Drinkwater, Tribal and Shoresy are among the other Canadian projects named in two categories for the performance honours.

October 17, 2022

Sales exec Dan Selig joins Boat Rocker’s rights team

The former HBO and Fifth Season exec joins Boat Rocker as SVP, content sales.

October 17, 2022

Canadian companies anticipate ‘very busy’ MIPCOM market

Blue Ant International, Nelvana and ComediHa! Distribution talk about their hopes for the 2022 market, which will have a record number of Canadian participants.

October 14, 2022

Toronto’s Underknown launching long-form content division

Underknown Studios will make its TV production debut at MIPCOM with a slate led by a long-form version of its hit web series What If.

October 13, 2022

Essex County set for market with Jeff Lemire as showrunner

Lemire has adapted the MIPCOM-bound series from his graphic novel alongside Eilis Kirwan, while Andrew Cividino serves as director.

October 13, 2022

Epic Storyworlds launches online experience studio Freeground

The dedicated Roblox game development studio’s first collaboration is with Falcon’s Beyond for a virtual theme park and games based on its Katmandu IP.

October 12, 2022

Film exec Aki Takabatake launches Momo Films

The Toronto-based boutique shop is billed as Canada’s first distribution company focusing on Japanese films.

October 12, 2022

Deals: Melbar Entertainment Group, ComediHa!, Passez Go, AMPD Virtual Studio

CBC acquires Three Tall Women from Melbar Entertainment Group, ComediHa! series Snowball Effect sells in international markets, plus more.

October 11, 2022

Until Branches Bend takes VIFF’s Best BC Film Award

Landing the Best Canadian Documentary prize was Jacquelyn Mills’ Geographies of Solitude.

October 7, 2022

In Brief: Canadian copros land Sundance Institute doc grants

Plus: CaribbeanTales unveils its Big Pitch and Audience Choice winners, WIFF announces more titles, NSI CEO Joy Loewen gets a Platinum Jubilee Medal, and more.

October 6, 2022

Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Kristina Wong

The Toronto producer is poised to become a “changemaker” with plans to launch her own production company and an Asian-Canadian crew database.

October 6, 2022