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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

Canadian films Riceboy Sleeps, Viking to world premiere at TIFF

Anthony Shim’s Riceboy Sleeps and Stéphane Lafleur’s Viking will bow in the festival’s competitive Platform program alongside eight other titles.

August 3, 2022

Stittsville on Patrol gets third season at Bell Fibe TV1

The new season of the small-town mockumentary created by Christopher Redmond is set to go to camera in October.

August 2, 2022

Blink49 Studios launches Canadian unscripted arm

The new division is led by former eOne execs Toby Dormer and Allison Brough.

August 2, 2022

In brief: CBC’s Canada’s Ultimate Challenge starts shooting

Plus: Vancouver’s Spark Animation Festival selects its jury for fall and Christa Dickenson makes her first strategic move at CPAC.

July 28, 2022

Blue Ant Media launches HistoryTime on LG Channels

The history-themed FAST channel is on LG Channels in the U.S. and Canada, adding to Blue Ant’s portfolio of free, ad-supported streaming channels.

July 27, 2022

Gusto TV brand returns to Canada

Gusto Worldwide Media head Chris Knight discusses the relaunch of the Ottawa-based international food channel in Canada as its licensing deal with Bell Media ends.

July 27, 2022

Cinelease sets permanent presence in Canada with Vancouver location

The U.S. lighting and grip provider says it also plans to open a Toronto location this fall, igniting “a long, prosperous relationship with” Canada’s film industry.

July 26, 2022

Netflix Canada commissions Mathieu Dufour comedy special

The first homegrown commission from Netflix Canada was done in collaboration with the streamer’s standup team in Los Angeles.

July 25, 2022

Sphere Media, Mojumbi developing Rock Girl

The live-action musical series is their second collaboration after the recently greenlit Riley Rocket for TVOKids.

July 18, 2022

Composer Bramwell Tovey has died

Tovey, who got a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Richard Bell’s film Brotherhood and a Genie nod for Bell’s Eighteen, was 69.

July 15, 2022

TIFF slates Nicholas Stoller comedy Bros as a world premiere

The Universal Pictures title includes Billy Eichner as co-writer, and Judd Apatow and Josh Church as producers.

July 15, 2022

AQPM audiovisual report shows pandemic’s effects in Quebec

The findings show a 6% drop in the value of the province’s film and television production in 2020-2021 compared to the previous year.

July 15, 2022