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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

Banff World Media Festival adds keynote speakers to Summit Series

Netflix’s Bela Bajaria and Participant’s David Linde will speak about the industry, programming opportunities and content strategies at the June festival.

March 22, 2022

Canadian actor-producer Lawrence (Zahab) Dane has died at age 84

Dane’s producing credits include The Rowdyman, written by and starring Gordon Pinsent, and the slasher film Rituals.

March 22, 2022

Deals: First Generation Films, Sovimage, Underknown

Apple TV+ picks up Pinecone & Pony, Olympusat acquires Faits divers, and Underknown expands portfolio with Aperture.

March 21, 2022

Kelly Fyffe-Marshall’s OMI among SXSW Canadian winners

A music video from Alexander Farah and an episodic pilot from Nicole Dorsey also took prizes at the festival in Austin.

March 21, 2022

Telefilm relaunches Marketing Program, funds more groups through Promotion Program

The Crown corporation has announced some changes for the Marketing Program and more funding for initiatives that amplify Black women filmmakers under the Promotion Program.

March 18, 2022

Hulu original Washington Black to start production in Nova Scotia this month

The province says the limited series based on Canadian author Esi Edugyan’s novel will help boost the economy and create jobs.

March 18, 2022

In brief: Cameras roll on feature doc Nitassinan

Plus: Gay Mean Girls starts production on second two, the Vancouver Film School renews its Women in Game Design Scholarship scholarship, and more.

March 18, 2022

Canadian copros among 20 projects in Hot Docs Forum

Matabeleland, about a migrant truck driver, and an untitled labour union doc are in the international financing event.

March 17, 2022

CRTC removes RT and RT France from Canadian airwaves

The CRTC says distribution of the Russian state-owned TV network is “not in the public interest” amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

March 17, 2022

Several Canadian shorts set for Annecy International Animation Film Festival

The NFB’s The Flying Sailor is among the projects in competition at the French festival running in June.

March 16, 2022

BBTV hires former Jellysmack exec as senior VP, creator partnerships

Erich Lochner is among several recent key appointments at the media and tech company as it expands its “growth and revenue across strategic platforms.”

March 16, 2022

Prime Video is bringing LOL: Last One Laughing to Quebec

Amazon has greenlit a Montreal-shot version of the hit comedy franchise with host Patrick Huard after launching LOL: Last One Laughing Canada.

March 15, 2022