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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

Canadians at Cannes: homegrown projects hit the French market

The producers, distributors and sales agents behind the Canadian films at Cannes discuss their hopes for partnerships and deals.

May 16, 2023

SODEC tweaks 2023-2024 production assistance program

The changes include an increase in the production budget estimate threshold for feature-length films.

May 15, 2023

Akilla Express, 100 Dragons take on Junie adaptation

Praneet Akilla is lead producer on the series adaption of Chelene Knight’s Vancouver-set novel, with 100 Dragons’ Teresa M. Ho also producing.

May 12, 2023

In Brief: Tribeca taps Terril Calder’s NFB installation

Plus: The ReelAbilities festival chooses its Short Film Pitch Competition cohort, Villeneuve drives toward production dates, and more.

May 12, 2023

CMPA toasts C-11 passage with politicians, industry members

The Canadian Media Producers Association held a reception to celebrate the Bill C-11 milestone and look ahead to the next steps.

May 11, 2023

imagineNATIVE, Netflix reveal Jeff Barnaby Grant recipients

Five filmmakers will receive $25,000 apiece to support their projects, which include shorts, a feature animation and a web series.

May 10, 2023

The CW Network acquires CBC family comedy Son of a Critch

The U.S. network will start airing the first season of the series, from Project 10 Productions and Take the Shot Productions, this summer.

May 9, 2023

Trio Orange harvests more Last Summers of the Raspberries

The prodco is set to roll on season two of the Club illico series along with a new Florence Longpré psychological drama for Crave.

May 8, 2023

Less Than Kosher to world bow at Toronto Jewish Film Festival

The lineup also includes a sneak preview of the upcoming broadcast special Skinnamarink: A Sharon, Lois and Bram Celebration.

May 8, 2023

NFB, ISO select two Immersive/Interactive fellows

The placements will be at NFB interactive studios: Claudia Skunk in Vancouver and Neegan Siouï Trudel in Montreal.

May 5, 2023

Deals: NFB, North of Now, 9 Story Brands, Exile, Wickensburg

Paramount+ lands licensing rights to NFB/North of Now Films’ Anything for Fame, 9 Story Brands strikes product partnerships for Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, plus more.

May 5, 2023

SODEC doles out production funding to 14 fiction features

Eleven of the projects have a total budget of $3.5 million or more, spanning several genres.

May 4, 2023