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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

Cineflix Productions developing Bonnie McFarlane comedy

McFarlane serves as the creator and writer for the series You’re Better Than Me, which is based on her memoir.

March 23, 2023

CBC’s Run the Burbs, Son of a Critch returning, but Strays is not

Other returning comedies include sketch seriesThis Hour Has 22 Minutes and The New Wave of Standup special.

March 23, 2023

Prime Video opens the taps on The Sticky in Quebec

Production is underway on the maple syrup heist Canadian coproduction, with a cast including EP Jamie Lee Curtis, and Sphere Media among the producers.

March 23, 2023

Yasmine Mathurin wins TIFF-CBC Films Screenwriter Award

The Haitian-Canadian multi-hyphenate landed the honour for her screenplay Sorry Pardon Madame.

March 22, 2023

Pixcom singing new tune with The Ultimate Fan for Noovo

The original format variety show sees 16 competitors try to prove they’re “superfans” of hit music from recent decades.

March 22, 2023

Manitoba’s Access to Markets & Festivals program gets rebranded

The Manitoba Film & Music program will now be administered by On Screen Manitoba under three support programs.

March 21, 2023

Barry Avrich, Michelle Shephard films to premiere at Hot Docs

Avrich’s Without Precedent: The Supreme Life of Rosalie Abella and Shephard’s The Man Who Stole Einstein’s Brain will world bow in the Special Presentations lineup.

March 21, 2023

Attorney Dina Appleton joins Cineflix Media’s leadership team

Toronto-based Appleton has been appointed as the company’s EVP, global business and legal affairs.

March 20, 2023

WGC shows support for WGA as contract negotiations kick off

EXCLUSIVE: Victoria Shen, executive director, WGC, says the guilds “respect each others’ jurisdiction.”

March 20, 2023

Deals: KOTV, TWN, Nelvana, Baeumler Productions, Gusto

KOTV’s Les Simone heads to Switzerland, a new Canadian FAST channel emerges, and the Bryan Baeumler brand grows, plus more.

March 17, 2023

Accessible Writers’ Lab releases first-ever case study report

The report offers insight into how to increase accessibility and disability inclusion in the Canadian television industry.

March 16, 2023

Six Canadian-produced projects set for Hot Docs Forum

Compy Films’ The Sandbox and Intuitive Pictures’ Israel-Canada copro The 5 Billion Dollar Scam are among the projects that will be pitched at the forum in May.

March 15, 2023