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Heartland goes to season 10
The series joins Murdoch Mysteries with a 10th-season order on the pubcaster.
Room cleans up at final night of 2016 Screenies
The Ireland/Canada copro took home nine awards Sunday evening, with Schitt’s Creek and Hyena Road winning three prizes each.
The Book of Negroes, Schitt’s Creek shine on night two
The two series won 15 TV awards between them at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards’ second-night gala.
Amazing Race, Songs of Freedom capture Screenies on night one
The first night of prize-giving saw factual in the spotlight, with ratings juggernaut Amazing Race Canada taking four wins and cross-platform docuseries Songs of Freedom taking home three.
The innovators: Canadian media cos in emerging sectors
From Playback magazine: We sought out four digital media companies making an impact in emerging sectors – are they onto something you should be too?
Programming profile: CBC Docs
Playback catches up with CBC’s Jennifer Dettman and Charlotte Engel about the pubcaster’s current doc strategy. (Firsthand doc Hold Your Fire pictured.)
HGF invests $400K across 30 film projects
Among the films picking up funding are new feature film projects from Don McKellar and Stephen Dunn.
Showrunners talk TV
Playback magazine rounds up some of the country’s top drama showrunners to find out how they are navigating turbulent times in Canadian TV.
Can Vice break the traditional TV model?
The new channel is looking to introduce in-house-produced native advertising for its clients, to complement its original programming.
Helga Stephenson to step down from ACCT
Playback salutes her industry-building career by inducting her into the 2016 Playback Canadian Film & TV Hall of Fame.
O’Hara, Plummer among ACTRA Award winners
The 14th annual ACTRA Awards ceremony took place Saturday night at The Carlu in Toronto. (Christopher Plummer pictured.)
What our 5 to Watch are up to now
The Playback team checks in with our 5 to Watch class of 2015 to get an update on their latest projects, deals and moves.
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