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Sky Bridges upped at APTN
The former director of marketing has been named COO.
Webb leaves CTV
Programming exec Joanna Webb has left Bell Media ahead of a new management structure for specialty channels to be unveiled next week.
Wango Films enters production on Dead Before Dawn
The film is the first fully Canadian 3D live-action project to be funded by Telefilm.
BlinkWorks Media brings it back to the people
Winnipeg’s Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky have used crowd-sourced funding to raise $35,000 in just over 24 hours to complete Indie Game: The Movie.
Banff’s Netflix debate: video highlights
In a series of short videos from the Banff World Media Festival, Playback talks to industry leaders on their areas of expertise.
Ex-Technicolor exec to head up new Montreal prodco
Daniel Vermette is joining Attraction Media as president of Connexion Films International.
Adam Beach takes lead role in CBC’s Arctic Air
Omni Film Productions secures the star of HBO’s Big Love for its Yellowknife-set one hour drama to bow on the CBC in winter 2012.
John Dunning honoured with Clyde Gilmour Award
The Toronto Film Critics Association has feted the Cinepix founder for being “the unacknowledged godfather of an entire generation of Canadian filmmakers.”
Alliance Films to unveil Maple Pictures acquisition Tuesday
Alliance Films head Victor Loewy tells Playback Daily that no decision has been made on how many Maple Pictures staff will survive a $38.5 million deal to merge the companies.
Bell Media options Canuck novels
The company’s SVP of independent production, Corrie Coe, tells Playback Daily about selecting the works.
Casting Workbook crosses the pond
The casting software company launches in London, bringing with it access to Canadian talent.
Revived Hollywood North celebrates at William F. White Centre
The ribbon will be cut June 23 at the new facility in west Toronto as the industry toasts its post-recession rebound.
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