People/Companies
Hall of Fame 2010: Don Carmody
Still full-throttle for ‘Hollywood’s man in Canada’.
10 To Watch: Adam Barken
Snagged a Canadian Screenwriting award for his work on season one of Flashpoint then landed writing gigs on Shattered and the red-hot Rookie Blue.
Super Channel gets restructuring approval
Upstart Canadian pay TV network Super Channel is looking to emerge from court-directed creditor protection within 30 days.
Silver forms Blue Ice
Entertainment One senior vice president of factual TV programming Steven Silver has left the indie producer with a first-look film and TV deal in his pocket.
Industry loses McDougall
Canadian production giant Ian McDougall died last week as a result of an unexpected heart failure, aged 65 years.
NFB appoints Halifax producer
Another producer will be joining the NFB’s Atlantic team, as the Film Board appoints Paul McNeill.
Barna joins Vachon for Strategic Partners keynote
Strategic Partners has added Entertainment One Television topper Laszlo Barna to its lineup of keynote speakers for the upcoming co-production conference.
TSN names new ‘king’
Stewart Johnston is named president of TSN in place of Phil King, who moved to CTV as EVP of programming last week.
New Year in Montreal
Peace Arch Entertainment picked up the broadcast rights to the Canadian pic, and plans a VOD release in early 2011.
Cote’s Curling wins at Locarno
It’s becoming a habit for Canadian filmmaker Denis Cote, travelling home from the Locarno Film Festival with trophies in hand.
Deluxe promotes Robertson
Heads up sales for T.O., Vancouver and N.Y.
CTV appoints King
Phil King named prez of sports and EVP of programming, while Marcovici assumes EVP of Digital Media
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