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In Brief: Factory Film Studio promotes Dru Viergever
Plus: Alanis Obomsawin will be honoured with the Edward MacDowell Medal, several Canadian shorts head to Annecy, and more.
Antonia Gutierrez joins Wind Sun Sky Entertainment
The former Nickelodeon animation manager will oversee development as the studio gears up for content growth and a push into the U.S.
Scott McGillivray’s MEM bolsters management team
The company has hired key operations and producing roles as it eyes growth opportunities in 2023.
In Brief: Panavision ups Johanna Gravelle to managing director
Plus, Lora Campbell helms ReelAbilities Film Festival Toronto, Chase Joynt joins Sundance Trans Possibilities Intensive, and more.
Anick Dubois stepping down as TVA Group’s VP of finance
Former senior director of finance Marjorie Daoust has been elevated as the new VP of finance.
Rogers-Shaw merger receives final federal approval
Ottawa has signed off on Freedom Mobile’s sale to Videotron, the final condition for the merger to go through, though it comes with a list of conditions.
Lisa Coulman rounds out Thunderbird’s board of directors
The Vancouver-based company appointed the Nobul Technologies CFO as its seventh member of the board.
Boat Rocker warns investors of impact of potential WGA strike
The Toronto-headquartered company also released its year-end financial report, which saw an increase in net income for fiscal 2022.
PSP appoints Camilla Tibbs as new executive director
Tibbs will join the Pacific Screenwriting Program in May with support from Scripted Series Lab programming manager Kate Anderson.
9 Story Media Group CCO Angela C. Santomero exits
Santomero will continue to work with 9 Story in a “consulting capacity” while Wendy Harris moves up to SVP, head of creative affairs.
WildBrain to acquire Toronto’s House of Cool for $15.5M
The acquisition is expected to more than double WildBrain’s pre-production capacity for proprietary and third-party content.
CRTC chairperson Vicky Eatrides to keynote at BANFF
The keynote marks Eatrides’ debut at the Banff World Media Festival, which runs from June 11 to 14.
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