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Playback 2013 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Slawko Klymkiw
The Canadian Film Centre CEO has, over the last eight years, grown the organization from a “mom and pop” shop into a flourishing business focused on developing Canadian industry talent.
Playback 2013 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: George Anthony
The Montreal-born writer and producer put his stamp on Canadian entertainment with a long career at the CBC, cheerleading the development of iconic TV series such as Royal Canadian Air Farce and This Hour has 22 Minutes, and features like Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould.
The 2013 10 to Watch: Katie Boland
Kicking off this year’s list is actor-producer Katie Boland, who, at 25 years old, has already emerged as a successful and multi-dimensional talent.
Playback 2013 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Colm Feore
Feore’s impressive acting career has encompassed the portrayal of such Canadian icons as Pierre Trudeau and Glenn Gould, as well as roles in Hollywood hits like Pearl Harbor and the bilingual Canadian box-office hit Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Playback 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award: marblemedia
As the mult-platform content creation company turns 12, its co-founders Mark Bishop and Matt Hornburg discuss marblemedia’s growing distribution biz and expansion into L.A. and scripted fare.
Swarovski 2013 Humanitarian Award: David Suzuki
For his tireless efforts to raise environmental awareness through television and the David Suzuki Foundation, David Suzuki is named Playback‘s 2013 Swarovski Humanitarian Award honouree.
Playback 2013 Canadian Film and TV Hall of Fame inductee: Al Waxman
Playback posthumously honours the “King of Kensington,” Al Waxman, one of Canada’s most beloved television stars.
Playback’s 2013 10 to Watch
Playback kicks off our annual 10 to Watch reveal with the first two names on our list. Keep your eye on Playback Daily every day as well roll out the full list.
Logo taps Border2Border for I’m a Stripper sequel
The U.S. cable network Logo has tapped the Montreal- and L.A.-based prodco to produce a follow-up to original documentary I’m a Stripper (pictured).
Aubie Greenberg leaving TMN after 30 years
The director of programming will depart the network, which now operates as part of Bell Media, at the end of September.
Hot Sheet: Top 20 DVDs Aug. 12 to Aug. 18, 2013
Olympus Has Fallen is the top-selling DVD for the week of Aug. 12 to Aug. 18, 2013.
Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs Aug. 19 to Aug. 25, 2013
Cancon in the top 30: Amazing Race Canada continues as #1, while Rookie Blue is #11, The Listener is #12 and Saving Hope is #15.
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