Winter 2018

Playback’s Indie List: the year in review

This year's Indie List offers a snapshot of some of Canada's biggest production companies firing on all cylinders before the domestic screen...

Playback's winter issue showcases key players shaping the industry and wishes a bittersweet farewell to two icons who blazed a trai...

Vibika Bianchi, veteran producer, programmer and the acting chair of AfterMeToo, reflects on a year that changed the industry.

OUTtv CEO Brad Danks and Damian Pelliccione, co-founder and CEO of Revry, discuss their programming strategies.

Latam Pictures' CEO Mineko Mori says local comedies are on the rise in Mexico, and it's a potentially fruitful area for a copro.

Playback pays tribute to Williams' 30-year TV career, which started in the newsroom of Citytv and wrapped in the C-suite of Corus E...

"This year established a strong proof of concept in respect to our overall strategy," says Brad Danks, citing globalization and direct-to-co...

One of Canada's most respected directors, Skogland's career climbed to new heights in 2018 with The Handmaid's Tale.

His sci-fi series Ghost Wars may have ended this spring, but veteran showrunner Barry had plenty more up his sleeve.

Executive producers and stars Dan Levy and Eugene Levy reflect on a year that saw the half-hour comedy vault into the international spotligh...

The CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment had a boffo year, transitioning from CEO of Atomic Cartoons to the leader of its newly public parent co...

The unique female-led STEM series, and Playback's Kids Show of the Year, achieved global reach in 2017.