CMPA promotes Nicole Cheng to leadership team

Cheng has been appointed as VP of finance and facilities as CFO Rob Searle readies for retirement.

Super Channel, Autentic order more Go Button factual series

Go Button Media will deliver new series Colossal Weapons and a second season of Deadly Science for 2024.

Changemaker of the Year 2023: Joy Loewen

The National Screen Institute CEO has been a key collaborator on initiatives providing career-changing opportunities for screen industry members.

Global sales help transform CBC Gem’s Something Undone

How the short-form project from Madison Walsh and Michael Musi became a 10 x 30-minute series with a simultaneous launch on CBC Gem and ITVX.

Executive of the Year 2023: Justin Stockman

Bell Media’s content head shares how key deals have helped expand the broadcaster’s commissioning strategy.

Netflix launches bi-annual report on viewership data

The first data set shows the number of hours viewed in a six-month period for more than 18,000 titles, offering a snapshot of acquired and original Cancon performance.

LaRue Entertainment taps Jay Carolyn Wu to lead development

The former Bell Media development executive has been appointed as the Toronto prodco’s head of development.

Mayumi Yoshida heads to Japan for debut feature

The film is produced by B.C.’s Musubi Arts and Experimental Forest Films in partnership with Tokyo-headquartered Flag Inc.

English-Language Film of the Year 2023: Brother

Clement Virgo’s drama feature went from a creative risk to breaking records at the Canadian Screen Awards.

Toon Boom Animation hires Colin Bohm as CEO

Bohm joins Toon Boom two months after his departure from Corus Entertainment.

With Love and a Major Organ sells in Canada

Montreal’s Filmoption will release Kim Albright’s debut feature in theatres across Canada in early 2024.

Presenting Playback’s Best of the Year

We’re celebrating 11 individuals and companies that made a mark in a chaotic year for the screen industry.

Boat Rocker inks format deal for Orphan Black in Korea

The company also closed sales for Slip, Orphan Black: Echoes and Beacon 23 to territories in Asia.

Sphere Media producing feature doc on Krishna movement

The doc is directed by Jason Lapeyre and is based on the book Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness and the Hare Krishnas.

Cineplex’s Thomas Santram elected Canadian Academy chair

Santram succeeds outgoing chair John Young, with Cinespace’s Magali Simard newly elected to the board.