10 to Watch

Inside Playback’s Canadian Film & TV Hall of Fame
The film, television and digital industries’ best and brightest gathered at Toronto’s C Lounge on Thursday to celebrate our six newest Hall of Fame inductees. (Pictured: inductee Slawko Klymkiw)

The 2013 10 To Watch: Brandon James Scott
The award-winning illustrator, designer and director at Guru Studio has racked up kudos for his pre-school animated series Justin Time.

The 2013 10 To Watch: Chloe Robichaud
At just 25 years old, the Quebec-based director is already a festival veteran, with her latest, Sarah Prefere la Course, premiering at TIFF this week.

The 2013 10 To Watch: Ramona Pringle
The actor/host has set her sights on digital media as an assistant professor at Ryerson and multi-platform producer.

The 2013 10 To Watch: Patrick O’Sullivan
The production development exec, who has worked at CTV, the CFC and CBC, is now launching New Metric Media with producer (and 2012 10 to Watch-er) Mark Montefiore.

The 2013 10 To Watch: Sean Patrick O’Reilly
The “media-agnostic” founder and CEO of Vancouver-based Arcana Comics says the company’s business strategy is to develop and produce content from the Arcana library while holding on to the rights.

The 2013 10 to Watch: Jordan Nahmias
A specialist in entertainment law, Jordan Nahmias is making a name for himself in the world of Canadian film.

The 2013 10 To Watch: Michelle Latimer
The veteran actress-turned-director is making a name for herself taking on unconventional subjects and outsiders.

The 2013 10 to Watch: Jason Lapeyre
The Toronto-based director’s career has exploded in the last two years, with his first two features gaining recognition on the festival circuit and a bevy of new projects in the works.

The 2013 10 to Watch: Ian Harnarine
The writer-director of the Genie Award-winning short Doubles With Slight Pepper is gaining international attention with his global perspective.

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’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.