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Best of the Year
2019 Network of the Year: CTV
How Bell Media is reimagining Canada’s preeminent network for a digital era.
2019 Showrunner of the Year: Dan Levy
The man behind Canada’s homegrown cultural phenomenon Schitt’s Creek topped a life-changing year with a surprise Emmy nomination and a major studio deal.
2019 Film of the Year: Menteur
Emile Gaudreault’s French-language fantasy-comedy has been able to entice Quebec audiences, earning $6.3 million at the box office.
2019 Production Company of the Year: Peacock Alley Entertainment
How a carefully-crafted development slate, including Crave mockumentary New Eden and CBC Gem’s Jensplaining, keeps Peacock Alley thriving in Canada’s competitive landscape.
2019 Executive of the Year: Catherine Tait
The CBC/Radio-Canada president and CEO discusses how she is building a pubcaster for the future.
2019 Media Company of the Year: Blue Ant Media
After building an expansive global enterprise over the past eight years, Michael MacMillan’s company is going all-in on its North American strategy.
Playback’s 2018 Film Director of the Year: Stella Meghie
The Share Her Journey ambassador has become one of Canada’s top directorial exports, thanks to a TIFF world premiere and an upcoming feature with Universal.
Playback’s 2018 TV Director of the Year: Kari Skogland
One of Canada’s most respected directors, Skogland’s career climbed to new heights in 2018 with The Handmaid’s Tale.
Playback’s 2018 Exec of the Year: Jennifer Twiner McCarron
The CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment had a boffo year, transitioning from CEO of Atomic Cartoons to the leader of its newly public parent company.
How Sinking Ship’s Annedroids broke the mould
The unique female-led STEM series, and Playback’s Kids Show of the Year, achieved global reach in 2017.
Les Films Seville’s sequel successes
A pair of police comedies helped Playback’s Distributor of the Year thrive in an increasingly challenging exhibition market.
An Anne for our times
A darker, contemporary twist on a classic helped this CBC/Netflix series, and Playback’s TV show of the year, resonate globally during turbulent times.
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