The digital trailblazer will depart her current position as chief digital officer at the CFC in June to take over as president and vice-chancellor of the university on July 1.
The Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries wrapped up a four-day visit to L.A. to meet with film and TV execs to promote Ontario’s creative sector.
Julie Strifler and Shant Joshi are among five producers that will develop their original projects through the five-and-a-half-month program.
COO Sheena Macdonald discusses how opening up its grounds to external productions has energized the Canadian Film Centre and boosted its bottom line.
The producers behind Cameron Pictures will be presented with CFC’s Award for Creative Excellence in L.A. on March 20.
Meanwhile, the film centre partnered with Comweb Corp/William F. White to launch a new scholarship for Indigenous creators in Jay Switzer’s name.
The former Motive showrunner will serve as the Bell Media program’s executive producer in residence.
Featuring six Canadian and six U.S. creators, the residency program will teach participants the theory and practice of creating VR experiences.
Nearly 2,000 industry members gathered under sunny skies at Windfields Estate for the event.
A selection of pictures from the Canadian Film Centre’s Annual Garden Party.
Three writers will participate in the three-month program, which aims to incubate future TV writing talent under the likes of mentors such as David Shore.
NextTime Productions’ Darren and Harley Morenstein are set to jump to linear screens, following a deal brokered out of the CFC’s Jumping Screens Comedy Workshop.