Christina Jennings

Shaftesbury appoints Shauna Jamison as VP, production

Jamison has more than 20 years of production experience working across Canadian and U.S. productions.

Crave greenlights crime drama Underbelly

The Shaftesbury-produced Crave original stars Stephen Amell and Hamza Haq.

Shaftesbury backs indie U.K. prodco Turning Point

The move is part of Shaftesbury’s continued investment in the international production sector.

Raising the curtain on Murdoch Mysteries’ musical episode

Writer and composer Paul Aitken and executive producer Christina Jennings discuss hitting the right notes for the historic episode.

Content Canada ’23: Experts voice concern, optimism for industry

Senior industry stakeholders issued warnings about the future of the Canadian sector, while others were bullish on global prospects.

Shaftesbury taps Christina Fon to head up partnerships and scripted

Fon joins the company from Montreal’s Rezolution Pictures, where she was serving as VP and executive producer.

CMF releases early data on public, industry opinion about Cancon

Canadian producers, creators and executives discussed the results at the opening panel of the Banff World Media Festival.

Fifty years of Citytv: A look at its past, present and future

How the Rogers-owned channel is using its original “spunky and local” DNA to succeed.

Shaftesbury finds ‘quick access’ with AMC for projects like SisterS

Shaftesbury chairman and president Christina Jennings says their strategic partnership with AMC Networks gives them easy access to resources, connections, and funding for projects like SisterS.

UNLTD acquires Shaftesbury’s tech division

Led by former eOne executive and Seville Pictures founder John Hamilton, UNLTD will work with a team built by accomplished producer Christina Jennings to deliver immersive therapeutics for VR/AR applications.

After a 10 year wait, is it finally full stream ahead in Canada?

Netflix, Amazon and other streamers are hiring domestic content executives, stoking optimism that new buyers will stimulate a much-needed uptick in Cancon commissioning. But what exactly does that mean for the Canadian production sector?

How COVID insurance relief is affecting kids production

New funds from government agencies are a great start, but they’ll need to get bigger to cover everyone since COVID isn’t going away, according to production execs in Canada and the U.K.