The announcement comes one year after the beloved director and producer’s death.
Farrell has been with Pinewood since 2013, working in legal, HR and client relations.
The multi-year agreement will provide the U.S. company with the exclusive use of five sound stages for its productions.
The U.K. studio operator has taken full ownership of the Port Lands studio after Bell Media completed the sale of its 63% majority stake.
The program was created to help break down the barriers that currently exist for Black, Indigenous and persons of colour who are pursuing a corporate career.
Construction has started on a 200,000 square-foot expansion of Pinewood Toronto, including five new soundstages and additional office space for multiple productions.
High Park Entertainment, New Metric Media and Take 5 Productions are among the 30 companies set to take part.
The streamer has inked multi-year lease agreements with both Cinespace and Pinewood Toronto Studios for sound stages in the Port Lands.
New sound stages are set to open a year from now, extending the facility’s capacity to around 525,000 square feet.
Following the announcement of its specialty rebrands, and as the media co inks its latest deal, president Randy Lennox discusses how the pieces fit together.
Bell Media also made a number of additions to senior management and the board of directors as it completed its acquisition of a majority stake in the studio.
Steels joined the studio as director of client services in 2009 before being upped to president in 2011.