President and CEO of Interactive Ontario succeeds eight-year veteran Carolle Brabant.
Canadian heritage minister Mélanie Joly on Tuesday (June 26) announced that Christa Dickenson has been appointed Telefilm Canada executive director in a move that was received warmly by the Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa).
Dickenson currently serves as president and CEO of Interactive Ontario and will serve a five-year term commencing on July 30. She succeeds Carolle Brabant, who stepped down in March after eight years.
The new hire has worked for more than 20 years as a marketing executive in the broadcast, technology, and telecommunications sectors.
“I am delighted with the appointment of Ms.
Canadian heritage minister Mélanie Joly on Tuesday (June 26) announced that Christa Dickenson has been appointed Telefilm Canada executive director in a move that was received warmly by the Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa).
Dickenson currently serves as president and CEO of Interactive Ontario and will serve a five-year term commencing on July 30. She succeeds Carolle Brabant, who stepped down in March after eight years.
The new hire has worked for more than 20 years as a marketing executive in the broadcast, technology, and telecommunications sectors.
“I am delighted with the appointment of Ms.
- 6/26/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Mélanie Joly Prime Time fireside covers Ott, exports, protecting Canadian culture.
Canadian heritage minister Mélanie Joly has moved to allay fears over the recently announced Netflix Canada deal and in particular its impact on French-Canadian culture.
Speaking during a fireside chat with Canadian Media Producers Association president and CEO Reynolds Mastin on Thursday (February 1), Joly said she understood concerns but agreed with Mastin that the Netflix development had caused confusion “and a lot of surprises” in the industry.
The minister’s comments came in a 30-minute session in which she emphasised the important of an export strategy, spoke warmly of her relations with her counterpart in China, and said she had instructed her department to implement up a zero tolerance policy over sexual harassment, with training programmes and a code of conduct in the hopes of allowing women to tell their stories.
Netflix deal part of ‘a transition plan’
On the thorny issue of Netflix, the minister began by...
Canadian heritage minister Mélanie Joly has moved to allay fears over the recently announced Netflix Canada deal and in particular its impact on French-Canadian culture.
Speaking during a fireside chat with Canadian Media Producers Association president and CEO Reynolds Mastin on Thursday (February 1), Joly said she understood concerns but agreed with Mastin that the Netflix development had caused confusion “and a lot of surprises” in the industry.
The minister’s comments came in a 30-minute session in which she emphasised the important of an export strategy, spoke warmly of her relations with her counterpart in China, and said she had instructed her department to implement up a zero tolerance policy over sexual harassment, with training programmes and a code of conduct in the hopes of allowing women to tell their stories.
Netflix deal part of ‘a transition plan’
On the thorny issue of Netflix, the minister began by...
- 2/2/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Cmpa chief addresses elephant in the room at Ottawa event.
Source: John Major Photography
Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) president and CEO Reynolds Mastin said on Thursday (February 1) he would steer clear of commentary on last autumn’s Netflix Canada announcement by Canadian heritage minister Mélanie Joly.
“As for the Netflix deal itself, I’d like to propose a Prime Time truce,” Mastin said in opening remarks at the Prime Time conference in Ottawa, Canada. He was referring to the announcement in September that Netflix will open its first non-us production hub and commit Cad $500m to original Canadian film and TV over five years.
“As some of you may recall, I’ve occasionally said things on this stage that were not entirely aligned with Netflix’s own public policy positions. Two years ago this led to a Cmpa board resolution that I’m no longer allowed to insult sponsors in my opening remarks [Netflix is a grand sponsor of the two-day Prime Time conference]. In protest, I threatened...
Source: John Major Photography
Canadian Media Producers Association (Cmpa) president and CEO Reynolds Mastin said on Thursday (February 1) he would steer clear of commentary on last autumn’s Netflix Canada announcement by Canadian heritage minister Mélanie Joly.
“As for the Netflix deal itself, I’d like to propose a Prime Time truce,” Mastin said in opening remarks at the Prime Time conference in Ottawa, Canada. He was referring to the announcement in September that Netflix will open its first non-us production hub and commit Cad $500m to original Canadian film and TV over five years.
“As some of you may recall, I’ve occasionally said things on this stage that were not entirely aligned with Netflix’s own public policy positions. Two years ago this led to a Cmpa board resolution that I’m no longer allowed to insult sponsors in my opening remarks [Netflix is a grand sponsor of the two-day Prime Time conference]. In protest, I threatened...
- 2/1/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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