Francesca joined Telefilm in 2006 as the Deputy Director, English Market for the Canadian Television Fund (now Canada Media Fund), by 2008 she was promoted to Director of that team and is now very excited to be the Director of National Promotions and Communications. Francesca has always been a fan...show more

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Minister Aheer was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Chestermere-Rocky View on May 5, 2015. She was re-elected on April 16, 2019, as the MLA for the newly formed riding of Chestermere-Strathmore.

Born in Edmonton and raised in Chestermere, where she is...show more

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Scott Alexander has spent over 20 years with BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit, filmed on all seven continents and shown a passion for all forms of natural history filmmaking. He has produced live TV from the middle of the Masai Mara for Big Cat Live, series produced the award-winning children’s wildlife series...show more

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Todd Allen is Vice President Marketing, Labatt Breweries of Canada. Allen is responsible for the Labatt portfolio of brands, from its biggest, Budweiser, to Canada’s top import, Corona.  Budweiser’s Red Light has become a powerful symbol of hockey’s greatest moments: goals. Now in its fifth year, the Budweiser Red Light...show more

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Jeff Alpern is the founder and president of THE ALPERN GROUP, a talent agency based in Los Angeles specializing in the representation of TV and feature writers, directors and producers in North America. The company was established in 1994. Prior to establishing THE ALPERN GROUP, Jeff was a senior vice...show more

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Dustin Alpern is a literary agent at THE ALPERN GROUP, a talent agency based in Los Angeles specializing in the representation of TV and feature writers, directors and producers in North America. The company was established in 1994.

Prior to joining THE ALPERN GROUP, Dustin worked as...show more

The Boston-born, Calgary-bred Andras has a diverse list of television credits to her name. Currently, she is the Showrunner and Executive Producer of SyFy’s new hit series Wynonna Earp. Previously, she spent three seasons as the Showrunner and Executive Producer of Lost Girl, and recently worked as the Supervising Producer on Killjoys, where...show more

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Jann Arden is a singer, songwriter, broadcaster, actor, author, podcaster, and social media star. The celebrated multi-platinum, award-winning artist catapulted onto the music scene in 1993 with her debut album, Time for Mercy, featuring the hit single "I Would Die for You". A year later, she had her international break-out...show more

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Fenton Bailey is co-founder of World of Wonder, the award-winning, multi-platform production company behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, the Million Dollar Listing franchise, Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, and over 20 years of groundbreaking unscripted, scripted and documentary content. Alongside co-founder Randy Barbato, Bailey became a trailblazer in Hollywood by creating provocative documentaries...show more

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As President, Entertainment Networks, Sarah Barnett has oversight of AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, and SundanceTV. Her role includes direct oversight of AMC Premiere, the company’s premium SVOD service which offers fans the ability to watch original series without commercials and a variety of other benefits.

Previously Barnett was President and General Manager...show more

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With nine years of experience in film and television distribution, broadcasting, and financing, Giuliana Benvenuto joined Cineflix Rights in February 2018. Giuliana sources and acquires quality third-party programming content for the company’s distribution catalogue. With a focus on North American acquisitions, Giuliana’s current producer clients include Mayhem Entertainment, Critical Content,...show more

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Mark Bishop is Co-CEO and Partner at marblemedia. An accomplished entrepreneur,
brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate, Mark, alongside co-founder Matt
Hornburg, has grown marblemedia into one of Canada’s leading independent production,
distribution and digital media companies.

In addition to serving as executive producer across marblemedia’s successful portfolio of
television and...show more

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Elena Blekhter is the Director of Scripted Content at Dynamic Television, where she develops and produces scripted television series for the US, UK, Australian and Canadian markets. Most recently, she is a Co-Executive Producer on a Netflix series going into production as well as an untitled half-hour comedy series in development...show more

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Chris Bonney is responsible for developing and executing Cineflix Media’s strategy to maximize the exploitation of its growing intellectual property on networks and digital platforms globally.

Chris leads Cineflix Rights, the distribution division of Cineflix Media. Since joining in 2012 he has overseen consistent growth, and Cineflix Rights is now the UK’s largest independent...show more

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Manager of the original productions for TV5 and UnisTV in the Maritime Provinces, Guy Boutin has collaborated on various television productions over the last 20 years as a screenwriter, director and producer. His productions have been broadcast on most major networks. Since graduating from INIS in 1999, he has...show more

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Shirley Bowers is VP Sales and Acquisitions for Red Arrow Studios International.

Based in Los Angeles, Shirley is responsible for leading Red Arrow’s sales activities in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. She also works across North American factual acquisitions, alongside Red Arrow’s Scripted and Non-Scripted acquisitions teams.

Prior to joining...show more

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Logan Browning stars in the Netflix Original Series, Dear White People, as the lead role of ‘Samantha White’ which will return for season three this Fall 2019.

She will next be seen starting opposite Allison Williams in the upcoming Netflix film The Perfection from director Richard Shepard.  This horror-thriller which follows the...show more

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When Brie Miranda Bryant heard the pitch for R. Kelly, she knew this was a story she wanted to tell, and that Lifetime was the right place to do it. With Lifetime’s legacy in providing a voice for women throughout its history, Bryant saw this project as a way to...show more

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Amy Cameron is an award-winning journalist, author, TV series creator, broadcast executive and executive producer. She is the co-founder of Cameron Pictures Inc., an independent production company she runs with her sister Tassie Cameron.

She is an executive producer on Cameron Pictures’ first two productions, the critically acclaimed dramatic series Mary...show more

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Tassie Cameron is a Gemini and Canadian Screen Award-winning screenwriter who has written for television series, MOWs, mini-series, and feature films. Tassie is currently an executive producer and co-showrunner on the critically acclaimed Mary Kills People, greenlit for a third season and produced under her production company Cameron Pictures in...show more

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Michael Carrington is an award-winning broadcast executive who has worked across creative development, production management and commissioning of content in Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. He joined the ABC in 2016 as Head of Children’s content and in 2018 was appointed Head of Distribution, with responsibility for...show more

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Kiri has over nine years’ experience in wildlife film making. She is passionate about the natural world  and has worked with BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit on a wide-range of award-winning programmes, such as Planet Earth Live, Deadly Pole to Pole and Nature's Epic journeys. She has worked across multiple formats from live outside broadcasts, observational...show more

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Sally Catto is the General Manager, Programming for CBC English Television. She oversees the strategic direction and programming of original and acquired scripted, digital original and unscripted programming for the network such as Schitt’s Creek, Workin’ Moms, Kim’s Convenience, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Anne, Alias Grace and The Great Canadian Baking Show.

In her role she has also overseen the re-branding...show more

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Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Original Programming for Bell Media’s English-language channels and platforms. With a company-wide focus, she is responsible for the overall development and production of all content commissioned from independent producers for CTV, Bell Media’s specialty channels, and for Crave, Bell Media’s pay and SVOD service. 

Coe has...show more

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Patrick Connolly, senior vice president, programming for AMC / SundanceTV Global, is responsible for acquisitions, planning, global strategy and scheduling of linear and VOD programming, as well as promotion planning and on-air creative for AMC Global and Sundance TV Global. In addition, he serves as executive producer of all film...show more

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Voodoo Highway Music & Post Inc. is a full- service audio post-production house, composing music and
designing audio for films, Triple-A video games, advertising, and a number of live-action and animated
television series for some of North America's largest networks.

Founded in 1999, Voodoo Highway Music & Post is a collective...show more

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Valerie Creighton is an industry leader in arts, culture and media, recognized for reenergizing some of the country’s most important organizations in the sector over the last 30 years. An expert in organizational change, Valerie has been recognized as a visionary in promoting Canada’s cultural wealth.

Currently serving as President and...show more

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Heather Curtis is Director of Development, Movies, Mini-Series, and International Co-Productions at ABC and has been at the network since 2016. Since starting at ABC Entertainment, she has helped develop and oversee the production of the drama series Ten Days In The Valley, Take Two, the limited series Somewhere Between,...show more

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For over 15 years, Greg David was a television critic for TV Guide Canada, the country’s most trusted source for TV news. He has interviewed television actors, actresses and behind-the-scenes folks from countless programs over his time at TV Guide Canada. He has also been featured on the other side...show more

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Deniese Davis has produced countless projects including music videos, short films and digital content. In the web-series realm she is best known for producing Issa Rae's award-winning web series The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl, which accumulated over 20 million views with seasons one and two combined.

As a freelance producer she has...show more

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Zachary Davis is the vice president for premium content at Himalaya Media, a creator-focused podcast platform, network and production studio headquartered in San Francisco. Davis is also the host and executive producer of the Harvard podcast Ministry of Ideas, a founding member of the Hub & Spoke...show more

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Deb Day is the Founder and CEO of Innovate By Day, a full-service strategic marketing and digital content studio. Prior to forming Innovate, Deb produced and directed award-winning film and television. In 2010, she recognized a real need for producers to develop digital and social media campaigns to support their...show more

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Head of Children’s Content at the ABC, Libbie Doherty is an advocate for Children’s content and brings a wealth of experience from the animation and live action worlds. Libbie is focused on nurturing new Australian creativity and talent, reflecting Australian kids’ diverse lives and creating pathways for Australian content to...show more

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Shernold Edwards is an award-winning film and TV writer with roots in genre/sci-fi and family drama. Shernold adapted the acclaimed novel A Day Late And A Dollar Short by Terry McMillan (Waiting To Exhale) into a TV movie for Lifetime starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ving Rhames. For that project, she received the 2015 NAACP Image...show more

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After graduating with a degree in Fine Art and Cinema, Sheri cut her comedy teeth writing for Disney/Fox and YTV, most notably co-creating I Was A Sixth Grade Alien, a surprise hit with college-age stoners. Victory!

She teamed with Lionsgate to create Beta Males for the CW and was a Supervising...show more

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Amy Emmerich is the chief content officer at Refinery29, the leading digital media and entertainment company focused on women. She has more than 20 years of experience developing content and programming for brands including Refinery29, MTC Networks, Travel Channel and Vice Media. An Emmy award-winning producer, she has a full...show more

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James Farr is Director of Development for Cream Productions. 

Since joining the company in 2010, James has been dedicated to finding and developing unique projects that connect and resonate with audiences hungry for exciting content. 

Throughout his career at Cream, he has led the development on specials and series in a broad variety of unscripted genres,...show more

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Jodie founded CCS Rights Management, after years as the head of Universal Music Publishing Group and peermusic Canada. The company is built on the philosophy of hard work, dedication, creativity and solid business practices. The team consists of some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the business, who bring years...show more

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Justine Gamez Huckabay is the President & Founder of Intercommunicate, a strategic marketing and communications firm helping entertainment and technology clients navigate international media. She founded Intercommunicate in 2018.

Justine is an Award Winning International Publicist, who worked in Worldwide Marketing for Warner Bros. Pictures in Los...show more

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Anna Gecan recently joined Audible to lead the Original Content Strategy for Canada. Audible, which launched its dedicated Canadian offering at Audible.ca in 2017, is investing in original Canadian fiction, drama, comedy, documentaries and lifestyle content, written for the audio form. In her role, Anna is looking forward to working with...show more

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With over 15 years of experience working across Production and Development in both Film and Television, Darren Giblin oversees Current Programming for Entertainment One Canada.  Programs currently on Darren’s slate include MARY KILLS PEOPLE (Global/Lifetime), BURDEN OF TRUTH (CBC/CW), PRIVATE EYES (Global/ION), RANSOM (Global/CBS), CARDINAL (CTV/Hulu) and new series NURSES...show more

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Isabel joined the Creative Affairs team at Entertainment One in June 2017. As Director of Development her focus is to help eOne build a strong slate of scripted television projects for both the domestic and international marketplace.

Previously, Isabel spent 9 years as an executive with the Canadian Film Centre. As...show more

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Amy Gravitt is executive vice president, HBO Programming, for Home Box Office, responsible for developing and overseeing the production of original comedy series. She was named to this position in May 2016. She currently oversees “VEEP,” “Insecure,” “Barry,” “Silicon Valley,” “Ballers” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” She also oversaw the hit...show more

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Marsha Greene has written for Global’s hit series Private Eyes, ABC’s Ten Days In The Valley, and is currently the co-showrunner of the critically-acclaimed drama Mary Kills People, for which she’s earned two Canadian Screen Award nominations. Marsha is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre Prime Time Television program,...show more

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Melissa Grego is CEO of Hollywood Radio & Television Society (HRTS), long recognized as the premiere information and networking forum for the TV, media and entertainment industry. Upon her appointment in October 2017, Grego became the first female executive to lead the non-profit organization.

Prior to HRTS, Grego parlayed her network...show more

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Larry Grimaldi is Senior Vice President of Development & Production at Marvista Entertainment, where he helps create, develop and produce entertainment programming in the television movie, scripted and unscripted series and digital spaces.  Before joining MVE, Larry spent considerable time as an independent producer.  His career includes work for CBS,...show more

Bill Hader made the switch from being a master of impressions on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE to creating, directing, writing, producing and starring as a burned out assassin trying to break into the LA theater scene in HBO's BARRY. 

With its second season recently concluded, BARRY only got  darker, funnier and more addictive....show more

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Molly Harrington is the Associate Director of CNN Original Series, based in Los Angeles. Harrington works across current programming, develops high-profile, non-fiction programs and is responsible for cultivating relationships within the creative community. To date, Harrington has managed the production of more than 25 original nonfiction series for CNN including Emmy Award-winning United Shades...show more

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As the Director of Drama in Bell Media’s Original Programming Unit, Tom Hastings supervises the development and production of original Canadian dramatic series across Bell Media’s family of channels, including CTV, Space, Bravo, Crave.

Hastings has extensive relationships with Canada’s independent production community, and is especially known for his respected relationships...show more

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Kerri Hendry is currently an SVP of Current Programming at Lionsgate Television.  Prior to joining the Lionsgate team, she has worked for Entertainment One, Thunder Road Films and Sony Pictures Television.  Over her career, she has worked with and helped produce shows for ABC, NBC, AMC, Showtime, OWN, and several...show more

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Meghan Hooper White is Senior Vice President, Original Movies, Co-Productions and Acquisitions, for Lifetime and Lifetime Movies (formerly LMN). Based in New York, Hooper White oversees the development and production on both original films and original co-production film commissions, international co-productions and all program acquisitions for Lifetime and Lifetime Movies....show more

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A partner in Indigenous owned Eagle Vision, Kyle Irving has produced more than 200 hours of television content over eighteen years. He’s currently producing:Night Raiders, Danis Goulet’s feature debut; a fourth season of the hit award winning true-crime doc series Taken that he co-created for CBC and APTN; and is about to produce...show more

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Superna Kalle is Executive Vice President, International Digital Networks.

Kalle reports directly to Starz Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey Hirsch and is based in the company’s Santa Monica office. Kalle leads the international expansion of Starz-branded digital and linear services and channels, overseeing strategy and operations.

Most recently, Kalle was a senior advisor...show more

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Richard is Executive Director, Digital Strategy for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the country’s largest Canadian digital content ecosystem.

Since 1999,  he has led digital strategy and business development for national media brands including MuchMusic and CTV.  In that time, he pioneered many cross-platform successes that extended across broadcast, interactive television, web,...show more

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Jeffrey Katzenberg is a co-founder and managing partner of WndrCo, a holding company that invests in, acquires, develops and operates consumer technology businesses for the long term. He is also the founder and chairman of the board of Quibi, a mobile-first media platform incubated at WndrCo.

Katzenberg draws on more than...show more

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Paula A. Kerger is president and chief executive officer of PBS, the nation’s largest non-commercial media organization, with nearly 350 member stations throughout the country. Having joined PBS in March 2006, Kerger is the longest-serving president and CEO in PBS history.

Under Kerger’s leadership, PBS has grown its audiences across genres...show more

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Peter Knegt is an writer, filmmaker and arts curator.  He has written multitude of international publications, including Variety, Salon, Film Quarterly, The Toronto Star, and, most notably, Indiewire, where he was the popular online magazine’s Senior Editor. Currently, Knegt works at the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, writing and producing content for their arts...show more

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Born and raised in Vancouver BC, Kristin broke out in the title role of the television movie Snow White for ABC, opposite Miranda Richardson. Not long after, she landed the lead role of ‘Lana Lang’ on the hit WB series Smallville. A longstanding Neutrogena beauty contract followed, and her long...show more

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As an Emmy-nominated television executive, Timothy Kuryak has developed, produced and overseen thousands of hours of programming for both broadcast and cable networks here in the United States and abroad.

Currently, Timothy serves as the SVP of Production & Development for UPtv, where he oversees all unscripted development and current programming,...show more

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Cort Lane is Marvel’s Senior Vice President, Animation & Family Entertainment. As a life-long Marvel fan, Lane is thrilled to develop and produce shows within the rich Marvel Universe. Drawing on a wealth of experience in entertainment, interactive media and marketing for children, Lane leads Marvel’s expanding slate of kid...show more

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An experienced industry veteran, having worked at Virgin Media, AETN and SVOD platform Babelgum in programming acquisitions, before moving to the distribution sector at Banijay Rights. Andreas started at Banijay working in factual acquisitions, securing first look deals with respected UK production companies such as Minnow Films and Storyvault Films,...show more

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As President of Bell Media, Canada’s leading broadcasting, streaming, and content creation company, Lennox is responsible for all of the company’s businesses including TV, radio, digital, and out-of-home, as well as new ventures and partnerships.

Lennox joined Bell Media in August 2015 as President, Production and Broadcasting. In February, 2017, he...show more

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For over twenty years, Richard Life has worked in the international television production, finance and distribution business with some of the leading creators of scripted and non-scripted content in the UK, North America, and many other countries.

Having joined Cineflix Rights as VP, Acquisitions in 2018, he was appointed Head of...show more

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Lainey isn’t looking to impress anyone, especially celebrities. ETALK Senior Correspondent, Co-host of CTV’s The Social, and scribe of the immensely popular celebrity gossip blog, LaineyGossip.com, Lainey does what she does for one reason – to provide a gossip education to the Canadian public.

The Toronto-born, self-proclaimed gossip maven got...show more

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Lisa Lyons Johnstonis the President and Publisher of Canada’s leading children’s book publisher, Kids Can Press, part of the Corus Entertainment family. Since 2003, Lisa has held senior leadership positions at Corus, first joining the company’s television group as Vice President & General Manger of Content Distribution and of Max...show more

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Christine Maestracci is Senior Director Acquisitions at Quebecor Content.

In this role, she is responsible for devising content acquisition strategy for all the platforms of the group, developing partnerships with studios and distributors, and growing the distribution of original productions abroad. She leads a team that scouts...show more

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