For our fall TIFF issue of Playback, we dive into "The Movie Matrix": the film market labyrinth created by seismic shifts such as shrinking theatrical windows and streaming giants buying up worldwide rights. As another feature story highlights, change is also afoot amongst crews, with organizations, unions and producers looking to not only increase workforce development to meet demand, but also boost diversity as part of those efforts. Transformation is also happening at film organizations with departures of top executives, and we profile two of them in this issue: Christa Dickenson, outgoing CEO and executive director of Telefilm, and Claude Joli-Coeur, outgoing government film commissioner and chairperson of the National Film Board of Canada. Other highlights: The unveiling of our latest 10 to Watch cohort as well as a look at the 10th anniversary of Telefilm's Talent Fund and Talent to Watch program, and case studies on two Canadian films making their world premieres at TIFF.
