This spring/summer 2022 issue of Playback looks outward, exploring how Canadian TV series are reaching global audiences despite challenges such as the pandemic. That worldview is also reflected in our look at Canada's advances toward sustainable film and TV productions. Then there's our annual Indie List, in which the country's indie production sector describes how it's weathered COVID-19 and what it expects will happen in the next year. But there's also an inward gaze on how the academy behind the Canadian Screen Awards is making changes; how Super Channel has found its way 15 years after it launched; and how The Roku Channel is crafting its content strategy in Canada. While this edition is packed with star power (Playback Canadian Film & Television Hall of Fame inductees Andrea Martin and Susanne Boyce; Rockie Award winner Rick Mercer), it also outlines up-and-comers, from TV directors to agents.
