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Eva Thomas Class of 2018, 2019 and 2020

The Wallaceburg, Ont.-based writerproducer-director found her DOV connections to be “instrumental” in advancing her career. She recently worked on the writing teams for CTV’s Shelved as well as a CBC Gem series and an upcoming Crave series. Thomas is also producing two Telefilm Canada Talent to Watch Program projects, both of which have DOV participants as the writer and director. She also directed a few episodes of CBC’s Still Standing and a short film that she wrote, which is currently in post-production, and is developing her own TV and film projects.

Thomas says she sees “many opportunities” for her content and is “keeping a close eye on Bill C-11,” the newly passed update to the Broadcasting Act, noting it will “take greater account of Indigenous cultures, languages, and Canada’s diversity. I believe this legislation could provide a significant opportunity to create more diverse and inclusive content in the Canadian film and television landscape.”

Prime Video’s “covert” promo

Amazon’s Prime Video turned Torontonians into sleeper agents as part of an activation to promote original spy thriller series Citadel in April. The weekend-long event saw “recruits” track down an immersive Citadel truck at different locations in the city via social media hints for prizes. Consider it training for finding new shows in your ever-growing streamer menu.