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Dominique Lapierre appointed to Telefilm Canada board

Canadian Heritage has announced the appointment of Dominique Lapierre to Telefilm Canada’s board of directors. Lapierre’s appointment was made Feb. 28 by Order in Council. Her five-year term will start June 1, 2025. Based in Montreal, Lapierre is currently the executive director of Théâtre de la Ville, a position she has held since 2021. A law graduate from McGill University, she has a long association with Telefilm. She first joined the audiovisual funding organization in 2002 as legal counsel for the feature film unit, and was promoted in 2006 to the position of deputy director of television for the French market, in 2009 to...