Marguerite Pigott tabbed as new film commissioner, head of entertainment industries for City of Toronto

TORONTO – Former CMPA VP Marguerite Pigott has been named Toronto's new film commissioner and director of entertainment industries effective April 8.Pigott has been vice-president of outreach and strategic initiatives for the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) since 2014. Prior to that, she held senior positions with SuperChannel and Odeon Films (an Alliance Atlantis company).Since 2009, she has been on the board of Ontario Creates, formerly the Ontario Media Development Corporation, and is currently the acting chair of that board.Toronto's screen industry brings nearly $2 billion in production investment to the city and employs more than 30,000 people."I want to...