New chair, two members appointed to Telefilm Canada

Canadian Heritage has announced the appointment of Sylvain Lafrance as chairperson of Telefilm Canada. In addition, Deborah MacPherson and Claude Doucet have been appointed as members of Telefilm’s board of directors. The five-year terms of all three appointees began May 9. An expert in the fields of media management and communications, Lafrance worked at CBC/Radio-Canada for more than three decades. Before leaving the national public broadcaster in 2011, he held the position of executive vice president of French services, where he led the integration of the Crown corporation’s radio, TV and Internet services. Under his leadership, CBC/Radio-Canada launched innovative projects such as the TOU.TV platform, marking the start...