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CBC ups Kleinfeld to lead docs

Sandra Kleinfeld

Sandra Kleinfeld

Canadian public broadcaster CBC has promoted Sandra Kleinfeld to senior director of documentaries.

Kleinfeld, previously director of development for unscripted content, will lead CBC’s documentary content team and oversee its Firsthand, The Nature of Things and Digital Shorts strands.

She will report to Jennifer Dettman, executive director of unscripted content and English services, taking on the newly created position from May 2.

Kleinfeld “has a strong reputation in the independent production community and will build on those relationships to further our success and commitment to documentary storytelling on CBC,” said Dettman.

In her previous role, Kleinfeld oversaw development and production on formats and original series with independent and in-house producers.

undressedPrior to that, she worked on social issue documentaries for Canwest Global TV and at Alliance Atlantis, where she helped launch Discovery Health Channel Canada.

“It’s such an exciting time for documentaries right now; there is a real hunger for authentic revealing stories told in compelling and cinematic narratives,” said Kleinfeld, whose production credits include The Fifth Estate and The Health Show.

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