Gordon Whittaker has been named a new investment analyst at Telefilm Canada’s operations in Atlantic Canada. For the last two years, he was VP and COO at Helix Animation Inc. Previous to that, he was executive director of the Atlantic Film Festival. As well, Michel Pradier has been appointed director of Telefilm’s Quebec operations. An employee of Telefilm since 1997, he has been in the position in an acting capacity since Nov. 1, 2001.