Skylar Entertainment is a boutique Public Relations agency for the Arts & Entertainment industry based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. PR Director Diane Foy, formed the company in 2004 with a passion for music and a strong desire to promote artists she believed in. Film and Celebrity PR were a natural progression as the agency developed a proven track record with highly effective publicity campaigns. Through strong relationships with industry and media, initiatives increase the public and media awareness of a variety of entertainment projects.
Specializing in music and film publicity, the firm has enjoyed great success representing International artists The Parlotones, Perry Farrell’s Satellite Party, Mink, Fernando Saunders (Lou Reed, Marianne Faithful), Phil Solem (The Rembrandts) and MINK along with top Canadian artists Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar, Grady), Sass Jordan, Brian Byrne, Dearly Beloved, D.O.A., Five Alarm Funk, Imaginary Cities, Patrizia, Peter Katz and Meredith Shaw.
Film projects have included the 8th – 10th Annual Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF), Hollywood red carpet premiers and Film Representation at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Skylar Entertainment has represented actors Mackenzie Phillips (One Day at a Time, The Mamas & The Papas), Tyler Blackburn(Pretty Little Liars), Alanna Masterson (Peach Plum Pear), Marianthi Evans (Max Payne), Daytime Emmy Award winner Brittany Allen (Bomb Girls, All My Children), Robb Wells (Beat Down, Trailer Park Boys) and Veronika London (Searching for Angels).
Clients have appeared in such media outlets as Entertainment Tonight, eTALK, Canada AM, New Music Live, Much Music, Breakfast TV, E! News, Fox Movies, Marilyn Denis, Out There With Melissa DiMarco!, CBC, CBS Radio, Maxim, Globe and Mail, National Post, Variety, msn, aol, Chatelaine, Faze Teen, Canadian Musician, chartattack, Moving Pictures, The Movie Reporter, Hollywood.com, and many more.
Diane Foy is the Founder and PR Director at Skylar Entertainment, a boutique PR agency for the Music, Film & Entertainment industry. Diane’s lifetime love of all things creative lead to embracing opportunities in photography, make-up art, journalism, marketing and promotion. Each experience lead to discovering that publicity was her natural and inevitable career choice. Diane’s proficiency hinges upon the genuine enthusiasm for each individual project and her passion is the driving force behind her positive and professional attitude.
Career Highlights:
- PR Director: Music, Film & Entertainment Publicity, Skylar Entertainment
- PR Speaker/Panelist: North By North East, Indie Week, Northern Ontario Music & Film, Canadian Hotel Marketing & Sales Executives Association.
- Industry Expert: CanWest News, Indie Can Radio on XM , fyi Music, Spill Magazine
- Publicity Instructor: Entertainment Management, Trebas Institute
- Photographer: Fashion, Music & Personality Portraits
- Make-up Artist: Music Videos, Photography, Fashion, Film, TV
- Journalist: Canadian Music Network, Spill Magazine, Foxy Magazine
