Committed Producers

9 Story Media Group is a leading creator, producer and distributor of kids and family-focused intellectual property. Its award-winning animation studio, Brown Bag Films, is recognized around the world for best-in-class brands such as Doc McStuffins, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,  Octonauts, Wild Kratts, and Blue’s Clues & You. The company’s international distribution arm, 9 Story Distribution International based in Dublin, represents 4,400 half-hours of animated and live-action programming, seen on some of the most respected international channels and platforms. Its in-house consumer products division, 9 Story Brands, builds international entertainment brands for kids, with expertise across creative, brand marketing, and licensing. 9 Story’s Creative Affairs Group creates, develops, and produces award-winning branded properties using groundbreaking formative research. With facilities in Toronto, Dublin, New York, and Bali, 9 Story Media Group employs more than 1,000 creative and corporate staff worldwide.  9 Story is committed to doing its part in the fight against climate change by minimizing the organization’s carbon footprint. To reduce energy consumption, waste production, and travel related emissions, we have identified a 3-stage action plan that encompasses: (1) Measuring our impact and progress by aligning with independent industry leaders from the field of carbon management. Our current partnerships include Planet A, experts in calculating carbon footprint and offering software solutions to mitigate the effects, as well as Albert, which works to reduce the environmental impacts of TV and film productions, including providing certification against sustainable production standards. (2) Reducing the company’s carbon footprint by identifying, implementing or improving on environmentally focused best practices such as encouraging recycling, reducing waste, replacing plastic with environmentally friendly alternatives, locally sourced purchasing and ensuring essential business travel only. Brown Bag Films has an active environmental “Green Bag” committee whose mandate is to plan, design, and drive environmental initiatives on behalf of the company. The committee hosts events, shares resources and provides workshops. (3) Offsetting our impact by investing in initiatives that will proactively impact the environment and contribute to carbon storage. We are currently exploring options that include the planting of trees and supporting of natural forests, as well as purchasing carbon credits.

AMAZE is an award-winning international film and television production company founded by producing partners Michael Souther and Teza Lawrence. Amaze has a strong commitment to storytelling and an ambitious slate of projects in a broad spectrum of genres. The most recent being THE LAKE, a half-hour comedy starring Julia Stiles and Jordan Gavaris. THE LAKE is the first Canadian Scripted comedy for Amazon’s Prime Video as well as the feature film EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT with Bryan Cranston and Alisson Janney for eOne Entertainment (now Lions Gate Studios).

An award-winning leader in the production, creation and distribution of content since 2002, Attraction is a major player in the North American entertainment industry. With more than 8,000 hours of content, Attraction keeps viewers engaged and entertained across every platform. From hit films C.R.A.Z.Y. and Mafia inc. to television series on Investigation Discovery (ID), Science Channel, Discovery+, Smithsonian Channel, CBC, Peacock Kids and more, Attraction creates a world of incredible ideas.

Founded in 2004, Banger Films is a global leader in music storytelling. Banger has an award-winning catalogue of feature documentaries, doc series, live concerts, kids programming, and VR experiences that has featured the biggest names in music and screened on all platforms worldwide. Banger Films puts quality and creativity at the fore to dive deeper into the cross-sections of music, culture, and what makes us all human.

Blink49 Studios is a full-service indie studio focused on the development, production, and monetization of premium scripted and unscripted content for a global market. With its combined experience of innovative deal-making and strong relationships in the creative community, Blink49 Studios takes a content-first approach by partnering with best-in-class writers, creators, producers, and talent.

Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international production studio and rights business and channel operator. The company's studio creates and distributes a premium slate of programming, in all content genres, for streaming and broadcasting platforms around the world. Blue Ant Media also operates free streaming and pay TV channels under several media brands internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, Drag Race Universe, Total Crime, HistoryTime and Love Pets. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with six international offices in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, London, Washington and Sydney.

Boat Rocker (TSX: BRMI) is the home for creative visionaries. An independent, integrated global entertainment company, Boat Rocker's purpose is to tell stories and build iconic brands across all genres and mediums. With offices around the world, Boat Rocker's creative and commercial capabilities include Scripted, Unscripted, and Kids & Family television production, distribution, brand & franchise management, a world-class animation studio, and talent management through Untitled Entertainment. A selection of Boat Rocker's projects include: Invasion (Apple TV+), Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Hulu), Downey's Dream Cars (Max), Slip (Roku), Orphan Black (BBC AMERICA, CTV Sci-Fi Channel), Dear… (Apple TV+), Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (Apple TV+), The Next Step (BBC, Family Channel, CBC), Daniel Spellbound (Netflix), and Dino Ranch (Disney+, Disney Junior, CBC).

Award-winning Cedar Island Films produces documentaries, scripted series and features with a strong focus on collaborative partnerships, locally and internationally. Cedar Island is in post-production on the hybrid animation documentary, NORTHLORE, with directing team Melaina Sheldon and David Hamelin for NFB, CBC and NorthwesTel. They are in production on THE SALMON'S CALL for Knowledge Network, a thought-provoking documentary told from the Indigenous perspective delving into the pressing issue of the declining salmon in British Columbia by up-and-coming director Joy Haskell. Andrew also recently produced on Screen Siren’s feature doc REVIVAL69: The Concert That Rocked The World for Crave/ARTE/Telefilm. Cedar Island’s feature documentary THE MAGNITUDE OF ALL THINGS (NFB/Telus/Telefilm) by Jennifer Abbott (The Corporation) won Best Canadian Feature Award at Planet in Focus, Best Nature & People Film in Ulju, South Korea, Creative Excellence Award at Banff, Audience Choice Award at DocLands in California in 2021, among others. It also screened at VIFF (Vancouver), RIDM (Montreal), IDFA (Amsterdam), Cinequest (San Jose), Riviera (Italy), Doc Edge (New Zealand), Bergen (Norway), FReDD (Toulouse), COP26 (Glasgow) among many others and was considered "one of the Top 10 documentaries coming out in 2021" by Doc Weekly. Cedar Island also co-produced THE SEARCH, a feature documentary for the CBC with Shaman Films, plus a handful international service productions in British Columbia and the Yukon, including scripted programs for ZDF and ARD Degeto. Their first Canadian/German feature doc co-pro THE WHALE AND THE RAVEN (ZDF/ARTE/NFB) by Mirjam Leuze opened DOK.fest Munich in 2019 and won the WIFTV Artistic Merit Award at VIFF, Best Feature Film at DRIFF and the Science Communication Award at the CineMare Int’l Ocean Film Festival in 2019 and was successfully released by Mindjazz Pictures on over 40 screens in Germany. The company's two principles, Henrik Meyer and Andrew Williamson, have the privilege of successfully producing film, television and digital media content for several decades. With this wealth of experience, they are now focused on building on their work with filmmakers who may not have the same access to funding and audiences. Cedar Island is in development on a diverse slate of projects from exciting new voices, together with robust international partners. Henrik and Andrew are passionate about creating content with purpose -- particularly about critical and timely subjects like the environment, LGBTQ2S+, diversity, equality and inclusion.

Creating, producing, and distributing distinctive factual and scripted content, the Cineflix Media group includes Cineflix Productions, Cineflix Rights, and Cineflix Studios, as well as joint venture companies Buccaneer Media, Connect3 Media, Husk Media, and Shiny Screens Entertainment. We also share strategic partnerships through first-look deals and co-productions with a hub of producers from the US, UK, and Canada. With a catalogue of more than 5,500 hours of select programming across a wide range of genres, Cineflix is behind some of TV’s most popular and long-running shows.

Conquering Lion Pictures is a dynamic, independent Canadian production company under the leadership of partners Damon D’Oliveira and Clement Virgo with a company focus of bringing compelling, underserved voices to the screen.

Welcome to Cream, an entertainment company where ambition, creativity, and integrity are at the core of what we do. We tell stories that are emotional for our viewers, positive and professional for our network clients, collaborative and fulfilling for our team and partners. Since 2021, Cream has measured it offices & productions carbon footprints, changing habits and processes to reduce emissions, and offsetting to a certified carbon project.

Celebrating over two decades since its founding by Lisa Meeches, Anishinaabe from Long Plain First Nation, Sandy Bay First Nation, and Ebb and Flow First Nation, Eagle Vision is the most prolific production company in Canadian history with Indigenous ownership. Eagle Vision has produced content from the Oscar-winning feature CAPOTE, to the international hit factual television series ICE ROAD TRUCKERS (History/AETV International), to the 2021 CSA Best Drama Series Nominee BURDEN OF TRUTH (CBC/CW/Netflix, starring Kristin Kreuk), to the socially impactful CBC/APTN true-crime series TAKEN, to Canada's longest-running Indigenous series THE SHARING CIRCLE. In the past year, Eagle Vision released several feature films, including the sequel to the hit horror film Orphan, ORPHAN: FIRST KILL; Madison Thomas' Emmy award-winning feature doc BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: CARRY IT ON and Madison Thomas' feature drama FINALITY OF DUSK; Deco Dawson's drama feature DIASPORA, and Dinae Robinson's feature docs TRUE STORY PART ONE (nominated for a Banff Rockie and Best Doc at Red Nation International Film Festival) and TRUE STORY PART TWO for Corus. Other recent releases include Danis Goulet's feature film NIGHT RAIDERS with Taika Waititi executive producing; the APTN factual series 7TH GEN (renewed for an upcoming third season); the hit Bell/APTN comedy series DJ BURNT BANNOCK; SKYMED for Paramount+, CBC, and CBS Studios; and Canada's first original series for Snapchat, RECLAIM(ED), which was nominated for a Banff Rockie. In 2024, Eagle Vision will release the comedy feature DEANER '89. Partners Lisa Meeches, Kyle Irving, and Rebecca Gibson have produced more than 250 hours of content. Together they were honoured with the 2022 Banff World Media Festival's Innovative Producer Award. They and their projects have been the recipients of 5 Oscar Nominations (1 win), a Golden Globe win, 5 BAFTA nominations (1 win), 44 Gemini/CSA nominations (11 wins), 5 Shorty Award nominations (2 Wins), a Banff Rockie Award (and 2 additional nominations) amongst several other prestigious awards. Working in the digital and podcast space, they were honoured for the innovative, international-award-winning #SacredMMIWG campaign, which reached over 1/3 of all Canadians. Eagle Vision has always been committed to gender parity, inclusion, and accessibility. The team is invested in emerging artists, supporting a diverse talent pool whose work will have a global and lasting impact. Eagle Vision's rich development slate, representing comedy, drama, features, series, factual and narrative, has the support of top funders and broadcasters. Working with leading content creators, Eagle Vision's team develops the shows they want to watch, with forward-thinking market awareness and the highest quality of content. Eagle Vision tackles challenging issues. The residential school system (WE WERE CHILDREN — Banff Rockie and Canadian Screen Awards winner). The impact of mental illness on relationships (LOVESICK — winner of the Audience Choice Award at Cinequest, currently on Amazon Prime). The American political system (BLUE STATE - distributed by MGM). Eagle Vision also produces live music specials (including ten seasons of the ABORIGINAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE MUSIC AWARDS, rebranded to the INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS), and made-for-TV movies (including the award-winning JACK and ELIJAH) to the best in children's film and television (Parents' Choice Gold Medal winner TIPI TALES). Content enjoyed by fans around the world. Eagle Vision is a Manitoba-based, Canadian production company located at the heart of the continent of North America, near the sacred and ancient Manito Ahbee site, in a rich, multi-faceted landscape with a diverse population in the province of Manitoba. With strong partnerships in Canada and around the world, with a varied slate, and with a devotion to developing the most outstanding new talent, Eagle Vision is poised to continue to create content that creates change.

Feature film development and strategic communications for forward-thinking creators, activists, and entrepreneurs.

Frantic’s programs are varied and include the long running hit series Still Standing, the critically acclaimed Baroness Von Sketch Show, live to tape series the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, cult favorite Todd & the Book of Pure Evil, and prank show Meet the Family. TV movies like Zeyda and the Hitman and the two mini-series on Don Cherry (we are a Canadian Company after all) have attracted top talent including Jared Keeso, Judd Hirsch, Danny Aiello, and Mercedes Ruehl, amongst others. Frantic made its first feature film, Lucid, more than a decade ago, co-produced Faces In The Crowd starring Mila Jovovich and Julian McMahon and most recently co-produced, Stand!, directed by Robert Adetuvi and filmed by Emmy award-winning cinematographer Roy H. Wagner. Frantic has more than 20 years’ experience collaborating with a wide variety of partners. We take great pride in our excellent relationships with co-producers, creatives, and networks. Our team understands the needs of all stakeholders and we ensure productions are brought in on time, on budget and to the highest creative standards.

Good Measure Productions combines the experience and understanding of mainstream entertainment audiences with a strong storytelling sensibility to create engaging and impactful social change. Founded by Sholeh Alemi Fabbri in 2021, Good Measure Productions is developing several projects, including ECLIPSE with writer/director duo Atefeh Khademolreza and Samuel Kiehoon Lee and Heather Haldane (MAUDIE) serving as Producer/EP. Sholeh and Samuel recently produced Atefeh’s short animated documentary METEOR (TIFF ‘23) about grief and defiance in the face of the repression suffered by women and the LGBTQ+ community in Iran. Good Measure Productions has also led impact work on several productions, including LAST OF THE RIGHT WHALES (Nadine Pequeneza), SCRAP (Stacey Tenenbaum), PEACE BY CHOCOLATE (Jonathan Keijser), and the upcoming PLASTIC PEOPLE (Ben Addelman).

Great Pacific Media programs are seen in more than 170 countries, and the Thunderbird Entertainment division specializes in the financing, development, production and co-production of factual, documentary, and reality television. Productions at GPM include the highly rated Discovery Canada series Highway Thru Hell and Heavy Rescue: 401. Recently announced series include Rocky Mountain Wreckers (The Weather Channel) and Timber Titans (Discovery Canada), with new seasons of Deadman’s Curse (History, Hulu), Wild Rose Vets (produced in association with Wapanatahk Media for APTN, Blue Ant Media) and Styled (HGTV, Hulu) on the way.

A leader in strategic partnerships and high-end co-productions, IDEACOM International is an audacious, independent television and digital media production company that’s always on the lookout for innovative and thought-provoking content. With its strong focus on science, health, and history, the Montreal-based firm has produced more than 500 hours of bold original series and documentaries, and has garnered over 100 awards and nominations along the way. Since 2000, IDEACOM has been led by Josette D. Normandeau—a highly-respected and sought-after industry speaker, board member, and executive producer.

This island of misfits (IoM) is rooted in inclusivity & family where highly skilled individuals come together to create groundbreaking work in a fun, talent-friendly encouraging atmosphere.

Founded by industry veteran Dana Landry, we are an animation studio that strives to bring joy to the kid in all of us by creating content that sparks the imagination.

Whether working with 2D, 3D, CGI animation or building a captivating interactive interface, we have the ability to create original or custom works that can be serviced to multiple platforms. Decades of experience and relationships with digital platforms, media companies, and industry partners present remarkable opportunities for growth to any client.

Iylond Entertainment is an independent film, television and digital media production company in Calgary, Alberta. Iylond is focused on the development and production of transmedia IP with interactive and digital components.

Kickstart is an international live-action and animation production company with offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Arkansas, Mumbai, Hong Kong and Suzhou. We create and collaborate with global clients and partners on big brands, unique concepts and carefully curated content that captivates people and positively moves the world forward.

Established in 2010, Lark Productions is an award-winning television production company with a proven track record of producing exceptional programming in Canada for the global marketplace. Lark develops both scripted and unscripted content, often in collaboration with Universal International Studios, a division of the Universal Studio Group, through a first-look distribution deal. Lark is currently in production on the Canadian adaptation of successful global format Law & Order in collaboration with Cameron Pictures and Universal International Studios for CityTV, original crime drama Allegiance for CBC in association with Universal International Studios and Farming For Love, and adaptation of the global hit reality format for CTV. Lark’s scripted and unscripted series, which have sold in over 180 territories, include legal drama Family Law for Corus/CW Network Entertainment and eOne, spy drama Fortunate Son for CBC in association with NBCUniversal International Studios, CSA-nominated Motive (CTV, USA Network), the hit formats The Real Housewives of Toronto (Slice) and The Real Housewives of Vancouver (Slice), Crash Gallery (CBC), Paramedics: Life on the Line (Knowledge Network) and Emergency Room: Life + Death at VGH (Knowledge Network, Discovery Fit).

Lionsgate Canada is a talent-driven independent studio that specializes in the development, acquisition, production, financing, and distribution of entertainment content. As part of global content leader Lionsgate, Lionsgate Canada is focused on developing and bringing to worldwide markets the best content across all media, including scripted, unscripted, and podcasts. Through its extensive reach and scale, and a deep commitment to high-quality entertainment, Lionsgate unlocks the power and value of creativity.

Muse Entertainment is a prolific producer of series and limited series with elevated and inclusive storytelling, which projects have garnered broad audience recognition as well as widespread critical acclaim. It’s production and creative know-how and vast network have made Muse one of the largest independent production companies in Canada. Muse Entertainment develops and produces premium series and movie content across a wide range of genre and tone, but the common threads throughout our projects is that they are entertaining, elevated, social relevant, diverse and inclusive. The company is fundamentally optimistic in its outlook; from premium drama to epic romance, from true-crime to mystery, from family comedy to co-viewing adventure, from twisted thrillers to thrilling procedurals - we're drawn towards character-driven stories that share new perspectives and are inspirational, compelling, international, stories. Across the board we strive to reflect what is hopeful and heroic in humanity. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Muse Entertainment has development and production operations in Toronto, Vancouver and Los Angeles. The company celebrated its 25th anniversary in May 2023. For more details, please visit our website: www.muse.ca

Founded in 1998 by Michael Prupas, Muse Entertainment has grown to be one of the largest independent production companies in Canada and has built an impeccable international reputation in the dramatic scripted space with its many high-profile, ambitious series. Muse also produces unscripted projects such as docu-dramas, documentary series and lifestyle specials. The company has successfully teamed with international co-production partners in major markets, including Australia, France, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland and the U.K, and has produced, co-produced or provided production services on more than 250 TV movies and mini-series, television series and feature films. Over the years Muse Entertainment has received over 350 award nominations and has collected Primetime Emmys, Creative Arts Emmys, Rockie, DGC, DGA, ACTRA, Canadian Screen, Gemini, Genie, Hugo, Prism, Gracie, Leo, History Makers, Kidscreen, Numix, Epiphany and Christopher Awards. Muse Entertainment is known for producing some of the most successful original scripted programming in North America, including the critically acclaimed series Best Foot Forward (Apple TV+), Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Hallmark), Being Human (SyFy), Bomb Girls (Global), Coroner (CBC, The CW), Moose (CBC), Human Trafficking (Lifetime, TMN), The Kennedys (History, Reelz), and Tut (Spike, History), as well as the award-winning, inspirational movies Christmas Jars (BYU), Cyberbully (Freeform/Disney+); Good Sam (Netflix) and the gay holiday romantic comedy Single All the Way (Netflix) and the destination romance A Tourist’s Guide to Love (Netflix). Unscripted original projects include The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith (Amazon), JFK: The Smoking Gun (Reelz/Netflix) and For Heaven’s Sake (CBC/Paramount+). Muse Entertainment’s work-for-hire service content includes Stephen Spielberg’s films Catch Me If You Can (DreamWorks) and The Terminal; Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, and the current hit television series Ghosts (CBS).

Chad Oakes and Mike Frislev founded Nomadic Pictures in 1995. As Co-Chairmen of Nomadic, they have produced, financed, and/or co-financed over Ninety-Three (93) film and television projects. Their feature film debut, “Hugo Pool” (Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr.), was the audience’s favourites at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. Since then, Nomadic has produced over $1.1 billion in movies-of-the-week, miniseries, TV series, and feature film projects in Canada, U.S., and Europe. In addition to their Seventy-One (71) Emmy nominations and countless awards, Oakes and Frislev won Three Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Children’s/Youth/Family Special for “The Incredible Mrs. Ritche” (Gena Rowlands, James Caan, Kevin Zegers) (Showtime 2004). In 2005 Nomadic Co-Produced AMC’s first Scripted Original mini-series, “Broken Trail” (Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church), which went on to win four Primetime Emmy Awards, including Best Mini-Series for Nomadic. In 2014 & 2015, Nomadic took home an Emmy®, a Golden Globe®, a Television Critic’s Award, and a Producers Guild Award for Best Mini-series for FARGO (Billy Bob Thorton, Martin Freeman, Colin Hanks, Alison Tolman) (FX/MGM)

Omnifilm Entertainment is one of Canada's leading independent producers of television series and documentaries. Founded in 1979, Omnifilm has produced hundreds of hours of award-winning prime-time dramas, comedies, documentary series and kids/family programming.

Panoramic Pictures is an independent production company specializing in the development and production of motion pictures with talented directors. The company has four areas of focus: original works, co-productions, service productions, and consulting services. Uniquely positioned on the island of Newfoundland, Panoramic creates content for the global market such as the inter-provincial co-production, award winning film BLACK CONFLUX (listed amongst the TIFF Top 10 Canadian Films 2019) and THE RIGHTEOUS (premiered at Fantasia Film Festival 2021 to rave reviews and won The Cheval Noir for Best Screenplay). Panoramic’s latest co-production, a science-fiction feature film titled THE SILENT PLANET (directed by Jeffrey St. Jules) is currently in post-production. Panoramic has also produced for foreign companies such as Starz (American Gods), Warner Brothers (Aquaman), Discovery US (Expedition Unknown), HBO Max (Generation Hustle) and BBC One (Race Across the World).

Pier 21 Films is an established television production company committed to bringing exceptional Canadian content to the international marketplace including three seasons of the satirical news series THE BEAVERTON for CTV, CBC’s RUN THE BURBS, and the upcoming LATE BLOOMER and DON’T EVEN for Crave. Founded in 2011, Pier 21 is grounded in the belief that there are extraordinary original stories to be told and unlimited possibilities for showcasing distinct Canadian voices on the world stage.

Prairie Dog Film + Television is dedicated to the creation and production of original scripted dramatic entertainment. Established in 1993 by Ron E. Scott, the company has developed a world-class reputation for delivering high quality, award-winning stories to an expanding global audience. As a full-service production facility, the company is equipped to manage all elements associated with a television production. With diverse writing, extensive research & producing teams, top story editors and consultants, both accounting and business affairs departments, a digital/social media division, in-house distribution & sales, and a fully integrated HD post-production facility to seamlessly move through the production cycle. With over 200 episodes of television produced, Prairie Dog’s content has streamed worldwide on NETFLIX, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu, and aired on major networks across North America (APTN, ABC, CBC, City TV, CTV, Global, Halogen, ION, Hulu, & Showcase) as well as international markets including New Zealand, Australia, China, Europe, Russia and South Africa. In addition, numerous universities, educational institutions and libraries around the world have used Prairie Dog’s programming as an educational resource. Prairie Dog invests in the next generation of industry professionals through mentorship training programs as well as student scholarships for young writers. The company is committed to providing individuals with invaluable opportunities to train on set with director Ron E. Scott. To date, hundreds of trainees have joined Scott on set, learning from the best cast and crews in Canada. Prairie Dog’s programming has been recognized and awarded for excellence in Canadian Drama through The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Leo Awards and the Alberta Media Production Industry Association, with over 170 nominations. Selected wins include, Best Dramatic Series, Best Writing for television Drama, Best Performance by an Actress and a range of Diversity awards.

Quadrant Motion Pictures is a boutique independent film development and production company located in Toronto. Recent films include The Steps (Jason Ritter, James Brolin) as well as the upcoming feature film, The Invisibles (Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce Greenwood)

Remembrance Pictures Inc. is committed to impact stories that give voice to the margins.

Rephrase Filmworks - Division of KAF Consulting Group
Development & Production House |  Story Editors & Cultural Consultants
Scripted and unscripted content by and about women of colour
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At Rephrase Filmworks our mission is to amplify the stories of women of colour, creating a platform that empowers and celebrates our diverse stories.
Representation matters. We work collaboratively to amplify voices that have been overlooked, misrepresented and underrepresented in screen-based media.
We specialize in developing and producing compelling digital, film, and television projects that authentically capture the diverse experiences of women of colour.
Our roster of story editors, story consultants, and cultural consultants are passionate about bringing authentic female-first narratives to life.
While our producers, production managers and sustainability consultants ensure crews and productions comply with evolving ESG standards.

Founded in 1997 by president and producer Trish Dolman, Screen Siren Pictures has since established itself as a premier independent production company in the Canadian media landscape. In 2009, Trish joined forces with feature film veteran Christine Haebler to form the dynamite producer duo that now spearheads the company. With a focus on international co-productions and partnerships, we bring creative energy and established local and global industry relationships to all projects. Screen Siren Pictures continues to build its operation and strengthen its reputation, and we are committed to being a leader in the production of Canadian film, television and new media.

SEVEN24 Films is an independent film and television production company whose work has spanned over two decades. Executive Producers Tom Cox and Jordy Randall have produced dramatic series, mini-series, television movies and feature films garnering over one hundred industry awards and nominations.

Shaftesbury is an award-winning creator and producer of original content for television, film, and digital, established in 1987 by Christina Jennings, Chairman and President. Shaftesbury's current primetime slate includes 17 seasons of the international hit series Murdoch Mysteries for CBC Television, Ovation TV, ION Plus, Acorn TV, and Alibi Channel, and six seasons of Hudson & Rex for Citytv, ION, UP Faith & Family, and Alibi Channel. Both series are available in over 150 countries worldwide. Other projects include: the acclaimed horror anthology series Slasher on Shudder and Hollywood Suite, with Emmy® Award-winner Eric McCormack starring in the fifth season; three seasons of the acclaimed six-part event series Departure for Global starring Emmy® Award-winner Archie Panjabi and the late Academy® Award-winner Christopher Plummer; and SisterS, a new Irish-Canadian co-production by and starring Sarah Goldberg (Barry) and Susan Stanley, for Crave, RTÉ and IFC. For more information, visit shaftesbury.ca.

Shut Up & Colour is a boutique production company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Primarily a feature film company, S&C has roots in commercials and music videos and a future in television. We aspire to transition our personal values related to sustainability to our professional values and have been taking steps in that direction on individual productions. Our goal is to build on that and bring it into our everyday corporate lives.

Sphere, Canada’s third-largest independent producer, shines in many areas of film and television production and distribution. Imaginative and committed to excellence, Sphere touches people’s hearts and minds. Telling the right stories, the right way: that's the Sphere promise. This promise is expressed through three brands: Sphere Media (television and film production, television distribution), Sphere Animation (production of animated content) and Sphere Films (film distribution in Canada and internationally). Sphere strives to convey original and diverse tales that reflect the world around us. It strives to build a diverse and inclusive creative space where good ideas become great stories, regardless of format, language or market. It successfully brings smiles, emotions and insights to the public thanks to its 200 employees and the several thousand freelancers who collaborate with them. These passionate and skilled individuals form hardworking teams who are fully invested in the outcome of each project. For this talented group, creativity is the foundation for action. And at Sphere, all actions are rooted in the company’s six core values: collaboration, caring, passion, courage, honesty, and inclusivity. The company is omnipresent on the Canadian cultural scene, from development to distribution. With offices in Montréal, Toronto and Ottawa, it has also gained recognition abroad for its world-class productions.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group is an artist-driven, pure-play content production studio that creates, produces and distributes award-winning scripted, factual and animated programming through its various content arms, including Thunderbird Kids and Family (Atomic Cartoons), Thunderbird Unscripted (Great Pacific Media) and Thunderbird Scripted. Our mission is to create inspiring, quality content that entertains audiences around the world. We have made sustainability a cornerstone of how we do business. In the last year, Thunderbird embarked on building a strong Sustainability program through oversight and governance practices, and a dedicated management team appointed to shepherd the implementation of our sustainability goals and initiative

Wango Films is a full-service film production company, founded on a youthful blend of grassroots innovation and bold creativity. Based in Los Angeles and Toronto, Wango has an ever-growing catalogue of feature film productions, distributed worldwide. As proud collaborators and creators, Wango is always searching for the next project.

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° franchise management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands with kids and families around the world. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Caillou, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart. Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let’s Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered over 1 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada’s most-viewed family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide. WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD).

Wind Sun Sky Entertainment (WSS) is a multimedia company led by former LucasFilm executive, Catherine Winder (Invincible, The Angry Birds Movie 1 & 2, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Barbie). Based in Vancouver, WSS works at the intersection of storytelling and technology to build franchises for the global marketplace, producing in all mediums including interactive, film, series (live action and animation), Roblox and mobile apps. In partnership with Skybound Entertainment, WSS adapted and produced the global hit series Invincible, an animated dramatic adaptation of Robert Kirkman's comic book for Amazon Prime. WSS has an expansive adult animation slate in development and is currently in production on its' original comedy animated series Psi Cops for Adult Swim Canada. In the kids' space, WSS adapted and produced the hit Roblox game Twighlight Daycare (1.8B+ Plays) into an innovative scripted series produced in the Roblox platform. It created Camp Bonkers, an original first of its kind multi-platform property that includes a Roblox Game, an app, a kids' variety show. Pioneering, WSS adapted the musical mobile game My Singing Monsters producing the first of its kind live interactive animated show My Singing Monsters Fandemonium. WSS also adapted the award winning toyline, JunkBots into a web series and Roblox game. The studio is currently launching a ground-breaking multi-platform digital universe for kids intended to combat "climate doomism" called Future Chicken. To learn more about Wind Sun Sky Entertainment go to htips://windsunsky.com