French and Canadian production bodies began a joint initiative for the joint drama and documents in the Mania series.
There is a delegation that includes members of Union Syndectale de La Production Audiovisuelle (USPA) and the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) here in Lille, then travel to Paris, where they will meet with potential collaborators and studio executives and other industry numbers.
The comprehensive goal of the initiative is to enhance the bilateral links between French and Canadian producers, and to help them develop TV series in English across species.
CMPA and USPA will also discuss the ongoing common challenges facing independent production sectors in their countries.
“The USPA is pleased with the continuous international cooperation that its partnership with CMPA in Canada is pleased,” said Amanda Borgano, Deputy Secretary -General of the USPA. “In the current international context, it is necessary to strengthen ties between the two countries, operational and political. We look forward to continuing this cooperation and forming new routes for via Atlantic content.”
“France has always been an important partner in the production of Canada, and we are happy to cooperate with USPa in this initiative,” said Reynolds Mastin, President and CEO of CMPA.
“Today, our countries are leading global efforts to ensure respect for foreign broadcasting services to the right of national governments to request fair contributions to local production, and opportunities for local producers to exploit and intellectual property. This is very important for the success of local independent production sectors, and protecting the national cultural swords of countries.”
Canadian participants such as Lionsgate, Ruby Line Productions and Peacock Alley Entertainment and Catapult Pictures, while the French delegation includes those of quadruple drama, mediawan, Gaumont Televisions, Wildcat Productionss, Morgane Production and Scriptline.
This initiative is presented in cooperation with Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Media Fund, the Canexport associations (global affairs), the French embassy in Canada and the Canadian embassy in France.
USPA represents collective interests for more 200 French audiovisual production companies, while CMPA calls for an independent production base in Canada.
