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"Michael MacMillan retired from the world of television 17 years ago. Except, he didn’t ... just four years later, he was back to do it all again." Published from London Screenings today, check out Deadline Hollywood's exclusive interview and portrait of Michael MacMillan as he talks about building Blue Ant Media, today's industry and his plans to keep the business scrappy and internationally focused. https://lnkd.in/gQ43isnK

🎬 Our team is still buzzing from an incredible week at MIPCOM in Cannes! A huge thank you to all the partners, clients, colleagues, and friends who stopped by our stand at the Palais. We loved sharing our latest slates and international channel opportunities with you. Can’t wait to keep the momentum going together! #MIPCOM #UnscriptedContent #ScriptedContent #FASTChannels #Television

🔥 Breaking: Canada's Drag Race has been greenlit for Season 6 and casting is now open! 🔥 🌟 Produced by Blue Ant Studios, in association with World of Wonder for Crave, the series continues to resonate with fans all around the world and has taken home 17 Canadian Screen Awards since its launch in 2020. 📽 The news also coincides with the series' Season 5 premiere on Nov. 21 on Crave in Canada and World of Wonder’s SVOD platform WOW Presents Plus in the U.S. and 190 territories around the world. ⛷ And for all our Drag Race fans inquiring - the new series and format, 'Slaycation', in partnership with Blue Ant Studios and World of Wonder, will also premiere on Crave later this year! https://lnkd.in/gJh9EPW7

Blue Ant Media had the honour of hosting The Honorable Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming at our Toronto headquarters yesterday. During the visit, we had the opportunity to share our work as a proudly Canadian-based, global media company that produces and distributes premium television series and documentaries, and operates payTV and streaming platforms worldwide. The opportunity also gave us a chance to highlight the many creative careers we support across Canada with a 300-person employee base that often expands to upwards of 3000 people, depending on how many original series and documentaries we have in active production. Further, we are proud to support the creation of thousands of jobs in Canada by commissioning shows for our television channels and providing platforms for local businesses to sell their products at our live events. We appreciate Minister Cho taking time to visit us and for supporting the media industry in Ontario–across TV, film, print magazines, digital publishing and consumer shows. Check out some of our photos from last night’s event! 

🎬❄️ICYMI: Prime Video dropped its new trailer for the Blue Ant Studios produced series, Hard North, which follows a diverse group of Canadians as they embark on a challenging four-season mission: to build a life in the vast and unforgiving Canadian wilderness. Hard North will launch on Prime Video on November 26. Paul Kilback is Showrunner. Matt Hornburg, Mark Bishop, Tara Elwood and Donna Luke serve as executive producers. The series was co-commissioned by APTN and Blue Ant Studios oversees all international distribution.

Meet the AIDC 2025 Advisory Committee. These 14 sector luminaries form the brain trust that will help shape the 2025 conference program. They’ll ensure that the conference program is highly topical and offers relevant and practical insights into current opportunities and future developments in the nonfiction sector. Alicia Brown, Commissioning Editor, Stan Originals, Stan. (AUS) Deborah Spinocchia, Head of Unscripted, BBC Studios Australia & New Zealand (AUS) Alison Barrat, SVP, Production & Development, Love Nature International / Blue Ant Media (USA) Genevieve Grieves, Co-Founder and Creative Director, GARUWA (AUS) Elizabeth Klinck, Visual Researcher, Independent (CAN) Jane Mote, Editorial Consultant, The Whickers (UK) Katerina Cizek, Artistic Director, MIT Co-Creation Studio, MIT Open Documentary Lab (USA) Lucie Kon, Commissioning Editor, BBC Storyville (UK) Natsu Kawakami, Producer, NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (JPN) Nic Meloney, Executive in Charge of Production, Factual & Documentary, CBC/Radio-Canada Indigenous Advisory Council, CBC (CAN) Patrick Abboud, Writer/Director/Presenter & Founder / Creative Partner, Only Human Productions / Dreamchaser Entertainment (AUS) Shane Boris, Founder, Cottage M (USA) Theresa Navarro, Co-Director and COO, Catapult Film Fund (USA) Vicki Keogh, General Manager & Executive Producer, Perpetual Entertainment (AUS) 🔗 Read more about the committee members here: https://lnkd.in/gR5ED_Wf

👑 🐝 Meet our buzzy new queens of Canada’s Drag Race, Season 5! New season drops Nov 21 in Canada on Crave: and internationally on WOW Presents Plus.

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📽 🧒 Announced at MIPCOM today: The Canadian version of Nippon TV's popular Japanese format 'Old Enough!' has been commissioned for a second season, by TVO. Produced by Blue Ant Studios, the series follows toddlers as they take on their first solo errands, blending humor with a thoughtful look at childhood independence. Originally airing in Japan for over 30 years, 'Old Enough!' continues to resonate with audiences worldwide. The Canadian adaptation launched earlier this year, bringing this heartwarming and insightful format to local families. Congratulations to the entire team for making Season 2 possible! Matt Hornburg, Mark Bishop and Donna Luke from Blue Ant Studios are Executive Producers for the series. Stefanie Haist is the Supervising Producer. Mitch Burman (Undercover High, Extreme Babysitting) serves as Series Producer and Showrunner. For TVO, Natasha Negrea is the Head of Programming, Kirsten Hurd is the Commissioning Editor, TVOkids and Alexandra Roberts is the Commissioning Editor, TVO Docs. For Nippon TV, Naoko Yano and Akane Alex Inoue are Executive Producers. Kiyotaka Tokunaga (Masquerade) is the Chief Director and Ayaka Isshiki is the Producer for the original Japanese series. Tom Miyauchi (Sokkuri Sweets/Eye Candy, Mute it!) is the Format Producer and Yuko Nakano is the Flying Producer. Blue Ant Studios oversees the international tape distribution of the Canadian version. Old Enough! was produced with the participation of the Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada Media Fund. #OldEnough #BlueAntStudios #CanadianTV #FamilyEntertainment #TVO #MIPCOM2024 https://lnkd.in/genn-Auj

🏆 Exciting news! We're proud to share that 'The Jury: Murder Trial,' distributed by Blue Ant Studios, has won Best Factual Entertainment Format at this year’s C21Media Format Awards in Cannes! 🎬 Produced by ScreenDog Productions for Channel 4, this innovative series pushes the boundaries of factual entertainment. It follows two juries—unaware of each other—as they simultaneously witness a live re-enactment of a murder trial, before deliberating and reaching a verdict, just like a real courtroom. A big congratulations to all involved in this ground-breaking project! #AwardWinning #FactualEntertainment #BlueAntStudios #C21Media #TheJuryMurderTrial