Signatories

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.

Beyond Premieres is a creative studio based in Vancouver, Canada, specializing in impact-driven films at the intersection of biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and Indigenous stewardship.

Rooted in storytelling that explores human-nature relationships, the studio partners with global collaborators to craft compelling visual narratives that inform, engage, and inspire action on the world’s most urgent environmental and social issues.

In addition to producing original documentaries, Beyond Premieres works with aligned partners to provide end-to-end storytelling services—from visual research and story development to directing, editing, and strategic outreach.

Our trusted international network of grassroots conservationists, explorers, and storytellers enable us to deliver authentic, visually stunning, and emotionally resonant stories tailored to diverse creative and cultural contexts.

Beyond Premieres also runs Beyond Premieres Impact—a dedicated wing supporting filmmakers and organisations in embedding impact at the core of their projects. By bridging the gap between storytellers and grassroots conservation movements, the team fosters collaborations that amplify science-based work and field-level action.​ With expertise in designing multi-pronged campaigns, Beyond Premieres Impact Team offers consultation and support through education initiatives, community engagement, artist partnerships, capacity building, participatory filmmaking, mentorship, and advice on legal and policy integration. Whether producing original work or guiding impact strategy, the studio is committed to helping creators go one step further—beyond their premieres, and contribute to lasting change.

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).

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.