Original Productions for Blue Ant Media Canadian Channels
According to the action plan submitted to the CRTC in September 2019, Blue Ant’s goal is to achieve gender parity in key creative positions in Canadian commissioned original productions for its eight discretionary television services by the end of broadcast year 2024.
The focus of Blue Ant’s gender parity plan is on the following key creative positions that are essential in the production of programming:
- Broadcast Executive
- Executive Producer
- Series Producer
- Director
- Head of Production (Line Producer)
- Story Editor (Writer)
Specifically, as part of a phased in process to reach this goal, for its 2022 slate Blue Ant aimed that in 80% of the commissioned programs, 50% of key creative positions would be held by women. In the end, Blue Ant exceeded this with 106.50 hours/108.50 hours or 98% of its projects achieving gender parity.
Blue Ant Media’s 2022 slate of Original Canadian productions is as follows:
BATTLE OF THE ALPHAS (12×30) YAP Films
2B Documentary
TV over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Director, Head of Production (Line Producer), Story Editor
6/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
EXTREME WEATHER SALVAGE 2 (10×60) Saloon Media & Renowned Films
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Head of Production (Line Producer)
4/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
GRIFF’S GREAT CANADIAN ADVENTURE (6×60) Nikki Ray Media
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key Roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer
3/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS (20×60) Saloon Media
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Director, Head of Production (Line Producer), Story Editor
5/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
ICE VIKINGS 3 (8×60) Farpoint Films
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Series Producer, Head of Production (Line Producer), Story Editor
4/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
THE KIDS IN THE HALL: COMEDY PUNKS (2×60) Blue Ant Studios
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Head of Production (Line Producer), Story Editor
5/6 roles held by women
GENDER PARITY
LIFE BELOW ZERO 2 (8×60) Saloon Media
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Story Editor
4/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
MERCHANTS OF THE WILD 3 (13×30) Buck Productions & Little Bear Big Wolf Pictures
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Series Producer, Director, Story Editor
4/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
MERCHANTS OF THE WILD 4 (13×30) Buck Productions & Little Bear Big Wolf Pictures
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Series Producer, Director, Story Editor
4/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
MYSTERIES FROM ABOVE (10×60) Saloon Media
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Director, Head of Production (Line Producer)
4/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
THE ROANOKE MYSTERY: NEW EVIDENCE (2×60) Saloon Media
2B Documentary
TV Under $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Head of Production (Line Producer)
2/6 roles were women
NOT GENDER PARITY
STRANGE CREATURES OF THE ARCTIC (1×60) Blue Ant Digital
2B Documentary
TV Under $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Story Editor
3/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
TREASURES FROM THE MAYA (1×60) Zoot Pictures
2B Documentary
TV Under $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Series Producer, Story Editor
3/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
THE FUTURE WITH 5G (1×60) Blue Ant Digital
2B Documentary
TV Under $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Director, Story Editor
5/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
WILD ROSE VET (9×30) Wapanatahk Media & Great Pacific Media
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Series Producer, Head of Production (Line Producer)
3/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
WORLD’S MOST SCENIC RIVER JOURNEYS (6×60) Saloon Media & BriteSpark Films
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Director
3/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
WORLD’S MOST SCENIC RIVER JOURNEYS 2 (10×60) Saloon Media & BriteSpark Films
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Director, Head of Production (Line Producer)
5/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY