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 factual 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 2023 slate Blue Ant aimed that in 90% of the commissioned programs, 50% of key creative positions would be held by women. In the end, Blue Ant exceeded this with 67.5 hours/73.5 or 91.8% of its projects achieving gender parity.
Blue Ant Media’s 2023 slate of Original Canadian productions is as follows:
HAUNTED HOSPITALS 4 (10×60) Sphere Media
2B Documentary
TV over $900K
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Head of Production (Line Producer), Story Editor (Writer)
5/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
A CRY FROM THE MIST (1×60) YAP Films
2B Documentary
TV Under $900K budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Director, Head of Production (Line Producer), Story Editor (Writer)
6/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
BATTLE OF THE ALPHAS 2 (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 (Writer)
6/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
WILD ROSE VET 2 (13×30) Wapanatahk Media & Great Pacific Media
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 (Writer)
6/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
HOARDERS: CANADA (16×60) Saloon Media
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Series Producer, Head of Production (Line Producer), Story Editor (Writer)
5/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
MISSION UNEXPLAINED (8×60) 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)
4/6 roles held by women
GENDER PARITY
BRINK OF DISASTER (6×60) Wildflame Productions and Saloon Media
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Head of Production (Line Producer)
3/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
HAUNTED GOLD RUSH (2×60) De Vries Productions
2B Documentary
TV Under $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Director, Story Editor (Writer)
3/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
MYSTERIES FROM ABOVE 2 (10×60) Saloon Media
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Executive Producer, Director, Head of Production (Line Producer)
4/6 roles were women
GENDER PARITY
A SECRET TO DIE FOR (2×60) Blue Ant Studios
2B Documentary
TV Under $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
HISTORY’S MOST HAUNTED (6×60) Small Army Entertainment
2B Documentary
TV Over $900K Budget
Key roles held by women: Broadcast Executive, Series Producer
2/6 roles were women
NOT GENDER PARITY