Hot on the heels of a celebrated Season 1, with guests including Reservation Dogs star, D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai, and Smoke Signals legend, Evan Adams, Joel D. Montgrand’s podcast for Indigenous actors shows no signs of stopping. Actors & Ancestors announces its Season 2 launch with a trailer released for National Indigenous History Month. Montgrand was recently awarded a competitive podcasting grant from the Indigenous Screen Office to support compelling Indigenous-controlled storytelling.
Montgrand is the creator, host, and producer of Actors & Ancestors, a podcast designed to celebrate Indigenous actors, uplift their communities, and help push the industry towards more meaningful representation of Indigenous Peoples beyond Hollywood stereotypes. Montgrand is a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and grew up in Northern Saskatchewan in Treaty 6 and Treaty 10 territories. He has been a guest on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories since 2011, pursuing his acting career.
Montgrand hit more than 12 million TV screens earlier this year in...
Montgrand is the creator, host, and producer of Actors & Ancestors, a podcast designed to celebrate Indigenous actors, uplift their communities, and help push the industry towards more meaningful representation of Indigenous Peoples beyond Hollywood stereotypes. Montgrand is a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and grew up in Northern Saskatchewan in Treaty 6 and Treaty 10 territories. He has been a guest on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories since 2011, pursuing his acting career.
Montgrand hit more than 12 million TV screens earlier this year in...
- 6/21/2024
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: Shelved producer Counterfeit Pictures has hired Canadian networks veteran Christian Kelley.
Effective May 21, the long-time Bell Media exec will join as Director of Scripted Television, overseeing both development and production.
Over the past two decades, Kelley has worked on numerous Canadian shows. In his role as Production Executive at broadcaster Bell, he worked on shows such as Children Ruin Everything, Letterkenny, Shoresy and Late Bloomer, along with Counterfeit shows The Office Movers, Roast Battle Canada and Shelved.
He also overseen comedy specials from the likes of Aisha Brown, Kyle Brownrigg, Sophie Buddle, DJ Demers, Mark Forward, Tom Henry, Robby Hoffman, Graham Kay, Chris Locke, Dave Merheje, Paul Rabliauskas, Chris Robinson, and DeAnne Smith.
“Chris is hugely respected in the Canadian production community for his deep experience in scripted television, his unwavering support for creators, and his passion for funny-forward storytelling,” said Counterfeit partner Dan Bennett. “Taking on the role of Director of Scripted Television,...
Effective May 21, the long-time Bell Media exec will join as Director of Scripted Television, overseeing both development and production.
Over the past two decades, Kelley has worked on numerous Canadian shows. In his role as Production Executive at broadcaster Bell, he worked on shows such as Children Ruin Everything, Letterkenny, Shoresy and Late Bloomer, along with Counterfeit shows The Office Movers, Roast Battle Canada and Shelved.
He also overseen comedy specials from the likes of Aisha Brown, Kyle Brownrigg, Sophie Buddle, DJ Demers, Mark Forward, Tom Henry, Robby Hoffman, Graham Kay, Chris Locke, Dave Merheje, Paul Rabliauskas, Chris Robinson, and DeAnne Smith.
“Chris is hugely respected in the Canadian production community for his deep experience in scripted television, his unwavering support for creators, and his passion for funny-forward storytelling,” said Counterfeit partner Dan Bennett. “Taking on the role of Director of Scripted Television,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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