TORONTO, July 7, 2025 – The Canadian Media Producers Association today announced a delegation of 15 member producers who will travel to Ireland to foster partnership opportunities in Dublin and at the Galway Film Fleadh.

The delegation, coordinated in partnership with Screen Producers Ireland (SPI), Picture NL, and Innovation PEI, will begin in Dublin, where producers will explore financing opportunities, gain market insights, and build relationships with potential collaborators through a series of curated panels, one-on-one meetings, and networking events.

The week-long visit begins on July 7 with the Co-Producing the Future reception, where the CMPA, alongside the City of Toronto and Mayor Olivia Chow, and Ambassador Dennis King, Embassy of Canada to Ireland, in Dublin, will welcome delegates and officially kick off the week’s activities.

Producers will also travel to Galway, Ireland, to attend the Galway Film Fleadh, an international film festival in its 37^th year. They will participate in festival programming, site visits, meetings with Irish production studios, buyers and distributors, as well as additional networking events, including a “Meet the Canadians” event.

“With its vibrant creative sector, our shared passion for storytelling and a co-production treaty that fosters collaboration, Ireland remains a strong and strategic partner for Canadian producers,” said Reynolds Mastin, President and CEO, CMPA. “We are thrilled to lead a delegation to Dublin and the Galway Film Fleadh, and look forward to learning from each other’s industries, building new relationships and exploring partnership opportunities that bring more Irish and Canadian stories to audiences around the world.”

Susan Kirby, CEO, Screen Producers Ireland, said, “We’re looking forward to welcoming our Canadian counterparts to Ireland for a week of industry connection, creativity, and collaboration. Our trip starts in Dublin, we then head west to Co. Limerick, and finally to the Galway Film Fleadh. This week is not only about sharing stories, but about building the foundations for future ones, together. The Canadian trip to Ireland marks an important milestone in a year of collaboration and relationship building with our CMPA partners and we’re excited to see meaningful partnerships develop and new co-production opportunities between the countries emerge.”

The visit to Ireland is the first coordinated by the CMPA since 2018 and the latest in a series of international delegations led by the CMPA to strengthen relationships and collaborations for Canadian producers at festivals and markets worldwide. Recent CMPA delegations have included the UK’s Content London, Germany’s Berlinale, France’s Series Mania and Australia’s Screen Forever.
 

Producers from Canada:

• Jennifer Pun, Edge Entertainment
• Amy Cameron, Cameron Pictures    
• Tyler Hagan, Experimental Forest Films
• Dylan Collingwood, Tilt 9 Entertainment
• Rebecca Davey, Ceres Productions
• Natalie Davey, Ceres Productions
• Tim Doiron, Wango Films
• Jay Daniel Beechinor, The JDB Film Company / MacGuffin Distribution Inc.
• Sean O’Reilly, Arcana Studio
• Anne-Marie Gélinas, EMAfilms
• Jeff Peeler, Three Film and Television
• Mike Elliott, Capital Entertainment
• Jenna MacMillan, Club Red Productions
• Bill Lundy, Club Red Productions
• Mary Sexton, Rink Rat Productions

Industry representatives from Canada:

• Reynolds Mastin, President and CEO, CMPA
• Andrew Addison, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Communications & Member Engagement, CMPA
• Raila Gutman, Senior Director, BC & National Member Development, CMPA
• Laura Churchill, CEO and Film Commissioner, PictureNL
• Meaghan Brander, Film Industry Growth Specialist, Innovation PEI

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ABOUT THE CMPA
The Canadian Media Producers Association is the national advocacy organization for independent producers, representing hundreds of companies engaged in the development, production, and distribution of English-language content made for television, cinema, and digital media channels. For more than 75 years, the CMPA has worked to promote the continued success of the Canadian production sector and to ensure a bright future for the diverse content made by our members for both domestic and international audiences. cmpa.ca

ABOUT SPI

Screen Producers Ireland (SPI) is the voice of independent producers in Ireland. SPI represents more than 220 Irish independent production companies who produce content for Irish broadcasters, funders and international audiences.

SPI’s aim is to ensure a working landscape that allows the industry to thrive. SPI uses its expertise and resources to forge a strong and sustainable position for creative entrepreneurs working in independent film, television, animation and digital production. It is SPI’s responsibility to be an effective voice for the sector, to anticipate and address the needs of its members, to offer a platform to promote their work and to shape an independent production industry in line with the best international standards. screenproducersireland.com

For more information:

Gamiela Fereg
Senior Manager, Media Relations & Communications, CMPA
gamiela.fereg@cmpa.ca