Back row (L-R): Jenna MacMillan, Tanya Brunel, Tom Cox (Director Emeritus), Jennifer Fulop, Emily Alden, Damon D’Oliveira, Marsha Newbery, Haydn Wazelle, Wally Start, Brian Hamilton, Blake Tohana, Amy Cameron, Tex Antonucci, Mark Bishop; Front row: (L-R): Kate Sangster-Poole, Michelle Wong (Treasurer), Lauren Corber (Secretary), Kyle Irving (Chair), Steven Thibault, Elysse Goldman, Josette D Normandeau, Archita Ghosh; Not pictured: Mary Sexton, Marc Tetreault

TORONTO, October 8, 2025 — The Canadian Media Producers Association today announced its Board of Directors for the 2025–2027 term, and confirmed the appointment of Kyle Irving as CMPA Board Chair, Michelle Wong as Treasurer and Lauren Corber as Secretary.

“In this pivotal moment for Canada’s nearly $12 billion media production industry, it’s more critical than ever that we pull together for Canadian content and stories,” said CMPA Board Chair Kyle Irving. “The deep expertise of our diverse Board of Directors will ensure our members are well represented to continue telling Canadian stories on our own terms, and seize new opportunities for a prosperous future for Canadian media production. The voices of Canadian storytellers will not be compromised.”

“With Kyle’s strong leadership, alongside our talented Board of Directors, the CMPA is ready to meet the challenges ahead,” added CMPA President and CEO Reynolds Mastin. “From the political arena to the courtroom to the CRTC, we will uphold Canada’s cultural sovereignty, and defend the investments secured through the Online Streaming Act, which Canada’s independent producers and stakeholders from across the entire industry have worked a decade to achieve.”

2025-2027 CMPA Board of Directors

• Emily Alden (Brightlight Pictures Inc.)
• Tex Antonucci (Lark Productions)
• Mark Bishop (Blue Ant Studios)
• Tanya Brunel (White Bear Films Inc.)
• Amy Cameron (Cameron Pictures Inc.)
• Lauren Corber (LoCo Motion Pictures Inc.) – Secretary
• Tom Cox (Seven24 Films) – Director Emeritus
• Damon D’Oliveira (Conquering Lion Pictures)
• Jennifer Fulop (Muse Entertainment Enterprises Inc.)
• Archita Ghosh (Rezolution Pictures International)
• Elysse Goldman (Shaftesbury Inc.)
• Brian Hamilton (Omnifilm Entertainment)
• Kyle Irving (Eagle Vision) – Board Chair
• Jenna MacMillan (Club Red Productions)
• Marsha Newbery (Great Pacific Media, Thunderbird Entertainment)
• Josette D Normandeau (Ideacom International)
• Kate Sangster-Poole (Blink49 Studios)
• Mary Sexton (Rink Rat Productions Inc.)
• Wally Start (Angel Entertainment and Bamboo Shoots)
• Marc Tetreault (Shut Up & Colour Pictures Inc.)
• Steven Thibault (Screen Siren Pictures Inc.)
• Blake Tohana (9 Story Media Group)
• Haydn Wazelle (Dada Ibis Media Inc.)
• Michelle Wong (Seven24 Films Inc.) – Treasurer

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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

For more information:

Gamiela Fereg

Senior Manager, Media Relations & Communications, CMPA

gamiela.fereg@cmpa.ca