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Our mission is to uplift Indigenous voices who are telling Indigenous stories that bring more authentic, contemporary representation of Indigenous people on screen, to smash tired, harmful Indigenous stereotypes and to work with as many Indigenous creatives as frequently as possible.
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Our target market are audiences who are hungry for on screen content that tackles Indigenous issues with a fresh lens in genres such as comedy, romance, suspense, thriller, action, adventure, horror, and dramedy.
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Tanis Parenteau (owner) is a producer/actor and member of the Métis Nation of Alberta - Region 6, of Plains Cree descent. Her debut short film, A Big Black Space garnered a broadcasting deal on ARTÉ in Europe, won Best Canadian Short at Dreamspeakers International Indigenous Film Festival, the Royal Reel Award at the Canada International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Live Action Short at the 12th Red Nation Film Festival.
Tanis is producing and starring in an APTN lumi digital series in winter of 2023 called ‘Jason’ and developing multiple Indigenous, female-led series and features. Her projects have been funded by Bell Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, Vision Maker Media, Alberta Media Fund and Alberta Media Arts Alliance. Tanis is a member of Canadian Media Producers Association, Alberta Media Production Industries Association, Peace Region Independent Media Arts Association, SAG-AFTRA National Native Americans Committee, AlterTheater tribal liaison, and Tbd Casting Co casting associate. She is an alumn of Banff Spark Accelerator for Women in the Business of Media, NSI Art of Business Management - Indigenous Edition, ISO/Netflix Indigenous Production Apprenticeship, Whistler Film Festival Producers Lab, WIFTV The Genre Lab, AMAAS One2One, Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices and AMPIA Bespoke Mentorship. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from The New School for Drama. |