Speaker Kathleen Meek
Kathleen is a highly respected content executive with 20 years of expertise spanning scripted television, documentary, factual, and feature film. As VP of Development at Film Forge, she spearheads the company’s television strategy while supporting its diverse slate of scripted projects. She has held executive roles at CBC, Corus and Bell Media, contributing to original content development across Canada’s premier brands and platforms.
Previously Kathleen was Executive in Charge of Production for CBC Comedy, overseeing series North of North (Netflix/APTN) and Run the Burbs. At Corus she was responsible for original programming for Global, History®, Showcase, and Adult Swim. Select credits include Departure (Global/Peacock), Robyn Hood (Global), Hardy Boys (Hulu/YTV), Psi Cops (Adult Swim), Vikings (History/Netflix) and Deadman’s Curse (History/Hulu).
At Bell Media, she oversaw pre-licensing of Canadian films and series including Sensitive Skin (HBO Canada/Crave), Saving Hope (CTV), Motive (CTV), Killjoys (SyFy), Hip Hop Evolution (HBO Canada/Netflix) and Funny as Hell (HBO Canada).
Kathleen is an active mentor and industry advisor, supporting talent initiatives such as Whistler Film Festival Producer Lab, NSI, PSP and WIFT. She’s served on various advisory boards and programming juries including C21, the International Emmys, and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
Speaking on: Production Partners
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