Justin Trudeau Starts Production Company with Former Chief of Staff
The company will develop scripted and unscripted projects, with several Canadian stories already in motion and 3 Arts Entertainment handling representation.
- On Friday, Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former Chief of Staff Katie Telford officially launched Hope & Hard Work, a media production company, at the Toronto Film Festival.
- The multidisciplinary enterprise develops film, television, audio, and live experiences with a mandate to produce Canadian stories for global export; Trudeau and Telford are represented by 3 Arts Entertainment.
- Initial projects include adaptations of Perry Chafe's Closer by Sea and Uzma Jalaluddin's Detective Aunty, alongside original series Le Collège, Power Moves, and Backchannels.
- Earth Tones, led by Aliya Jasmine and Aliza Sovani, will manage the unscripted division. Trudeau and Telford stated, "We believe in the power of great storytelling to bring people closer."
- The launch follows recent public appearances by Trudeau and partner Katy Perry, who recently premiered her documentary The Lifetimes Tour- Live from Paris at the Tribeca Festival.
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Trudeau founded his company with his former chief of staff Katie Telford
He joined his former Chief of Staff, Katie Telford.
Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will enter the entertainment industry with the launch of Hope & Hard Work, a new producer he created alongside his former chief of staff, Katie Telford, and will be officially presented during this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). According to Deadline, the company will be represented by the 3 Arts agency and will focus on developing and producing projects for different formats, inc…
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