EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Racial Equity Screen Office (RESO) and main Korean drama producer SLL are teaming as much as launch an accelerator program to encourage co-production between Canadian and Asian producers.
The Canada-Asia Pacific Co-Manufacturing Accelerator (CAPCA) will happen over 12 weeks, each nearly and in particular person, culminating in a discipline week at SLL’s Seoul studios and a showcase at East by Northwest (EXNW) 2025.
CAPCA will choose a gaggle of 4-8 Canadian writers and producers to participate in this system, by way of which they’ll be outfitted with the data, networks and entry required to interrupt into the Asia-Pacific co-production house.
This system’s curriculum shall be based mostly on case research of each variations and authentic IP. School leads are trade co-production veterans Janice Chua (Loopy Wealthy Asians, Taiwan Crime Tales, The Crossing) and Third Tradition Content material’s Sean Dulake (Dramaworld).
CAPCA was born out of conversations at EXNW 2024 in Vancouver, the place Canadian and Korean executives recognized the necessity for a devoted initiative to extra meaningfully foster co-productions. This system is funded by Canada Media Fund’s (CMF) Sector Growth Program and aligns with Canada’s broader goals to extend cultural and financial ties with the Indo-Pacific area.
SLL, owned by Korea’s JoongAng Group, is without doubt one of the nation’s main drama producer-distributors, with credit together with The World Of The Married, a remake of BBC collection Physician Foster; Sky Fort and Reborn Wealthy. The studio has additionally produced collection for Netflix together with Hellbound and All Of Us Are Lifeless.
Joonsuh Park, CEO of SLL Manufacturing Division, stated: “Korea has develop into a world powerhouse in scripted content material, and worldwide co-productions are the following frontier. We hadn’t ever had a chance to work with Canada as a co-production accomplice till EXNW, however the stage of expertise and alternative we noticed, particularly these from numerous backgrounds, satisfied us that the time is now. CAPCA is about constructing actual, long-term artistic and enterprise relationships between our industries.”
RESO Govt Director and CAPCA program lead Hanna Cho stated: “CAPCA is a game-changer for Canadian producers trying to break into Asia. With the trade at a crossroads, this initiative ensures that racialized Canadian creators have a seat on the desk in one of many world’s most dynamic content material markets. It’s about constructing relationships that final past one deal, fostering a pipeline of co-productions that broaden what Canadian content material could be.”
Purposes for the primary version of CAPCA open on February 12, 2025.
