The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) announced Wednesday its board of directors for the 2025-2027 term, and confirmed the appointments 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,” Irving said in a CMPA press release Wednesday. “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,” said Reynolds Mastin, CMPA president and CEO, in the press release. “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.”
CMPA’s 2025-2027 board of directors includes:
- Board Chair Kyle Irving (Eagle Vision)
- Treasurer Michelle Wong (Seven24 Films Inc.)
- Secretary Lauren Corber (LoCo Motion Pictures Inc.)
- Director Emeritus Tom Cox (Seven24 Films)
- 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.)
- 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)
- 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.)
Photo of Kyle Irving courtesy of the Canadian Media Producers Association
