TORONTO – Bell Media Studios and Melbar Entertainment Group announced today they will partner on the making of David Foster: Off The Record.
The documentary about the 16-time Grammy Award-winning Canadian producer and composer is directed by Barry Avrich (The Last Mogul, Prosecuting Evil) and executive produced by Bell Media president Randy Lennox, Avrich, Jeffery Latimer, and Marc Johnston. The project, currently in post-production, will enjoy a theatrical run before premiering on CTV and Crave. Broadcast details for CTV and Crave will be announced at a later date, as well as U.S. and international release dates.
“Blending rare archival footage, interviews, and unprecedented access to Foster himself, David Foster: Off The Record is an up close and personal look at the extraordinary career of a producer, composer, and entertainer who has helped sell more than a half billion records working with some of the most successful artists of all time,” reads the press release.
“I have spent a near half century devoted to making music and discovering talent all over the world so now it becomes a very daunting, emotional, and cathartic experience giving in to the process of having a film made about your life,” said Foster, in the release. “I am both excited and nervous but most of all I hope that this film may serve as a guide to inspire young artists, songwriters, musicians and producers to relentlessly pursue their dreams and creative talents.”
