SXSW: ‘Slash/Back’ Producers Announce Good Question Media Production Company (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Angelique Jackson Ahead of the SXSW debut of their latest film, “Slash/Back,” three of the thriller’s producers —- Scythia Films’ Dan Bekerman and Stellar Citizens’ Chris Yurkovich and Alex Ordanis —- announced the launch of the new full-service production company, Good Question Media.Bekerman, Yurkovich and Ordanis will serve as partners and producers in the new venture, which will oversee film and television projects, supporting them from inception through distribution and packaging with the Good Question Media development fund.As one of the very few Canada-based private equity funds, the company is uniquely positioned to access the international treaty funding systems.

But that’s just one way the veteran producers aim to use their combined expertise. “We’ve always been united in the belief that a fundamental strength of storytelling is its ability to challenge how an audience thinks or sees the world,” Bekerman, Yurkovich and Ordanis told Variety in a joint statement. “To come away from a film, art house or blockbuster, with some new idea or question changing how they see life and the world around them.”Their company name represents their primary ethos, reminding the producers to ask the most fundamental “good question” of all before signing on to a project: “Why does his story need to exist?” and “Are we the right people to help it flourish?”If it’s purely content for content’s sake, that question has a quick answer: “No.” Instead, the team prides itself on nurturing both the filmmakers’ creative vision and the story idea itself, while charting a clear course to production.Bekerman, Yurkovich and Ordanis’ combined expertise brings together decades of experience in creative producing, financing, international.