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‘The Porter’ Producer Jennifer Kawaja on Sphere Media’s Slate, WGA Strike Impact

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Amber Dowling Last April, Sphere Media took the Canadian Screen Awards by storm with 22 awards for its scripted content, including a record 12 wins for the historical Black drama “The Porter” and seven for queer comedy “Sort Of.” It was a big night for Canada’s third-largest independent producer, and in particular for Jennifer Kawaja, Sphere’s president of scripted and feature films for English Canada.

Previously, Kawaja spent decades heading up Sienna Films with her business partner, Julia Sereny, helming several award-winning projects like “Cardinal,” “Trickster” and “One Dead Indian.” The duo sold the company to Kew Media Group in 2017 and in 2020, Montreal-based Datsit Sphere snatched it up when Kew was placed into receivership.

Last year, Sphere restructured and rebranded under a single banner with the intention of streamlining content creation, production and distribution.

Now, it’s full speed ahead. In an interview with Variety, Kawaja confirms several upcoming projects. The company has optioned “A Complicated Kindness” from Miriam Toews (“Women Talking”) and is now developing a half-hour television series with Amazon Studios.

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