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{{Short description|Canadian film production company}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Bron Media Corporation
| name = Bron Media Corporation
| trade_name=Bron Studios
| trade_name = Bron Studios
| logo = BRON Studios Square BLACK.jpg
| logo = [[File:Bron Studios logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
| founder = Aaron L. Gilbert<br />Brenda Gilbert
| founder = Aaron L. Gilbert<br />Brenda Gilbert
| key_people = {{ubl|Aaron L. Gilbert (CEO)|Brenda Gilbert (Co-President)|Joel Guralnick (CLO)|Steven Thibault (COO)}}
| key_people = {{ubl|Aaron L. Gilbert (CEO)|Brenda Gilbert (Co-President)|Joel Guralnick (CLO)|Steven Thibault (COO)}}
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| divisions = {{ubl|Bron Animation|Bron Creative (JV)|Bron Studios|Bron Releasing}}
| divisions = {{ubl|Bron Animation|Bron Creative (JV)|Bron Studios|Bron Releasing|Bron Life|Bron Digital}}
| subsid = Bron Venture I LLC
| subsid = Bron Venture I LLC<br>[[Mad Solar]]
| foundation = 2010 <!-- City, Country ({{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}) -->
| foundation = 2010 <!-- City, Country ({{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}) -->
| location_city = Vancouver
| location_city = Vancouver
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| homepage = {{URL|bronstudios.com}}
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'''Bron Studios''', stylized as BRON Studios, is a Canadian motion picture company based in [[British Columbia]] owned by Bron Media Corporation. Bron's notable productions include ''[[The Mule (2018 film)|The Mule]]'', ''[[I Saw the Light (film)|I Saw the Light]]'',<ref name="Ford">{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw the Light' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hank-williams-biopic-i-saw-739662|publisher=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="McNary">{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Tom Hiddleston to Play Country Icon Hank Williams in Biopic|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/tom-hiddleston-hank-williams-movie-1201219530/|publisher=Variety}}</ref><ref name="Yamato">{{cite web|last=Yamato|first=Jen|title=Elizabeth Olsen Joins Tom Hiddleston In Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw The Light'|url=http://deadline.com/2014/09/elizabeth-olsen-tom-hiddleston-hank-williams-i-saw-the-light-832990/|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> ''[[Henchmen (film)|Henchmen]]'',<ref name="awn.com">{{cite web|last=Wolfe|first=Jennifer|title=Bron Animation Announces New Henchmen Feature|url=http://www.awn.com/news/bron-animation-announces-new-henchmen-feature|publisher=The Wrap}}</ref><ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news|last1=Giardina|first1=Carolyn|title=Siggraph: Gary Sanchez Productions To Produce Animated "Henchmen" (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/siggraph-gary-sanchez-productions-produce-725064|accessdate=August 13, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Into the Forest]]'',<ref name="Cheney">{{cite web|last=Cheney|first=Alexandra|title=Max Minghella and Callum Keith Rennie Join 'Into the Forest' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/max-minghella-and-callum-keith-rennie-join-into-the-forest-exclusive-1201291968/|publisher=Variety}}</ref><ref name="Rozema">{{cite web|last=Rozema|first=Patricia|title=Into the Forest|url=http://www.telefilm.ca/05/516/berlin/2015/en/films/category/252/view/into-the-forest/2200|publisher=Telefilm Canada|access-date=2015-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212223938/http://www.telefilm.ca/05/516/berlin/2015/en/films/category/252/view/into-the-forest/2200|archive-date=2015-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Roman J. Israel, Esq.]]''',''''' ''[[Rudderless]]'', ''[[Welcome to Me]]'', ''[[A Single Shot]]'', ''[[Trust Me (2013 film)|Trust Me]]'',<ref name=cnbc1 /> ''[[Tumbledown (2015 film)|Tumbledown]]'',<ref name="Wolfe">{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Rebecca Hall Joins Romantic Comedy 'Tumbledown'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/berlin-rebecca-hall-joins-romantic-comedy-tumbledown-1201078525/ | publisher=Variety}}</ref> ''[[The Driftless Area]]'',<ref name="contactmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/in-depth/zooey-deschanel-new-movie-the-driftless-area_4166661|title=Zooey Deschanel Has A New Movie Project! Enter &#039;The Driftless Area&#039;|date=25 April 2014|website=Contactmusic.com|accessdate=30 March 2019}}</ref> ''[[Foreverland (film)|Foreverland,]]''<ref name="Movie Details - Foreverland">{{cite web|title=Movie Details - Foreverland|url=http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/foreverland|publisher=Cineplex.com}}</ref> [[Joker (2019 film)|''Joker'']] and ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]''.
'''Bron Studios''' (stylized as '''BRON''') is a Canadian motion picture company based in [[British Columbia]] and owned by '''Bron Media Corporation'''. Bron's notable productions include ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'', ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'', ''[[Queen & Slim]]'', ''[[Greyhound (film)|Greyhound]]'', ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]'', ''[[The Mule (2018 film)|The Mule]]'', ''[[Henchmen (film)|Henchmen]]'',<ref name="awn.com">{{cite web|last=Wolfe|first=Jennifer|title=Bron Animation Announces New Henchmen Feature|url=http://www.awn.com/news/bron-animation-announces-new-henchmen-feature|publisher=The Wrap}}</ref><ref name="The Hollywood Reporter">{{cite news|last1=Giardina|first1=Carolyn|title=Siggraph: Gary Sanchez Productions To Produce Animated "Henchmen" (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/siggraph-gary-sanchez-productions-produce-725064|access-date=August 13, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Roman J. Israel, Esq.]]'', ''[[Rudderless]]'', ''[[Welcome to Me]]'', ''[[The Addams Family (2019 film)|The Addams Family]]'', ''[[The Willoughbys]]'', and ''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]''.


'''Bron Creative''' is a joint venture between Bron Studios and Creative Wealth Media. Bron Creative provides equity for studio productions and senior secured debt financing on appropriate film and television productions.
'''Bron Creative''' is a joint venture between Bron Studios and Creative Wealth Media. Bron Creative provides equity for studio productions and senior secured debt financing on appropriate film and television productions.
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==History==
==History==
===Bron Studios===
===Bron Studios===
Bron Studios was founded in 2010 by Aaron Gilbert and Brenda Gilbert.<ref name=vty1>{{cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=HBO Alum Michael Ellenberg Teams With Bron Studios to Launch Media Res Banner (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/michael-ellenberg-scenes-from-a-marriage-media-res-hbo-1202458923/ |accessdate=December 2, 2019 |work=Variety |date=June 8, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Bron formed Bron Animation division lead by Gil Rimmer and Ben Burden Smith as creative directors. The division's first project was two ''Mighty Mighty Monsters'' specials.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zahad|first=Ramin|title=Bron Studios Launches Animated 'Monsters' Series|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/bron-studios-launches-animated-monsters-series/ | publisher=Animation Magazine}}</ref>
Bron Studios was founded in 2010 by Aaron Gilbert and Brenda Gilbert.<ref name=vty1>{{cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=HBO Alum Michael Ellenberg Teams With Bron Studios to Launch Media Res Banner (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/michael-ellenberg-scenes-from-a-marriage-media-res-hbo-1202458923/ |access-date=December 2, 2019 |work=Variety |date=June 8, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Bron formed Bron Animation division led by Gil Rimmer and Ben Burden Smith as creative directors. The division's first project was two ''Mighty Mighty Monsters'' specials.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zahad|first=Ramin|title=Bron Studios Launches Animated 'Monsters' Series|date=19 June 2012|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/bron-studios-launches-animated-monsters-series/ | publisher=Animation Magazine}}</ref>

==== Bankruptcy and involvement in securities fraud ====
On July 19, 2023, Bron Studios filed for creditor protection in Canada, and [[Chapter 15 bankruptcy]] in the United States, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes as the reasons of its eventual downfall.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bron-studio-bankruptcy-financier-joker-house-of-gucci-1235674746/|title=Bron Studios files for bankruptcy|date=July 19, 2023|access-date=July 19, 2023|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> However, an April 28, 2023 report by the American Bar Association described a $100 million securities fraud perpetrated by Clayton Smith and Crystal Wealth Management, involving loans to BRON group productions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kingston |first=Thomas |date=2023-07-25 |title=BRON Studios' Bankruptcy Begs Serious Questions |url=https://mediacsuite.com/bron-studios-bankruptcy-begs-serious-questions/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=The Media C-Suite |language=en-US}}</ref> The report also stated "there appears to be clear evidence that Gilbert, Thibault, and Smith worked together to mislead Crystal Wealth’s auditor BDO by coordinating their responses to inquiries about the financial position of the film loans."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huddleston |first=James |date=April 28, 2023 |title=Anatomy of a Multimillion-Dollar Film Fraud: The untold story and aftermath of one of Canada's largest Ponzi schemes that bilked over a thousand investors out of millions predicated on a fraudulent portfolio of film loans |url=https://www.americanbar.org/groups/entertainment_sports/publications/entertainment-sports-lawyer/esl-39-01-spring-23/anatomy-a-multimilliondollar-film-fraud/ |website=American Bar Association}}</ref>


===Bron Media===
===Bron Media===
In September 2017, Bron Studios was reorganized with Bron Media Corp. becoming Bron Studios' parent company. Genre label the Realm, Bron Releasing and Bron Animation joined the studio as Bron Media subsidiaries. Daniel D. McClure was also hired as president and chief operating officer from his position as Toronto-based CQI Capital Management CEO.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Bron Media Hires Daniel McClure as President |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/bron-media-daniel-mcclure-president-1201583954/ |accessdate=December 2, 2019 |work=Variety |date=September 2, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
In September 2017, Bron Studios was reorganized with Bron Media Corp. becoming Bron Studios' parent company. Genre label the Realm, Bron Releasing and Bron Animation joined the studio as Bron Media subsidiaries. Daniel D. McClure was also hired as president and chief operating officer from his position as Toronto-based CQI Capital Management CEO.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Bron Media Hires Daniel McClure as President |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/bron-media-daniel-mcclure-president-1201583954/ |access-date=December 2, 2019 |work=Variety |date=September 2, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>


Its Bron Venture unit invested in starting up Media Res, Michael Ellenberg's TV and film production company in June 2017. Bron would also find financing for the start up's projects.<ref name=vty1/>
Its Bron Venture unit invested in starting up Media Res, Michael Ellenberg's TV and film production company in June 2017. Bron would also find financing for the start up's projects.<ref name=vty1/>


By 2016, Bron Media and Creative Wealth Media form a joint venture, Bron Creative, to fund films. The venture's first film is ''[[Fences (2016 film)|Fences]]'' by [[Paramount Pictures]]. Next, the venture agreed to fully finance an animated film series, up to four films, based on [[Bear Grylls]] produced by YBG Films, a joint venture between Grylls and Platinum Films.<ref name="sd">{{cite news |last1=Kay |first1=Jeremy |title=BRON Creative, Platinum Films partner on Bear Grylls animation (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/bron-creative-platinum-films-partner-on-bear-grylls-animation-exclusive/5139600.article |accessdate=December 2, 2019 |work=Screen Daily |date=May 18, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In December 2018, Bron Creative and Warner Bros. agreed to a six film slate deal with $100 million in co-financing.<ref name="vty">{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Warner Bros., Bron Strike $100 Million Co-Financing Deal |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/warner-bros-bron-100-million-deal-1203092475/ |accessdate=December 2, 2019 |work=Variety |date=December 18, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Bron Creative agreed to another $100 million co-financing slate deal with MGM in June 2019.<ref name="vty0">{{cite news |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |title=MGM and Bron Creative Enter $100 Million Co-Financing Deal |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/mgm-bron-creative-co-financing-deal-1203234526/ |accessdate=December 2, 2019 |work=Variety |date=June 6, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
By 2016, Bron Media and Creative Wealth Media form a joint venture, Bron Creative, to fund films. The venture's first film is ''[[Fences (2016 film)|Fences]]'' by [[Paramount Pictures]]. Next, the venture agreed to fully finance an animated film series, up to four films, based on [[Bear Grylls]] produced by YBG Films, a joint venture between Grylls and Platinum Films.<ref name="sd">{{cite news |last1=Kay |first1=Jeremy |title=BRON Creative, Platinum Films partner on Bear Grylls animation (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/bron-creative-platinum-films-partner-on-bear-grylls-animation-exclusive/5139600.article |access-date=December 2, 2019 |work=Screen Daily |date=May 18, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In December 2018, Bron Creative and [[Warner Bros.]] agreed to a six film slate deal with $100 million in co-financing.<ref name="vty">{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=Warner Bros., Bron Strike $100 Million Co-Financing Deal |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/warner-bros-bron-100-million-deal-1203092475/ |access-date=December 2, 2019 |work=Variety |date=December 18, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Bron Creative agreed to another $100 million co-financing slate deal with [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] in June 2019.<ref name="vty0">{{cite news |last1=Moreau |first1=Jordan |title=MGM and Bron Creative Enter $100 Million Co-Financing Deal |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/mgm-bron-creative-co-financing-deal-1203234526/ |access-date=December 2, 2019 |work=Variety |date=June 6, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Bron TV ===
In the late 2010s, Bron began developing an internal television production group and partnered with producer and former [[HBO]] executive Michael Ellenberg's production company Media Res. Bron coproduced a series of international projects at this time. In 2019 and 2020, furthered expanded their television venture into a formal division.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 26, 2019|first=Lauren|last=Malyk|title=Bron bolsters TV team|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2019/03/26/bron-bolsters-tv-team/|access-date=2020-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2020-12-03|title=Bron Boosts TV Team, Adds Samantha Thomas As EVP And Emma Fleischer As Creative Producer|url=https://deadline.com/2020/12/bron-tv-executive-hires-samantha-thomas-as-evp-emma-fleische-1234636874/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BRON Studios {{!}} Official Website|url=https://bronstudios.com/tv|access-date=2020-12-10|website=BRON Studios {{!}} Official Website|language=en|archive-date=2022-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120221914/https://bronstudios.com/tv|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Management ==
== Management ==
Married couple '''Br'''enda Gilbert and Aar'''on''' L. Gilbert founded Bron. Aaron is a Canadian producer, executive producer, and financier of live-action and animated motion pictures and series television.<ref name=Aaron1 /> In addition to Bron, Gilbert is also the Managing Director of Media House Capital, a senior lender in the film and television business.<ref name=Aaron1 />
Bron Studios was founded by Brenda and Aaron L. Gilbert. Aaron is a Canadian producer, executive producer, and financier of live-action and animated motion pictures and series television.<ref name=Aaron1 /> In addition to Bron, Gilbert is also the Managing Director of Media House Capital, a senior lender in the film and television business.<ref name=Aaron1 />


Originally from London, Ontario, Canada, Gilbert moved to Los Angeles and Vancouver in 1994, beginning his career in the music management and music publishing industry with BOXX Entertainment before segueing into music supervision and licensing for film/television later in the 1990s, and then into animation<ref name=Aaron1>{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|title=Aaron Gilbert, A Single Shot|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reports/one-on-one/aaron-gilbert-a-single-shot/5051544.article|publisher=Screen Daily|accessdate=7 February 2013}}</ref> and live-action business affairs and finance. Music continues to be influential in his creative and project choices.
Originally from London, Ontario, Canada, Gilbert moved to Los Angeles and Vancouver in 1994, beginning his career in the music management and music publishing industry with BOXX Entertainment before segueing into music supervision and licensing for film/television later in the 1990s, and then into animation<ref name=Aaron1>{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|title=Aaron Gilbert, A Single Shot|url=http://www.screendaily.com/reports/one-on-one/aaron-gilbert-a-single-shot/5051544.article|publisher=Screen Daily|access-date=7 February 2013}}</ref> and live-action business affairs and finance. Music continues to be influential in his creative and project choices.


Gilbert has been a producer and executive producer of recent films including ''[[Beatriz at Dinner]]'', ''[[Fences (film)|Fences]]'', ''[[The Birth of a Nation (2016 film)|The Birth of a Nation]]'', ''[[Kill Me Three Times|Kill Me 3 Times]]'', ''[[Son of a Gun (film)|Son of a Gun]]'', ''[[Miss Julie (2014 film)|Miss Julie]]'', ''[[Elsa & Fred (2014 film)|Elsa & Fred]]'', ''[[Ginger & Rosa]]'', ''[[The English Teacher (film)|The English Teacher]]'', ''[[Lullaby (2014 film)|Lullaby]]'',<ref name=cnbc1>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/101553163|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140503043103/http://www.cnbc.com/id/101553163|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-05-03|title=Paramount Home Media Distribution and Samuel Goldwyn Films Collaborate on Distribution of William H. Macy's Directorial Debut and Sundance Feature RUDDERLESS|publisher=CNBC}}</ref> ''[[Supremacy (film)|Supremacy]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=The Exchange Takes 'Supremacy' to Cannes|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/the-exchange-takes-supremacy-to-cannes-1200440465/ | publisher=Variety}}</ref> ''[[Janie Jones (film)|Janie Jones]]'', ''[[Decoding Annie Parker]]'', ''[[I Melt with You (film)|I Melt With You]]'', and ''[[Daydream Nation (film)|DayDream Nation]]''.<ref name=Aaron1 />
Gilbert has been a producer and executive producer of recent films including ''[[Beatriz at Dinner]]'', ''[[Fences (film)|Fences]]'', ''[[The Birth of a Nation (2016 film)|The Birth of a Nation]]'', ''[[Kill Me Three Times|Kill Me 3 Times]]'', ''[[Son of a Gun (film)|Son of a Gun]]'', ''[[Miss Julie (2014 film)|Miss Julie]]'', ''[[Elsa & Fred (2014 film)|Elsa & Fred]]'', ''[[Ginger & Rosa]]'', ''[[The English Teacher (film)|The English Teacher]]'', ''[[Lullaby (2014 film)|Lullaby]]'',<ref name=cnbc1>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/id/101553163|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140503043103/http://www.cnbc.com/id/101553163|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-05-03|title=Paramount Home Media Distribution and Samuel Goldwyn Films Collaborate on Distribution of William H. Macy's Directorial Debut and Sundance Feature RUDDERLESS|publisher=CNBC}}</ref> ''[[Supremacy (film)|Supremacy]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=The Exchange Takes 'Supremacy' to Cannes|date=2 May 2013|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/the-exchange-takes-supremacy-to-cannes-1200440465/ | publisher=Variety}}</ref> ''[[Janie Jones (film)|Janie Jones]]'', ''[[Decoding Annie Parker]]'', ''[[I Melt with You (film)|I Melt With You]]'', and ''[[Daydream Nation (film)|DayDream Nation]]''.<ref name=Aaron1 />


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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*''Paradox'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/paradox|title=Movie Details - Paradox|publisher=Cineplex.com}}</ref>
*''Paradox'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/paradox|title=Movie Details - Paradox|publisher=Cineplex.com}}</ref>
*''Jabberwock'' (2011)
*''Jabberwock'' (2011)
*''[[Foreverland (film)|Foreverland]]'' (2011)<ref name="Movie Details - Foreverland" />
*''[[Foreverland (film)|Foreverland]]'' (2011)<ref name="Movie Details - Foreverland">{{cite web|title=Movie Details - Foreverland|url=http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/foreverland|publisher=Cineplex.com}}</ref>
*''[[Trust Me (2013 film)|Trust Me]]'' (co-produced) (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/clark-gregg-trust-me-avengers-movies-amanda-peet-376021|title=Clark Gregg Writing and Directing 'Trust Me,' a Dark Comedy About Child Stars|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
*''[[Trust Me (2013 film)|Trust Me]]'' (co-produced) (2013)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/clark-gregg-trust-me-avengers-movies-amanda-peet-376021|title=Clark Gregg Writing and Directing 'Trust Me,' a Dark Comedy About Child Stars|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|date=2 October 2012|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
*''[[A Single Shot]]'' (2013)<ref name="Aaron1" />
*''[[A Single Shot]]'' (2013)<ref name="Aaron1" />
*''Mighty Mighty Monsters in New Fears Eve'' (2013)<ref name="MMM1">{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/teletoon-picks-bron-s-mighty-mighty-monsters|title=TELETOON Picks Up Bron's 'Mighty Mighty Monsters'|last=Wolfe|first=Jennifer|publisher=Animation World News}}</ref>
*''Mighty Mighty Monsters in New Fears Eve'' (2013)<ref name="MMM1">{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/news/teletoon-picks-bron-s-mighty-mighty-monsters|title=Teletoon Picks Up Bron's 'Mighty Mighty Monsters'|last=Wolfe|first=Jennifer|publisher=Animation World News|access-date=2014-04-09|archive-date=2016-04-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407012232/http://www.awn.com/news/teletoon-picks-bron-s-mighty-mighty-monsters|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Mighty Mighty Monsters in Halloween Havoc'' (2013)<ref name="MMM1" />
* ''Mighty Mighty Monsters in Halloween Havoc'' (2013)<ref name="MMM1" />
* ''[[Rudderless]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|title=Radiant, Mars strike Rudderless deal|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/radiant-mars-strike-rudderless-deal/5056360.article|publisher=Screen Daily}}</ref>
* ''[[Rudderless]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|title=Radiant, Mars strike Rudderless deal|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/radiant-mars-strike-rudderless-deal/5056360.article|publisher=Screen Daily}}</ref>
*''[[Welcome to Me]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/james-marsden-wes-bentley-joan-cusack-1200569501/|title=James Marsden, Wes Bentley and Joan Cusack Round Out Cast of Wiig Pic|last=Kroll|first=Justin|publisher=Variety}}</ref>
*''[[Welcome to Me]]'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/james-marsden-wes-bentley-joan-cusack-1200569501/|title=James Marsden, Wes Bentley and Joan Cusack Round Out Cast of Wiig Pic|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=29 July 2013|publisher=Variety}}</ref>
*''[[Tell (2014 film)|Tell]]'' (2014)
*''[[Tell (2014 film)|Tell]]'' (2014)
*''Mighty Mighty Monsters in Pranks for the Memories'' (2015)<ref name="MMM1" />
*''Mighty Mighty Monsters in Pranks for the Memories'' (2015)<ref name="MMM1" />
*''[[I Saw the Light (film)|I Saw the Light]]'' (2015)<ref name="Ford">{{cite web|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw the Light' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)|date=15 October 2014|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hank-williams-biopic-i-saw-739662|publisher=Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="McNary">{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Tom Hiddleston to Play Country Icon Hank Williams in Biopic|date=12 June 2014|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/tom-hiddleston-hank-williams-movie-1201219530/|publisher=Variety}}</ref><ref name="Yamato">{{cite web|last=Yamato|first=Jen|title=Elizabeth Olsen Joins Tom Hiddleston In Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw The Light'|date=11 September 2014|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/elizabeth-olsen-tom-hiddleston-hank-williams-i-saw-the-light-832990/|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
*''[[I Saw the Light (film)|I Saw the Light]]'' (2015)<ref name="Ford" /><ref name="McNary" /><ref name="Yamato" />
*''[[Into the Forest]]'' (2015)<ref name="Cheney">{{cite web|last=Cheney|first=Alexandra|title=Max Minghella and Callum Keith Rennie Join 'Into the Forest' (EXCLUSIVE)|date=27 August 2014|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/people-news/max-minghella-and-callum-keith-rennie-join-into-the-forest-exclusive-1201291968/|publisher=Variety}}</ref><ref name="Rozema">{{cite web|last=Rozema|first=Patricia|title=Into the Forest|url=http://www.telefilm.ca/05/516/berlin/2015/en/films/category/252/view/into-the-forest/2200|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212223938/http://www.telefilm.ca/05/516/berlin/2015/en/films/category/252/view/into-the-forest/2200|archive-date=2015-02-12|access-date=2015-02-12|publisher=Telefilm Canada}}</ref>
*''[[Into the Forest]]'' (2015)<ref name="Cheney" /><ref name="Rozema" />
*''[[Meadowland (film)|Meadowland]]'' (2015)
*''[[Meadowland (film)|Meadowland]]'' (2015)
*''[[The Driftless Area]]'' (2015)<ref name="contactmusic.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/zooey-deschanel-anton-yelchin-topline-dark-comedy-the-driftless-area/|title=Zooey Deschanel, Anton Yelchin to Star in Dark Comedy 'The Driftless Area'|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
*''[[The Driftless Area]]'' (2015)<ref name="contactmusic.com">{{cite web|date=25 April 2014|title=Zooey Deschanel Has A New Movie Project! Enter 'The Driftless Area'|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/in-depth/zooey-deschanel-new-movie-the-driftless-area_4166661|access-date=30 March 2019|website=Contactmusic.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/04/zooey-deschanel-anton-yelchin-topline-dark-comedy-the-driftless-area/|title=Zooey Deschanel, Anton Yelchin to Star in Dark Comedy 'The Driftless Area'|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=23 April 2014|publisher=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
*''[[Tumbledown (2015 film)|Tumbledown]]'' (2015)<ref name="Wolfe" />
*''[[Tumbledown (2015 film)|Tumbledown]]'' (2015)<ref name="Wolfe">{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Rebecca Hall Joins Romantic Comedy 'Tumbledown'|date=30 January 2014|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/berlin-rebecca-hall-joins-romantic-comedy-tumbledown-1201078525/|publisher=Variety}}</ref>
*''[[Hyena Road]]'' (2015)
*''[[Hyena Road]]'' (2015)
*''[[Ithaca (film)|Ithaca]]'' (2015)
*''[[Ithaca (film)|Ithaca]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Special Correspondents]]'' (2016)
*''[[Special Correspondents]]'' (2016)
*''[[Una (film)|Una]]'' (2016)
*''[[Una (film)|Una]]'' (2016)
*''[[The Cleanse]]'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-johnny-galecki-chloe-sevigny-angelica-huston-in-horror-comedy-master-cleanse-1201183158/|title=CANNES: Johnny Galecki, Chloe Sevigny, Anjelica Huston in Horror-Comedy 'Master Cleanse'|last=McNary|first=Dave|publisher=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/pushing-daisies-alum-anna-friel-fargos-oliver-platt-join-johnny-galecki-in-master-cleanse-exclusive/|title='Pushing Daisies' Alum Anna Friel, 'Fargo's' Oliver Platt Join Johnny Galecki in 'Master Cleanse' (Exclusive)|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|publisher=The Wrap}}</ref>
*''[[The Cleanse]]'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/cannes-johnny-galecki-chloe-sevigny-angelica-huston-in-horror-comedy-master-cleanse-1201183158/|title=CANNES: Johnny Galecki, Chloe Sevigny, Anjelica Huston in Horror-Comedy 'Master Cleanse'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=16 May 2014|publisher=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/pushing-daisies-alum-anna-friel-fargos-oliver-platt-join-johnny-galecki-in-master-cleanse-exclusive/|title='Pushing Daisies' Alum Anna Friel, 'Fargo's' Oliver Platt Join Johnny Galecki in 'Master Cleanse' (Exclusive)|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=10 July 2014 |publisher=The Wrap}}</ref>
*''The Philosophy of Phil'' (2017)
*''The Philosophy of Phil'' (2017)
*''[[Beatriz at Dinner]]'' (2017)
*''[[Beatriz at Dinner]]'' (2017)
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*''[[A Simple Favor (film)|A Simple Favor]]'' (2018)
*''[[A Simple Favor (film)|A Simple Favor]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Front Runner (film)|The Front Runner]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Front Runner (film)|The Front Runner]]'' (2018)
*''[[Assassination Nation]]'' (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/assassination-nation-bella-thorne-maude-apatow-joel-mchale-1201999863/|title=Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, Joel McHale Join Thriller 'Assassination Nation'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=1 March 2017|publisher=Variety|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref>
*''[[Assassination Nation]]'' (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/assassination-nation-bella-thorne-maude-apatow-joel-mchale-1201999863/|title=Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, Joel McHale Join Thriller 'Assassination Nation'|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=1 March 2017|publisher=Variety|access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Henchmen (film)|Henchmen]]'' (2018)<ref name="awn.com" /><ref name="The Hollywood Reporter" />
* ''[[Henchmen (film)|Henchmen]]''{{efn|name=I|Credited as Bron Animation}} (2018)<ref name="awn.com" /><ref name="The Hollywood Reporter" />
* ''[[The Red Sea Diving Resort]]'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming Jr|first=Mike|title=Chris Evans To Star In 'Red Sea Diving Resort'|url=http://deadline.com/2017/03/chris-evans-red-sea-diving-resort-captain-america-gideon-raff-1202047050/|accessdate=20 March 2017|publisher=Deadline|date=20 March 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[The Red Sea Diving Resort]]'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Chris Evans To Star In 'Red Sea Diving Resort'|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/chris-evans-red-sea-diving-resort-captain-america-gideon-raff-1202047050/|access-date=20 March 2017|publisher=Deadline|date=20 March 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]'' (2019)
* ''[[The Willoughbys]]'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Martin Short, Maya Rudolph Join Ricky Gervais in Animated Film 'Willoughbys'|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/willoughbys-movie-martin-short-maya-rudolph-ricky-gervais-1202451503/|accessdate=2 June 2017|publisher=Variety|date=2 June 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[The Willoughbys]]''{{efn|name=I|Credited as Bron Animation}} (2020)<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Martin Short, Maya Rudolph Join Ricky Gervais in Animated Film 'Willoughbys'|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/willoughbys-movie-martin-short-maya-rudolph-ricky-gervais-1202451503/|access-date=2 June 2017|publisher=Variety|date=2 June 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[Those Who Wish Me Dead]]'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=
* ''[[Capone (2020 film)|Capone]]'' (2020)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-line-cinema-finance-angelina-jolies-who-wish-me-dead-1207020|title=New Line Cinema to Co-Finance Angelina Jolie's 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Eton|last=Vlessing|date=May 2, 2019|accessdate=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
* ''[[Pieces of a Woman]]'' (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shia-labeouf-joins-vanessa-kirby-pieces-a-woman-1249429|title=Shia LaBeouf to Star in Drama 'Pieces of a Woman' (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=October 22, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
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* ''[[Those Who Wish Me Dead]]'' (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/new-line-cinema-finance-angelina-jolies-who-wish-me-dead-1207020|title=New Line Cinema to Co-Finance Angelina Jolie's 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Eton|last=Vlessing|date=May 2, 2019|access-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref>
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* ''[[Harry Haft (film)|Harry Haft]]'' (TBA)
* ''[[Fonzo (film)|Fonzo]]'' (TBA)
* ''[[The Survivor (2021 film)|The Survivor]]'' (2021)
* ''[[A Journal for Jordan]]'' (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bronstudios.com/productions/ajournalforjordan|title=A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN -DECEMBER 25, 2021 &#124; BRON Studios|access-date=December 10, 2021|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211005557/https://bronstudios.com/productions/ajournalforjordan|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* ''[[Pieces of a Woman]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shia-labeouf-joins-vanessa-kirby-pieces-a-woman-1249429|title=Shia LaBeouf to Star in Drama 'Pieces of a Woman' (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|date=October 22, 2019|accessdate=December 9, 2019}}</ref>
* ''[[Americana (2023 film)|Americana]]'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/sydney-sweeney-halsey-paul-walter-hauser-simon-rex-brons-national-anthem-1234925918/|title=Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Simon Rex & Others Set For Bron's 'National Anthem'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=February 3, 2022|access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref>
* ''[[Surrounded (2023 film)|Surrounded]]'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/letitia-wright-jamie-bell-michael-k-williams-bron-studios-anthony-mandlers-surrounded-1234605733/|title=Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell And Michael K. Williams To Star In Bron Studios And Anthony Mandler's 'Surrounded'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=October 29, 2020|access-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref>
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* ''[[Monkey Man (film)|Monkey Man]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Solitary (upcoming film)|Solitary]]'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/david-oyelowo-nate-parker-solitary-1234774783/|title=David Oyelowo Reteams With Nate Parker on Drama 'Solitary'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref>


===Bron Creative===
===Bron Creative===
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*''[[Roman J. Israel, Esq.]]'' (2017) [[Columbia Pictures]]
*''[[Roman J. Israel, Esq.]]'' (2017) [[Columbia Pictures]]
*''[[The Mule (2018 film)|The Mule]]'' (2018) [[Warner Bros.]]
*''[[The Mule (2018 film)|The Mule]]'' (2018) [[Warner Bros.]]
*''[[Isn't It Romantic (2019 film)|Isn't It Romantic]]'' (2019) Warner Bros./[[New Line Cinema]]
*''[[Isn't It Romantic (2019 film)|Isn't It Romantic]]'' (2019) Warner Bros./[[New Line Cinema]]/[[Netflix]]
*''[[Child's Play (2019 film)|Child's Play]]'' (2019) [[Orion Pictures]]<ref name="vty0"/>
*''[[Child's Play (2019 film)|Child's Play]]'' (2019) [[Orion Pictures]]<ref name="vty0"/>
*''[[The Kitchen (2019 film)|The Kitchen]]'' (2019) Warner Bros./New Line Cinema
*''[[The Kitchen (2019 film)|The Kitchen]]'' (2019) Warner Bros./New Line Cinema
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*''[[The Good Liar]]'' (2019) Warner Bros./New Line Cinema<ref name="vty"/>
*''[[The Good Liar]]'' (2019) Warner Bros./New Line Cinema<ref name="vty"/>
*''[[The Addams Family (2019 film)|The Addams Family]]'' (2019) [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<ref name="vty0"/>
*''[[The Addams Family (2019 film)|The Addams Family]]'' (2019) [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<ref name="vty0"/>
*''[[Queen & Slim]]'' (2019) [[Universal Pictures]]
*''[[Queen & Slim]]'' (2019) [[Universal Pictures]]
*''[[Superintelligence (film)|Superintelligence]]'' (2020) HBO Max/Warner Bros./New Line Cinema<ref name="vty"/>
*''[[Greyhound (film)|Greyhound]]'' (2020) [[Apple TV+]]
*''[[Bad Trip (film)|Bad Trip]]'' (2020) Orion Pictures<ref name="vty0"/>
*''[[Gretel & Hansel]]'' (2020) Orion Pictures<ref name="vty0"/>
*''[[Gretel & Hansel]]'' (2020) Orion Pictures<ref name="vty0"/>
*''[[The Way Back (2020 film)|The Way Back]]'' (2020) Warner Bros.<ref name="vty"/>
*''[[The Way Back (2020 film)|The Way Back]]'' (2020) Warner Bros.<ref name="vty"/>
*''[[Superintelligence (film)|Superintelligence]]'' (2020) HBO Max/Warner Bros./New Line Cinema<ref name="vty"/>
*''[[Legally Blonde (franchise)|Legally Blonde 3]]'' (2020) MGM
*''[[Bad Trip (film)|Bad Trip]]'' (2021) Orion Pictures<ref name="vty0"/>/Netflix (uncredited)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Netflix Buys Eric Andre-Lil Rel Howery Comedy 'Bad Trip' From Orion|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/bad-trip-netflix-eric-andre-lil-rel-howery-orion-1234605958/|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2020-05-13|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Netflix Buys 'Bad Trip' From MGM After Virus Upends Theater Plan|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-13/netflix-buys-bad-trip-from-mgm-after-virus-upends-theater-plan|last1=Shaw|first1=Lucas|date=May 13, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2020|work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|last2=Gilblom|first2=Kelly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/netflix-2021-movie-slate/|title=Netflix Unveils A 2021 Film Slate With Bigger Volume & Star Wattage; Scott Stuber On The Escalating Film Ambition|date=January 12, 2021|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112140848/https://deadline.com/video/netflix-2021-movie-slate/|archive-date=January 12, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
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*''[[Candyman (2020 film)|Candyman]]'' (2020) Universal Pictures/MGM
*''[[Untitled Fred Hampton project]]'' (2020) Warner Bros.
*''[[Candyman (2021 film)|Candyman]]'' (2021) Universal Pictures/MGM
*''[[Respect (2020 film)|Respect]]'' (2020) MGM
*''[[Respect (2020 film)|Respect]]'' (2021) MGM
*''[[C'mon C'mon (film)|C'mon C'mon]]'' (2020) A24
*''[[House of Gucci]]'' (2021) MGM
*''[[Chaos Walking (film)|Chaos Walking]]'' (2021) Lionsgate
*''[[Cyrano (film)|Cyrano]]'' (2021) MGM
*''[[Licorice Pizza]]'' (2021) MGM/Focus Features
*''[[Chaos Walking (film)|Chaos Walking]]'' (2021) Lionsgate (uncredited)
*''[[The Addams Family 2]]'' (2021) [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
*''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021) Columbia Pictures
*''[[Ghostbusters: Afterlife]]'' (2021) Columbia Pictures
*''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]'' (2021) Warner Bros.
*''Bear Grylls Young Adventurer: Endangered'' (TBD) YBG Films<ref name="sd"/>
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*''[[65 (film)|65]]'' (2023) Columbia Pictures
*''The Thomas Crown Affair'' (TBD) MGM
*''[[Robocop Returns]]'' (TBA) MGM/Orion Pictures<ref name="vty0"/>


== References ==
==See also==
*[[Mad Solar]]


== Notes ==
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{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://bronstudios.com/}}
* {{Official website|http://bronstudios.com/}}

* {{IMDb company|0309252}}
{{Film Studio}}
{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Canadian companies established in 2010]]
[[Category:Companies based in Vancouver]]
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Bron Media Corporation
Bron Studios
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded2010
FounderAaron L. Gilbert
Brenda Gilbert
Headquarters
Vancouver
,
British Columbia, Canada
Key people
  • Aaron L. Gilbert (CEO)
  • Brenda Gilbert (Co-President)
  • Joel Guralnick (CLO)
  • Steven Thibault (COO)
Divisions
  • Bron Animation
  • Bron Creative (JV)
  • Bron Studios
  • Bron Releasing
  • Bron Life
  • Bron Digital
SubsidiariesBron Venture I LLC
Mad Solar
Websitebronstudios.com

Bron Studios (stylized as BRON) is a Canadian motion picture company based in British Columbia and owned by Bron Media Corporation. Bron's notable productions include Joker, Bombshell, Queen & Slim, Greyhound, Judas and the Black Messiah, The Mule, Henchmen,[1][2] Roman J. Israel, Esq., Rudderless, Welcome to Me, The Addams Family, The Willoughbys, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Bron Creative is a joint venture between Bron Studios and Creative Wealth Media. Bron Creative provides equity for studio productions and senior secured debt financing on appropriate film and television productions.

History

Bron Studios

Bron Studios was founded in 2010 by Aaron Gilbert and Brenda Gilbert.[3] Bron formed Bron Animation division led by Gil Rimmer and Ben Burden Smith as creative directors. The division's first project was two Mighty Mighty Monsters specials.[4]

Bankruptcy and involvement in securities fraud

On July 19, 2023, Bron Studios filed for creditor protection in Canada, and Chapter 15 bankruptcy in the United States, citing the COVID-19 pandemic and both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes as the reasons of its eventual downfall.[5] However, an April 28, 2023 report by the American Bar Association described a $100 million securities fraud perpetrated by Clayton Smith and Crystal Wealth Management, involving loans to BRON group productions.[6] The report also stated "there appears to be clear evidence that Gilbert, Thibault, and Smith worked together to mislead Crystal Wealth’s auditor BDO by coordinating their responses to inquiries about the financial position of the film loans."[7]

Bron Media

In September 2017, Bron Studios was reorganized with Bron Media Corp. becoming Bron Studios' parent company. Genre label the Realm, Bron Releasing and Bron Animation joined the studio as Bron Media subsidiaries. Daniel D. McClure was also hired as president and chief operating officer from his position as Toronto-based CQI Capital Management CEO.[8]

Its Bron Venture unit invested in starting up Media Res, Michael Ellenberg's TV and film production company in June 2017. Bron would also find financing for the start up's projects.[3]

By 2016, Bron Media and Creative Wealth Media form a joint venture, Bron Creative, to fund films. The venture's first film is Fences by Paramount Pictures. Next, the venture agreed to fully finance an animated film series, up to four films, based on Bear Grylls produced by YBG Films, a joint venture between Grylls and Platinum Films.[9] In December 2018, Bron Creative and Warner Bros. agreed to a six film slate deal with $100 million in co-financing.[10] Bron Creative agreed to another $100 million co-financing slate deal with MGM in June 2019.[11]

Bron TV

In the late 2010s, Bron began developing an internal television production group and partnered with producer and former HBO executive Michael Ellenberg's production company Media Res. Bron coproduced a series of international projects at this time. In 2019 and 2020, furthered expanded their television venture into a formal division.[12][13][14]

Management

Bron Studios was founded by Brenda and Aaron L. Gilbert. Aaron is a Canadian producer, executive producer, and financier of live-action and animated motion pictures and series television.[15] In addition to Bron, Gilbert is also the Managing Director of Media House Capital, a senior lender in the film and television business.[15]

Originally from London, Ontario, Canada, Gilbert moved to Los Angeles and Vancouver in 1994, beginning his career in the music management and music publishing industry with BOXX Entertainment before segueing into music supervision and licensing for film/television later in the 1990s, and then into animation[15] and live-action business affairs and finance. Music continues to be influential in his creative and project choices.

Gilbert has been a producer and executive producer of recent films including Beatriz at Dinner, Fences, The Birth of a Nation, Kill Me 3 Times, Son of a Gun, Miss Julie, Elsa & Fred, Ginger & Rosa, The English Teacher, Lullaby,[16] Supremacy,[17] Janie Jones, Decoding Annie Parker, I Melt With You, and DayDream Nation.[15]

Filmography

Bron Studios

Bron Creative

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Credited as Bron Animation

References

  1. ^ a b Wolfe, Jennifer. "Bron Animation Announces New Henchmen Feature". The Wrap.
  2. ^ a b Giardina, Carolyn (August 12, 2014). "Siggraph: Gary Sanchez Productions To Produce Animated "Henchmen" (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Littleton, Cynthia (June 8, 2017). "HBO Alum Michael Ellenberg Teams With Bron Studios to Launch Media Res Banner (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Zahad, Ramin (19 June 2012). "Bron Studios Launches Animated 'Monsters' Series". Animation Magazine.
  5. ^ "Bron Studios files for bankruptcy". Variety. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Kingston, Thomas (2023-07-25). "BRON Studios' Bankruptcy Begs Serious Questions". The Media C-Suite. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  7. ^ Huddleston, James (April 28, 2023). "Anatomy of a Multimillion-Dollar Film Fraud: The untold story and aftermath of one of Canada's largest Ponzi schemes that bilked over a thousand investors out of millions predicated on a fraudulent portfolio of film loans". American Bar Association.
  8. ^ McNary, Dave (September 2, 2015). "Bron Media Hires Daniel McClure as President". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Kay, Jeremy (May 18, 2019). "BRON Creative, Platinum Films partner on Bear Grylls animation (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d e McNary, Dave (December 18, 2018). "Warner Bros., Bron Strike $100 Million Co-Financing Deal". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e Moreau, Jordan (June 6, 2019). "MGM and Bron Creative Enter $100 Million Co-Financing Deal". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  12. ^ Malyk, Lauren (March 26, 2019). "Bron bolsters TV team". Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  13. ^ Hipes, Patrick (2020-12-03). "Bron Boosts TV Team, Adds Samantha Thomas As EVP And Emma Fleischer As Creative Producer". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  14. ^ "BRON Studios | Official Website". BRON Studios | Official Website. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  15. ^ a b c d e Kay, Jeremy. "Aaron Gilbert, A Single Shot". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  16. ^ "Paramount Home Media Distribution and Samuel Goldwyn Films Collaborate on Distribution of William H. Macy's Directorial Debut and Sundance Feature RUDDERLESS". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-03.
  17. ^ McNary, Dave (2 May 2013). "The Exchange Takes 'Supremacy' to Cannes". Variety.
  18. ^ "Movie Details - Paradox". Cineplex.com.
  19. ^ "Movie Details - Foreverland". Cineplex.com.
  20. ^ Kilday, Gregg (2 October 2012). "Clark Gregg Writing and Directing 'Trust Me,' a Dark Comedy About Child Stars". The Hollywood Reporter.
  21. ^ a b c Wolfe, Jennifer. "Teletoon Picks Up Bron's 'Mighty Mighty Monsters'". Animation World News. Archived from the original on 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  22. ^ Kay, Jeremy. "Radiant, Mars strike Rudderless deal". Screen Daily.
  23. ^ Kroll, Justin (29 July 2013). "James Marsden, Wes Bentley and Joan Cusack Round Out Cast of Wiig Pic". Variety.
  24. ^ Ford, Rebecca (15 October 2014). "Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw the Light' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter.
  25. ^ McNary, Dave (12 June 2014). "Tom Hiddleston to Play Country Icon Hank Williams in Biopic". Variety.
  26. ^ Yamato, Jen (11 September 2014). "Elizabeth Olsen Joins Tom Hiddleston In Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw The Light'". Deadline Hollywood.
  27. ^ Cheney, Alexandra (27 August 2014). "Max Minghella and Callum Keith Rennie Join 'Into the Forest' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  28. ^ Rozema, Patricia. "Into the Forest". Telefilm Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
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