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Bron Media Corporation
Bron Studios
IndustryFilm
Founded2010; 15 years ago (2010)
FounderAaron L. Gilbert
Brenda Gilbert
Defunct2023 (2023)
Headquarters
Burnaby
,
British Columbia, Canada
Key people
  • Aaron L. Gilbert (CEO)
  • Brenda Gilbert (co-president)
  • Steven Thibault (COO)
Divisions
  • Bron Animation
  • Bron Creative (JV)
  • Bron Digital
  • Bron Life
  • Bron Releasing
  • Bron Studios
  • Bron Ventures
SubsidiariesMad Solar
Websitebronstudios.com

Bron Studios (stylized as BRON) was a Canadian motion picture company based in British Columbia owned by Bron Media Corporation between 2010 and 2023. The company's notable productions included 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 was a joint venture between Bron Studios and Creative Wealth Media. Bron Releasing was a subsidiary company concerned with sales and distribution of films.

History

Bron Studios

Bron Studios was founded in 2010 by Aaron L. Gilbert and Brenda Gilbert.[3] Originally from London, Ontario, Aaron began his career in the music industry before segueing into film finance and production.[4] He served as the managing director of Media House Capital, a senior lender in the film and television business,[4] prior to launching the company.

Bron Creative was a joint venture between Bron Studios and Creative Wealth Media, which provided equity for studio co-productions and senior secured debt financing for independent film and television productions.

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.[5]

Bron Releasing

On October 12, 2021, Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier co-founded Upgrade Productions, based in Los Angeles, which formed a partnership with Bron Releasing, aiming to develop and produce quality local-language productions for a worldwide audience. Backed by German company Constantin Film, Upgrade aimed to finance projects in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Japan.[6] In November 2021, Bron appointed Kier as president of Bron sales, marketing and distribution arm [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]

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.[15] 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.[16] 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."[17]

Filmography

Bron Studios

Bron Creative

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c Kay, Jeremy. "Aaron Gilbert, A Single Shot". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  5. ^ Zahad, Ramin (June 19, 2012). "Bron Studios Launches Animated 'Monsters' Series". Animation Magazine.
  6. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (October 12, 2021). "Top Executives Matt Brodlie, Jonathan Kier Launch Upgrade Productions, Backed by Constantin Film". Variety. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (November 1, 2021). "Jonathan Kier Set As President Of Bron Releasing As Part Of Sales Push & Upgrade Productions Alliance". Deadline. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  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 December 10, 2020.
  13. ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 3, 2020). "Bron Boosts TV Team, Adds Samantha Thomas As EVP And Emma Fleischer As Creative Producer". Deadline. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  14. ^ "BRON Studios | Official Website". BRON Studios | Official Website. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  15. ^ "Bron Studios files for bankruptcy". Variety. July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  16. ^ Kingston, Thomas (July 25, 2023). "BRON Studios' Bankruptcy Begs Serious Questions". The Media C-Suite. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  17. ^ 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.
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  19. ^ "Movie Details - Foreverland". Cineplex.com.
  20. ^ Kilday, Gregg (October 2, 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 April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  22. ^ Kay, Jeremy. "Radiant, Mars strike Rudderless deal". Screen Daily.
  23. ^ Kroll, Justin (July 29, 2013). "James Marsden, Wes Bentley and Joan Cusack Round Out Cast of Wiig Pic". Variety.
  24. ^ Ford, Rebecca (October 15, 2014). "Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw the Light' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter.
  25. ^ McNary, Dave (June 12, 2014). "Tom Hiddleston to Play Country Icon Hank Williams in Biopic". Variety.
  26. ^ Yamato, Jen (September 11, 2014). "Elizabeth Olsen Joins Tom Hiddleston In Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw The Light'". Deadline Hollywood.
  27. ^ Cheney, Alexandra (August 27, 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 February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  29. ^ "Zooey Deschanel Has A New Movie Project! Enter 'The Driftless Area'". Contactmusic.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  30. ^ Sneider, Jeff (April 23, 2014). "Zooey Deschanel, Anton Yelchin to Star in Dark Comedy 'The Driftless Area'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 25, 2014.
  31. ^ McNary, Dave (January 30, 2014). "Rebecca Hall Joins Romantic Comedy 'Tumbledown'". Variety.
  32. ^ McNary, Dave (May 16, 2014). "CANNES: Johnny Galecki, Chloe Sevigny, Anjelica Huston in Horror-Comedy 'Master Cleanse'". Variety.
  33. ^ Sneider, Jeff (July 10, 2014). "'Pushing Daisies' Alum Anna Friel, 'Fargo's' Oliver Platt Join Johnny Galecki in 'Master Cleanse' (Exclusive)". The Wrap.
  34. ^ McNary, Dave (March 1, 2017). "Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, Joel McHale Join Thriller 'Assassination Nation'". Variety. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  35. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 20, 2017). "Chris Evans To Star In 'Red Sea Diving Resort'". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  36. ^ McNary, Dave (June 2, 2017). "Martin Short, Maya Rudolph Join Ricky Gervais in Animated Film 'Willoughbys'". Variety. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  37. ^ Galuppo, Mia (October 22, 2019). "Shia LaBeouf to Star in Drama 'Pieces of a Woman' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  38. ^ Vlessing, Eton (May 2, 2019). "New Line Cinema to Co-Finance Angelina Jolie's 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
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  41. ^ Kroll, Justin (October 29, 2020). "Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell And Michael K. Williams To Star In Bron Studios And Anthony Mandler's 'Surrounded'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  42. ^ McNary, Dave (September 18, 2020). "David Oyelowo Reteams With Nate Parker on Drama 'Solitary'". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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