Tag: Chehala
Canada – ᐋᐧᐸᓇᒐᐦᑯᐢᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ Chehala Leonard named Producer with the NFB North West Studio in Edmonton.
Montreal – National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Executive Producer David Christensen announced today that Chehala Leonard has been named Producer at the NFB’s North West Studio, where she will be based out of the studio’s Edmonton office. Chehala is a member of the Aseniwuche Winewak Nation, located near Grande Cache, Alberta, and is the founder of ᐊᐢᑭᕀ Askîy Media Inc., an Indigenous-owned production company that focuses on sharing land-based stories through film and media. She has worked as a producer on the 13-part Canadian Rockies Series that’s airing on WILD TV and has worked on co-productions that involved pre-development, ... Read more