Bron Studios Explained

Bron Media Corporation
Trade Name:Bron Studios
Founder:Aaron L. Gilbert
Brenda Gilbert
Industry:Motion pictures
Subsid:Bron Venture I LLC
Mad Solar
Foundation:2010
Location City:Vancouver
Location Country:British Columbia, Canada

Bron Studios (stylized as BRON) is a Canadian motion picture company based in British Columbia 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 .

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 $100M 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. In addition to Bron, Gilbert is also the Managing Director of Media House Capital, a senior lender in the film and television business.

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.

Filmography

Bron Studios

Bron Creative

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolfe. Jennifer. Bron Animation Announces New Henchmen Feature. The Wrap.
  2. News: Giardina. Carolyn. Siggraph: Gary Sanchez Productions To Produce Animated "Henchmen" (Exclusive). August 13, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. August 12, 2014.
  3. News: Littleton . Cynthia . HBO Alum Michael Ellenberg Teams With Bron Studios to Launch Media Res Banner (EXCLUSIVE) . December 2, 2019 . Variety . June 8, 2017 . en.
  4. Web site: Zahad. Ramin. Bron Studios Launches Animated 'Monsters' Series. 19 June 2012. Animation Magazine.
  5. Web site: Bron Studios files for bankruptcy. July 19, 2023. July 19, 2023. Variety. en.
  6. Web site: Kingston . Thomas . 2023-07-25 . BRON Studios' Bankruptcy Begs Serious Questions . 2024-05-04 . The Media C-Suite . en-US.
  7. Web site: 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. News: McNary . Dave . Bron Media Hires Daniel McClure as President . December 2, 2019 . Variety . September 2, 2015 . en.
  9. News: Kay . Jeremy . BRON Creative, Platinum Films partner on Bear Grylls animation (exclusive) . December 2, 2019 . Screen Daily . May 18, 2019 . en.
  10. News: McNary . Dave . Warner Bros., Bron Strike $100 Million Co-Financing Deal . December 2, 2019 . Variety . December 18, 2018 . en.
  11. News: Moreau . Jordan . MGM and Bron Creative Enter $100 Million Co-Financing Deal . December 2, 2019 . Variety . June 6, 2019 . en.
  12. Web site: March 26, 2019. Lauren. Malyk. Bron bolsters TV team. 2020-12-10.
  13. Web site: Hipes. Patrick. 2020-12-03. Bron Boosts TV Team, Adds Samantha Thomas As EVP And Emma Fleischer As Creative Producer. 2020-12-10. Deadline. en-US.
  14. Web site: BRON Studios Official Website. 2020-12-10. BRON Studios Official Website. en. 2022-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120221914/https://bronstudios.com/tv. dead.
  15. Web site: Kay. Jeremy. Aaron Gilbert, A Single Shot. Screen Daily. 7 February 2013.
  16. Web site: Paramount Home Media Distribution and Samuel Goldwyn Films Collaborate on Distribution of William H. Macy's Directorial Debut and Sundance Feature RUDDERLESS. https://archive.today/20140503043103/http://www.cnbc.com/id/101553163. dead. 2014-05-03. CNBC.
  17. Web site: McNary. Dave. The Exchange Takes 'Supremacy' to Cannes. 2 May 2013. Variety.
  18. Web site: Movie Details - Paradox. Cineplex.com.
  19. Web site: Movie Details - Foreverland. Cineplex.com.
  20. Web site: Clark Gregg Writing and Directing 'Trust Me,' a Dark Comedy About Child Stars. Kilday. Gregg. 2 October 2012. The Hollywood Reporter.
  21. Web site: Teletoon Picks Up Bron's 'Mighty Mighty Monsters'. Wolfe. Jennifer. Animation World News. 2014-04-09. 2016-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407012232/http://www.awn.com/news/teletoon-picks-bron-s-mighty-mighty-monsters. dead.
  22. Web site: Kay. Jeremy. Radiant, Mars strike Rudderless deal. Screen Daily.
  23. Web site: James Marsden, Wes Bentley and Joan Cusack Round Out Cast of Wiig Pic. Kroll. Justin. 29 July 2013. Variety.
  24. Web site: Ford. Rebecca. Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw the Light' Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive). 15 October 2014. Hollywood Reporter.
  25. Web site: McNary. Dave. Tom Hiddleston to Play Country Icon Hank Williams in Biopic. 12 June 2014. Variety.
  26. Web site: Yamato. Jen. Elizabeth Olsen Joins Tom Hiddleston In Hank Williams Biopic 'I Saw The Light'. 11 September 2014. Deadline Hollywood.
  27. Web site: Cheney. Alexandra. Max Minghella and Callum Keith Rennie Join 'Into the Forest' (EXCLUSIVE). 27 August 2014. Variety.
  28. Web site: Rozema. Patricia. Into the Forest. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150212223938/http://www.telefilm.ca/05/516/berlin/2015/en/films/category/252/view/into-the-forest/2200. 2015-02-12. 2015-02-12. Telefilm Canada.
  29. Web site: 25 April 2014. Zooey Deschanel Has A New Movie Project! Enter 'The Driftless Area'. 30 March 2019. Contactmusic.com.
  30. Web site: Zooey Deschanel, Anton Yelchin to Star in Dark Comedy 'The Driftless Area'. Sneider. Jeff. 23 April 2014. Deadline Hollywood.
  31. Web site: McNary. Dave. Rebecca Hall Joins Romantic Comedy 'Tumbledown'. 30 January 2014. Variety.
  32. Web site: CANNES: Johnny Galecki, Chloe Sevigny, Anjelica Huston in Horror-Comedy 'Master Cleanse'. McNary. Dave. 16 May 2014. Variety.
  33. Web site: 'Pushing Daisies' Alum Anna Friel, 'Fargo's' Oliver Platt Join Johnny Galecki in 'Master Cleanse' (Exclusive). Sneider. Jeff. 10 July 2014 . The Wrap.
  34. Web site: Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, Joel McHale Join Thriller 'Assassination Nation'. McNary. Dave. 1 March 2017. Variety. 1 March 2017.
  35. Web site: Fleming. Mike Jr.. Chris Evans To Star In 'Red Sea Diving Resort'. 20 March 2017. Deadline. 20 March 2017.
  36. Web site: McNary. Dave. Martin Short, Maya Rudolph Join Ricky Gervais in Animated Film 'Willoughbys'. 2 June 2017. Variety. 2 June 2017.
  37. Web site: Shia LaBeouf to Star in Drama 'Pieces of a Woman' (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. Mia. Galuppo. October 22, 2019. December 9, 2019.
  38. Web site: New Line Cinema to Co-Finance Angelina Jolie's 'Those Who Wish Me Dead'. The Hollywood Reporter. Eton. Vlessing. May 2, 2019. May 7, 2019.
  39. Web site: A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN -DECEMBER 25, 2021 | BRON Studios. December 10, 2021. December 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211005557/https://bronstudios.com/productions/ajournalforjordan. dead.
  40. Web site: Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Simon Rex & Others Set For Bron's 'National Anthem'. Deadline Hollywood. Justin. Kroll. February 3, 2022. February 24, 2023.
  41. Web site: Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell And Michael K. Williams To Star In Bron Studios And Anthony Mandler's 'Surrounded'. Deadline Hollywood. Justin. Kroll. October 29, 2020. November 10, 2020.
  42. Web site: David Oyelowo Reteams With Nate Parker on Drama 'Solitary'. Variety. Dave. McNary. September 18, 2020. September 22, 2020.
  43. Web site: Netflix Buys Eric Andre-Lil Rel Howery Comedy 'Bad Trip' From Orion. McNary. Dave. 2020-05-13. Variety. en. 2020-05-14.
  44. News: Netflix Buys 'Bad Trip' From MGM After Virus Upends Theater Plan. Shaw. Lucas. May 13, 2020. May 14, 2020. Bloomberg. Gilblom. Kelly.
  45. Web site: Netflix Unveils A 2021 Film Slate With Bigger Volume & Star Wattage; Scott Stuber On The Escalating Film Ambition. January 12, 2021. Mike Jr.. Fleming. Deadline Hollywood. January 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112140848/https://deadline.com/video/netflix-2021-movie-slate/. January 12, 2021. live.

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