Milliken who founded the company in 1999. BSP is dedicated to creating, developing and producing films and television series representing the Indigenous voice and perspective while generating much needed capacity for Indigenous talent in the film and television industries. BSP was the first Aboriginal-owned production company to create and produce a dramatic series based entirely on Aboriginal the
mes and content for both APTN and mainstream network, Showcase Television. The series, Moccasin Flats, garnered the first-ever Best Dramatic Series Gemini nomination for Aboriginal producers in the history of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. We develop and produce theatrical films and television series including 3 seasons of the Gemini nominated and award-winning "Moccasin Flats”. Our very first prime-time comedy animation series "By The Rapids" aired for four seasons on Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and has been acquired by networks in Australia and New Zealand. Big Soul’s first feature, Fire Song, premiered at TIFF in 2015 and has since screened at 30 festivals and garnered several awards and accolades. Fire Song has been acquired by Air Canada, SBS Australia, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and is being distributed in the US by Wolfe Releasing. V-Tape will represent the film in Canada while Marina Cordoni is the film’s sales agent for VOD and Television worldwide. Laura Milliken recently completed her participation in the TIFF STUDIO program with 15 other emerging feature film producers. She has received many awards and honours for her work in television, mentoring and business. While producing her comedy/variety series, The Guilt Free Zone (GFZ), now entering its third season x 13, she is actively creating and developing more film and television projects. First and foremost, BSP is a content creator and producer with a passion for expressing Indigenous voices and perspectives. At the heart of that passionate mission is a fierce determination to discover talent, unearth incredible stories and craft them in collaboration with funders, talent and stakeholders to generate a new and exciting movement in storytelling for screen based media in Canada and around the world.
