Blue Ant Studios adds unscripted VP

Blue Ant Studios, the production arm of Canada’s Blue Ant Media, has hired a senior VP of unscripted content for its LA office.

Jennifer Harkness

Jennifer Harkness joins Blue Ant Studios from Canadian factual entertainment prodco Cream Productions, where she has been senior VP of sales and development for the US since 2015.  In this role, she focused on sales and development of original unscripted programming for US broadcasters and networks.

Prior to working at Cream, Harkness was at California-based social media agency Jumpwire Media, which she co-founded, before which she was head of development of factual entertainment at Canada’s Temple Street Productions.

With 20 years’ experience in the television and film industry, Harkness has also held positions such as executive director for the Banff World Television Festival and production executive at Canada’s Global Television Network.

In her newly created role at Blue Ant Studios, Harkness will focus on developing, selling and producing unscripted series for the US and global markets.

Sam Sniderman, executive VP of global production at Blue Ant Media, said: “Jennifer has a keen eye for the contemporary market, passion for compelling stories and brings with her a wealth of high-level relationships with buyers in LA and New York.”