ComediHa! Distribution rebrands as Amuz Distribution ahead of LA Screenings

Quebec-based scripted and unscripted comedy distributor ComediHa! Distribution has rebranded as Amuz Distribution and is looking to acquire new programming.

Alex Avon

Amuz Distribution will expand ComediHa!’s objective to create and sell finished programmes and originals by ramping up acquisitions.

The rebrand was made possible by contributions from Fonds Quebecor, Canada Media Fund and Quebec government agency Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC).

The funds, in the short term, will be used to acquire new comedy and feel-good global programming to grow Amuz Distribution’s library, while developing in house and securing new coproduction and broadcast partners. Distribution and acquisition talent will be added to the team.

Current shows in Amuz Distribution’s catalogue include scripted comedy series Writer’s Block, studio variety format In Lieu of Flowers, and dramedy series The Phoenix and About Antoine.

Amuz Distribution executives include strategic content manager Zoe Crabtree. The company will be in LA next week at the LA Screenings and C21’s Content LA to meet with execs and hunt for new acquisitions.

Alex Avon, VP of global distribution at Amuz Distribution, said the firm has a “mission to bring premium feel-good comedy around the globe, especially in need in these challenging times.”