WFI BEGINS PRODUCTION ON KIDS WILDLIFE RESCUE SERIES FOR RADIO-CANADA

Host, Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash with Wildlife Haven ambassador, Ash.

Wookey Films’ 2022-2023 production season is promising to be the highest-volume yet since its start 9 years ago, with a total of 42 episodes of both scripted and unscripted episodes of TV in the works.

Among those: 26 x 30 minute episodes recently green-lit by Radio-Canada for unscripted children’s wildlife series, ‘Manaachihtow: À la rescousse des animaux sauvages’ which will follow the rescues, rehabilitations and releases of animal patients being cared for at Manitoba’s Wildlife Haven Rehab Centre.

The show will be hosted by Cree activist, Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash, co-directed by Métis director, Chris Gaudry and the Wookeys and co-written by Rebecca Potvin and Wookey Films’ Denise Darling. It will be DP’d by Wookey’s Jesse de Rocquigny and Line produced by Wookey’s Katy Slimmon.

The series will also feature unique artwork by Métis artist Candace Lipischak of Manitoba.

The series is set to air nationally on Radio-Canada and be available online in Winter 2024.