Covid, media landscape challenges, strikes “have made Bron’s ability to continue its existing business impossible”.Bron, the Canadian producer and co-financier of studio titles like Joker, House Of Gucci and Licorice Pizza, has filed for protection from its Canadian creditors.The company has also filed for recognition of the initial creditor protection order – issued by the Supreme Court of British Columbia – in the United States under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.It is attempting to steer through a recovery after a brutal confluence of events that has afflicted many in the industry – Covid, financial challenges, and now the double strike.
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