Mark Bishop

Co-President
Blue Ant Studios

Mark Bishop is Co-President of Blue Ant Studios. He joined Blue Ant Media after its acquisition of the award-winning production and distribution company, marblemedia and its distribution company, D360, which he co-founded with Matthew Hornburg and served as co-CEO for over 20 years.

Mark is responsible for overseeing and growing the company's distribution business and oversees co-productions, digital, pre-sales, production finance, and worldwide sales activities, in addition to studio marketing, communications and government relations. He has worked with all levels of government to advise on, and help shape, policies that enhance industry support. Mark currently serves on the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) Board of Directors and as an executive board committee member of the Canadian Association of Content Exporters (CACE). He is a board member of Film Ontario and a Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) RTA Media Production Program Advisory Council (PAC) Member.

His relentless drive and creativity has brought audiences around the world original, award-winning programming including Davey and Jonesie's Locker (Prime Video and Hulu), Race Against the Tide (CBC), All Around Champion (TVO), Drink Masters (Netflix), Ghosting with Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan (CBC), Blown Away (Netflix), Northwoods Survival/Hard North (APTN, Nat Geo, Prime Video), plus the TIFF People's Choice Documentary winning feature Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe (Prime Video).

Mark has also gained widespread recognition for his impactful contributions to the television industry. Recently, he was included in The Globe & Mail's 25 Most Influential People in Canadian Television and was featured as Variety Magazine's "Titans of Unscripted" in their Reality Impact Report. Additionally, The Hollywood Reporter acknowledged him as "Next Generation Content Producers."