Stories driven by purpose

About

At Kilam Media Inc., we believe your story deserves to be told with care. As a woman-led media production company, we bring a thoughtful approach to every project, no matter its stage of development. Whether you need something compelling for film, TV, or the web, seamless live stream production, or impactful campaign development, we partner with you to collaboratively plan, execute, and deliver high-quality results that bring your vision to life.

Our Mission

We create impactful and inclusive media that uplifts audiences, prioritizes the well-being of our cast and crew, and champions underrepresented voices. By fostering ethical, collaborative, and sustainable filmmaking practices, we ensure that storytelling is both empowering and responsible—on screen and behind the scenes.

Our Vision

We envision a media industry where diverse voices are celebrated, filmmakers are supported with care and integrity, and storytelling is a driving force for positive change. Through mentorship, funding, and advocacy, we aim to build an entertainment landscape that is equitable, ethical, and inspires others to do the same.

Our Advisory Board

Formed in 2024, our Advisory Board offers invaluable guidance in the direction of the company with the goal of fostering thoughtful, accessible and inclusive storytelling in our productions and projects and ensuring they are aligned with the company’s vision and values.

Our Values

Inclusivity and Respect:

  • Treat clients, staff, volunteers, partners, mentors, and mentees with dignity, irrespective of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, culture, disabilities, or limitations.

  • Hold zero tolerance for violence, hate, discrimination, or racism from staff, community partners or stakeholders.

  • Commit to ongoing training in accessibility, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and trauma-informed practices.

Honesty and Transparency:

  • Emphasize clear communication for effective collaboration.

  • Value and uphold accountability when we make mistakes.

Balance and Mental Health:

  • Prioritize self-care and family well-being for better relations.

  • Reject hustle culture, stepping away from “urgency” and prioritize mental health.

  • Set clear boundaries as a key to success.

Open-Minded Collaboration:

  • Embrace diverse perspectives and ideas for collaborative storytelling.

  • Value and incorporate input from others who’s stories we may be helping to shape.

Commitment to Equity

  • Share opportunities, when possible, with primarily women-of-colour, Indigenous community members, immigrant newcomers and LGBTQ2S+ folks living with a range of abilities.

  • Prioritize the hiring, commissioning and mentoring of members in these communities.

  • Ensure digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We completed AODA training, received a verified Certificate for Web Accessibility training and regularly attend workshops through Accessibility Canada.

  • We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards based off of WCAG 2.1.

Commitment to Environment

We strive to be a zero waste business based on the Zero Waste Declaration.After our Founder, Mailyne committed to a zero waste life for one year in 2015, we brought that to our ethos, committing to caring for our environment with action and advocacy. Our goals are to:

  • Contribute to social and community development and donate annually to environmental organizations such as Water First.

  • Develop and encourage partnerships that enable knowledge-sharing on sustainable best practices.

  • Advocate and prioritize sustainable practices on film productions

  • Advocate for incentives and policy for sustainability.

  • Conduct due diligence to evaluate potential partners for ethical alignment and to ensure they will not contribute to negative social or environmental impacts.

What We Do

Kilam Media's roots began in marketing, initially producing promotional videos and delivering traditional and digital marketing campaigns. In 2021 Kilam Media began collaborating with writers, filmmakers and other production companies to develop scripted and unscripted short and feature length films with a diverse lens for Film, TV and Web.

Film production

We take care of your production needs, no matter the budget. Whether it's a pre-production, production, post-production or live streams, we work with some of the most experienced and top level AV & film crew in Los Angeles and Ottawa (Canada).

Marketing and Communications

Our marketing team focuses on long-term strategies with specific, smart goals alongside digital marketing solutions that are targeted & data driven.We handle strategic planning, graphic design, PR, print media, photography, audio and video content, and communication across traditional platforms and social media.

Whether developing 360 marketing campaigns or producing a film from concept to distribution, a well thought out strategy aligned with your vision is what we do. As a boutique production company, we work collaboratively with a select number of clients and projects per year across North America to ensure that you are taken care of with quality and dedication.

Contact Us

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited film proposals or submissions.

Productions

Films

Short film | In post-production

Short film | In post-production

Short film | In post-production

Features

Feature film | In development

Documentary

In production

Feature Doc | 2021 on Absolutely Canadian (CBC Gem)

Film poster for Black Mental Health Changing the Narrative documentary on YouTube
Share Your Career web series for YouTube

Released

Policies and Statements

Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct

The Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct confirms our commitment to safe and respectful workplaces and to an industry free of harassment including sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence.
Harassment can take many forms including unwanted sexual attention, inappropriate jokes or texts, threats, and other unwelcome verbal, written, visual or physical communication or conduct.
Everyone has a responsibility to build safe and respectful workplaces.Harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence can affect individuals at every level of the industry.Promoting increased gender equality and diversity is one way to break down barriers and reduce or eliminate these behaviours.The principles espoused in this Code are applicable to all work and work-related environments. These can include but are not limited to, auditions or casting meetings, job interviews, industry events, festivals, awards, company functions, production studios and sets (whether local or remote), offices and rehearsal and performance venues.Signatories to this Code will lead by example by upholding the highest standards of respect, encouraging the good-faith reporting of complaints concerning harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence and cooperating in the investigation of such complaints.In adhering to this Code of Conduct, Signatory organizations agree to take the following steps as applicable to identify and address harassment including sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence:

  • Enact policies and procedures that maintain zero tolerance for harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence;

  • Designate people in the workplace to receive complaints of harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence;

  • Provide a timely process for the investigation and resolution of complaints;

  • Implement proportional consequences for violations; and

  • Protect from retaliation or reprisal those individuals who in good faith allege violations of anti-harassment, discrimination and violence policies and procedures.

In implementing the above, Signatories will take the following steps, as applicable:

  • Ensure everyone in the workplace is aware of anti-harassment, discrimination and violence policies and procedures;

  • Encourage people to set and respect personal boundaries and engage in consent-based interactions;

  • When work requires physical contact or scenes of nudity, intimacy or violence, adhere to applicable respectful workplace policies and collective agreement obligations;

  • Provide safe places where work may be performed for example, by not requiring individuals to attend meetings alone or in spaces such as private hotel rooms, etc.; and

  • Encourage instructors, teachers, coaches and those providing training in the industry to adhere to this Code and share its principles with their students.

Signatories to this Code of Conduct agree to take all applicable steps to quickly address substantiated complaints of workplace harassment including sexual harassment, discrimination and violence. Such steps may include the following:

  • Requiring remedial action such as counselling and/or training;

  • Disciplinary action (as per collective agreements and individual organization, union, guild and workplace policies) including restrictions, suspension or termination of employment and/or membership; or

  • Legal action as per applicable laws including human rights legislation.

Accessibility Statement

Kilam Media Inc. strives to ensure digital accessibility across our websites and social media channels. In 2021, we completed AODA training and received a verified certificate for web accessibility through edX. Attending workshops through Accessibility Canada are part of our ongoing commitment to ensure we are staying up to date. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards based off of WCAG 2.1.Every year we identify and fix every possible accessibility barrier on our site. Despite our efforts to make all pages and content on kilammedia.ca fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution.If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on kilammedia.ca or require assistance with any part of our site, please contact Customer Support during normal business hours at: info[AT]kilammedia[DOT]caWe appreciate your patience with us.

Unsolicited Policy

Kilam Media Inc. and its subsidiaries, parent, affiliates and/or related entities (collectively, 'Kilam Media') do not accept unsolicited submissions, including and without limitation marketing plans, scripts, creative decks, videos, audio, artwork and other materials and/or any other unsolicited information and materials whatsoever, also referred to as (“Unsolicited Submission(s)”).At any given time, we have multiple ongoing projects at various stages of development, all with varying products and/or materials in creation, and any similarity between any Unsolicited Submissions and our creative works, including without limitation any film, web shows, television series, commercial, podcast, musical composition, branded content, story, character, title or concept, is coincidental. Unsolicited materials will not be reviewed, forwarded, or retained by any staff, contractors, partners or affiliates of Kilam Media Inc.
DO NOT SEND UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS, as they will be deleted or destroyed immediately upon receipt, regardless of the mode of delivery.info[AT]kilammedia[DOT]caWe appreciate your patience with us.