Halifax Film Preps Family Drama

HALIFAX, September 3: DHX
Media’s Halifax Film subsidiary will produce six episodes of a new one-hour
family drama series for Vision TV in Canada.

Mahalia, which is the working title, follows Mahalia
Brown, a gifted young gospel singer who is on the verge of leaving behind the
safety of her church and family for the fast track to pop stardom. Set against
violent conflict within her troubled urban neighborhood, Mahalia will test the
limits of her spirituality in a material world.

Michael Donovan, the
chairman and CEO of DHX Media, said: “We are delighted to be working with
Vision TV for the first time on their first original hour-long drama series. Mahalia is the newest addition to DHX Media’s growing
library of content, which consists of over 2,200 half-hour episodes. Organic
growth is a key element in DHX Media’s business model, and Mahalia is the latest example of DHX Media’s ability to
augment our core area of kids’ content.”

—By Jackie Stewart