Trudeau to launch production company at TIFF with former top aide Katie Telford

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Thompson, N. (2026, September 13). Trudeau to launch production company at TIFF with former top aide Katie Telford. The Globe and Mail. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-and-tv/article-justin-trudeau-production-company-tiff-katie-telford/

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The Globe and Mail · collected 2026-09-13 · by Nicole Thompson

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Justin Trudeau is launching a production company called Hope & Hard Work at the Toronto International Film Festival with Katie Telford, his former chief of staff. The company will produce both scripted and unscripted content, including projects like Perry Chafe’s novel "Closer by Sea" and Uzma Jalaluddin’s mystery series "Detective Aunty." This move follows similar ventures by former political figures such as Barack Obama and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is entering the entertainment industry by launching a production company called Hope & Hard Work at the Toronto International Film Festival. The company will be run alongside his former chief of staff, Katie Telford, with plans to produce both scripted and unscripted content. Two initial projects include the Newfoundland-set novel Closer by Sea and the cozy mystery Detective Aunty, for which Trudeau and Telford will serve as executive producers. This move aligns with Trudeau's advocacy of "soft power," a concept he discussed at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year, highlighting the importance of popular culture. Trudeau’s venture follows similar initiatives by former U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama through their production company Higher Ground Productions, which has produced multiple successful projects.

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🔮 A press release from the company says Hope & Hard Work will create both scripted and unscripted content, and several projects are already in development.
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🔮 I don’t think in any other festival, I would have the chance to watch so many movies.”
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Davos Hope & Hard Work Newfoundland the Toronto International Film Festival the World Economic Forum

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Trudeau PERSON · 3× Davos GPE · 2× Hope & Hard Work ORG · 2× American NORP · 1× Justin Trudeau PERSON · 1× Katie Telford PERSON · 1× Newfoundland GPE · 1× Perry Chafe’s PERSON · 1× Telford GPE · 1× Uzma Jalaluddin’s PERSON · 1×

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They include Perry Chafe’s Newfoundland-set coming-of-age novel Closer by Sea, and Uzma Jalaluddin’s cozy mystery Detective Aunty, with Trudeau and Telford set to serve as executive producers.
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🔮 A press release from the company says Hope & Hard Work will create both scripted and unscripted content, and several projects are already in development.
2026-09-13 · The Globe and Mail
Trudeau to launch production company at TIFF with former top aide Katie Telford · assertive framing

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Justin Trudeau is officially getting into showbiz. asserted
Trudeau → get → showbiz
The former prime minister is launching a production company with his longtime chief of staff, Katie Telford, called Hope & Hard Work. asserted
minister → launch → staff
They’re announcing the new venture at the Toronto International Film Festival today. asserted
They → announce → Festival
A press release from the company says Hope & Hard Work will create both scripted and unscripted content, and several projects are already in development. asserted
projects → say → development
They include Perry Chafe’s Newfoundland-set coming-of-age novel Closer by Sea, and Uzma Jalaluddin’s cozy mystery Detective Aunty, with Trudeau and Telford set to serve as executive producers. asserted
Trudeau → include → producers
Trudeau stepped back from politics after announcing his resignation in January, 2025 and has been on the speaking circuit, including at the World Economic Forum in Davos. asserted
Trudeau → step → Davos
There, he spoke about the importance of “soft power,” an umbrella that includes popular culture. asserted
that → speak → culture
He was joined at Davos by his girlfriend, the American pop star Katy Perry. asserted
He → join → girlfriend
With the production company, Trudeau follows in the footsteps of former U.S. president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, who in 2018 founded Higher Ground Productions. asserted
who → follow → Productions
Their projects include the 2023 biopic Rustin and documentary American Symphony. asserted
projects → include → biopic
Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, also launched a production company after stepping back from their official roles with the Royal Family. asserted
Harry → launch → Family
Archewell Productions created the podcasts Archetypes and Confessions of a Female Founder, and the unscripted series Harry & Meghan and With Love, Meghan. asserted
Productions → create → Love
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