1 week ago
Ron & Aussie Sets Three-Picture Deal With Launch North
Ron & Aussie Productions has made a deal to produce three movies with Launch North.
Launch North is the Canadian branch of The Launch Company.
The companies will work together on all three films.
The first movie is expected to start filming this fall in Toronto.
Lovell Adams-Gray, Kiana Madeira, Joanne Jansen and Orville Cummings are part of its cast.
Ron Dias will direct the movies.
Ron Dias and Joanne Jansen will write them together.
More information about the films is expected at a Toronto International Film Festival event on September 11, 2026.
Ron & Aussie Productions has signed a three-picture co-production deal with Toronto-based Launch North.
The partnership follows the 2025 Canadian theatrical release of Morningside.
The first film is scheduled to begin production this fall in Toronto.
Lovell Adams-Gray, Kiana Madeira, Joanne Jansen and Orville Cummings are attached to star.
Ron Dias will direct all three films, with Dias and Joanne Jansen writing them together.
- Who
- Ron & Aussie Productions, Launch North, Ron Dias, Joanne Jansen and the attached cast.
- What
- The companies signed a three-picture co-production deal, beginning with a film scheduled for production this fall.
- Where
- Production is scheduled in Toronto, Canada, with further announcements at a Toronto International Film Festival event.
- When
- The first film is due to begin production this fall; the remaining slate is due to be announced on September 11, 2026.
- Why
- The companies aim to develop and produce Canadian films while improving their path to audiences and international markets.
Key facts
- Production companies
- Ron & Aussie Productions and Launch North
- Deal
- Three-picture co-production agreement
- First film production
- Scheduled to begin this fall in Toronto
- Attached cast
- Lovell Adams-Gray, Kiana Madeira, Joanne Jansen and Orville Cummings
- Directors
- Ron Dias will direct all three films
- Writers
- Ron Dias and Joanne Jansen will write all three films
- Announcement date
- September 11, 2026, during the Big Day Out event
Quotes
Chris K. Daniels
Founder of The Launch Company
“Ron and I wrote these three films for the people we wanted to see on screen, and we get to make them in the city they came out of. That is not a small thing for a Canadian company. I am looking forward to introducing the stories and the people behind them at Big Day Out”
deadline.com
“This deal gives us the opportunity to keep building the kind of films we want to make while creating a clear path from development through production and eventually to audiences. We are excited to begin with our first film this fall and to reveal the full slate at TIFF”
deadline.com
