Lisa Broadfoot

Lisa Broadfoot is the Vice President of Industry and Business Affairs at Canadian Media Producers Association. She is responsible for providing strategic advice to CMPA members with respect to industry matters, business affairs, and production financing. As a member of the CMPA’s senior leadership team, Lisa develops and executes strategies and advocacy related to sources of production financing, provides advice to members regarding industry and business affairs, builds relationships with industry stakeholders, reviews and advises on public policy matters and engages in government relations efforts relating to industry and business affairs matters. Prior to joining the CMPA, Lisa was Senior Vice President, Business Affairs & Production Financing with Boat Rocker Media, and before that she was Director, Production Finance and Operations with DHX Media (now Wildbrain). She has hands-on business affairs and finance experience in the areas of children’s and youth, animation, scripted drama, factual, and documentary productions. She has also been an Executive Producer in commercial film production, and a producer and production manager for documentary feature films and television. Lisa sits on Ontario’s Screen Industry Advisory Council and the Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Board. She has been an instructor in Production Accounting and Tax Credits for Women in Film and Television – Toronto and is co-chair of Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute’s School Council.

Lisa has a BA and MA in English Literature from McGill University.