Speaker Details

Full Name
FORTÉ Entertainment
Company
FORTÉ Entertainment
Country (Address)
Canada
Biography
International Emmy Award-winning FORTÉ Entertainment has quickly built its reputation as one of Canada’s top producers of high-quality content. Founded in 2015 by veteran creator/producers, Andrea and Mitchell Gabourie, FORTÉ creates and produces a wide range of high-quality, top-rated content in documentary, factual, lifestyle, scripted and kids’ spaces for clients and broadcasters worldwide.

FORTÉ’s recent productions include Disney+’s upcoming, epic hybrid scripted-reality series, THE QUEST, and the international documentary , HOW IT GOT HERE for BYUtv and Super Channel. FORTÉ is currently in development on its scripted feature; STICK UP MEN, based on the novel “Jackrabbit Parole” by legendary bank-robberturned writer, Stephen Reid and the feature concert documentary, BLUE RODEO – LIVE AT THE KEE. FORTÉ has partnered with prolific LA-based producer, J. Todd Harris (“The Kids are Alright”, “The Chicago Seven”) and is in early pre-production on the feature film, BEAR SEASON, written by Donald Martin (“Brazen”, “Isabelle”, “Milton’s Secret”) and to be directed by Simon Aboud (“The Beautiful Fantastic”). FORTÉ has also optioned the rights to the book series, THE ACCIDENTAL GANGSTER. Based on the dramatic, true life events of Birmingham nightclub empresarios, Hazel and Eddie Fewtrell, the pilot script is written by acclaimed writer/director Declan O’Dwyer (“Miss Scarlett & the Duke”, “Flowers in the Attic”, “Merlin”).

FORTÉ’s recent unscripted credits include SNACK ATTACK (Food Network US), hit fashion reality series STITCHED (Slice/Corus Studios),
International Emmy-award-winning SNAPSHOTS (CBC Kids), HELLO GOODBYE (CBC), LIFE STORY PROJECT (OWN) and LET’S GET HITCHED (CBC).