ABOUT BORKEN CREATIVE
We are a spanking new independent production and marketing company located in Toronto, Canada. With a combined twelve years of experience as storytellers, producers, and marketers, we’re branching out on our own to produce raw and authentic original content while helping indie filmmakers market their IP.
IN DEVELOPMENT
STARGAZE
SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTQUEER
Two begrudging Elderqueers must chaperone a ragtag group of bickering Youth Queer Ambassadors across the far-flung regions of space. The STARSHIP DIVINE’s mission: to seek out the UNITY CRYSTAL, a legendary weapon that will aid in the struggle against the cosmic forces of oppression and conformity. But when the crew responds to a distress call from CHRYSTRAH, a refugee from the planet STIGMITA, along with her boyfriend ‘I am JUST an Ally’ BOBP, queer-infighting, cosmic ransomware, and sentient shag carpeting threaten to tear this newly-formed coalition apart. Can the youths put aside their petty differences to face these existential threats as a united force before it’s too late?
MARKETING SOLUTIONS FOR INDIE PRODUCTIONS
Digital marketing agencies excel at targeting products and services to consumers for businesses. But as an indie filmmaker, your customers are funders and audiences — not skincare or appliance buyers. Film production marketing is an entirely different ballgame; not only will conventional marketing methods fail to hit the mark — they can also conflict with the maze of funder budgetary requirements, putting your production at risk.
That’s where we come in. Borken Creative is all about marketing for producers, by producers. As storytellers, screen content producers, and digital marketers familiar with the Canadian funding landscape, we’re uniquely positioned to work within those parameters because we’ve been through it ourselves. We combine that first-hand experience with storytelling-based marketing and branding strategies to get you off the ground and take your production to the next level.
MARKETING FOR PRODUCERS, BY PRODUCERS
Marketing and audience development strategy solutions tailored for indie producers by storytellers, content producers, and marketers who know the Canadian screen content funding landscape inside and out.
SAVE TIME & ENERGY
As a DIY indie producer, you know the story you want to tell and how to make a quality production. Unfortunately, there’s a ton of misinformation out there, and you probably don’t know where to start. We’ll provide the strategy and guidance to help you market your IP your way, saving you time and energy.
STORYTELLING-DRIVEN MESSAGING
Businesses sell products. You sell stories. As creators ourselves, we know how to reach your prospective audiences with powerful storytelling-driven marketing that captures their attention and stimulates their imagination.
FUNDER STRATEGY GUIDANCE
Navigating the maze of funder requirements and budgetary constraints can be daunting for even the most experienced producer. We can help indie filmmakers tailor their messaging strategy and audience discoverability plans the right way – with funders’ requirements in mind.
WHO WE ARE
CARRIE CUTFORTH
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Carrie Cutforth creates fun shit across a range of media: interactive, digital, web series, film, live events, text and more.
DEAN DORVAL
VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF CONTENT AND BRANDING
A professional writer and content & branding strategist with years of experience engaging audiences through fundamental storytelling practices.