Willem Wennekers
Showrunner, Portfolio Entertainment
Willem Wennekers is currently a co-creator, executive producer, and showrunner on the Adult Swim Canada series Doomsday Brothers. He is also the co‐creator, executive producer, and showrunner of the adult‐animated hit Fugget About It. Willem has written for the Canada‐Australia‐US youth series Oh Yuck: The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty, and the feature films The Night Class, Weirdsville, Kiss and Cry, Step Dogs, Pups United, Full Out, Treasure Hounds, From the Vine and the forthcoming Buckley’s Chance. His comedy pieces have appeared in National Lampoon Online and in the book National Lampoon’s Magazine Rack.
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The Changing Landscape of Canadian Prime Time Animation
With new streamers popping up everywhere competing for new content and animation thriving during lockdowns – how is Canada primed to succeed in the rapidly evolving world of Prime Time animation?
