Animation veteran Delna Bhesania has joined Montreal-based Rezolution Pictures as head of its newly launched animation division. The news was announced today by Rezolution Pictures president Archita Ghosh, and co-founders Ernest Webb and Catherine Bainbridge.
Bhesania is a two-time Emmy-winning producer and former CEO and founder of Canada’s Bardel Entertainment. With an impressive track record, including executive producer roles on acclaed shows such as The Dragon Prince and Rick and Morty, Bhesania brings a wealth of knowledge and decades of global animation experience to the team. She has worked with some of the world’s most prominent and prestigious studios including Dreamworks, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network/Adult Swim. Delna is a board member and founder of Drawn Together Vancouver, an industry group that empowers and advances women in the art, technical & business sectors of the animation industry.
Working closely with Ghosh and the Rezolution team, Bhesania will help develop dynamic animated content with engaging stories for international audiences. As one of Canada’s most well-established Indigenous production companies, Rezolution is committed to authentic representation and storytelling. By working in a collaborative setting with emerging and experienced talents to bring unique perspectives of story, design and animation to the industry, Delna, Archita, and the Rezolution team are excited to explore Indigenous stories, characters, and world views through their new Animation Division.
Bhesania and Ghosh will be at Annecy International Film Festival and Market (MIFA) this year as part of a Telefilm panel “Innovation Animation Approaches: Doing it Differently in Canada.” They will also be discussing new partnerships and collaborations to launch this new division of Rezolution Pictures.
“I am excited and thankful to have the chance to work with Delna, truly an exceptional successful and inspiring woman in animation,” says Ghosh. “Working together with the Rezolution team, we can open up cultural and Indigenous representation to the many different stories just waiting to be told in animation.”
“I am honored and delighted to be joining Ernest and Catherine and the whole team at Rezolution Pictures,” says Bhesania. “I know that Rezolution has been advancing the narrative when it comes to diversity and representation in the entertainment landscape for over 20 years in documentaries and series and I look forward to working with Archita to do the same in animation. Together, I know we can not only launch the new Animation Division but also take it to an international level,” says Bhesania.
Ghosh is the co-founder and former CFO of animation studio ED Film and has been a board member of the Canadia Media Producers Assoc. since 2020. She joined Rezolution Pictures earlier this year as president.
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