Charlotte
THE BODYBUILDER AND I
15 reasons to live
teenage hamlet
real time
Natasha
January Media is a Toronto based production
company founded by Julia Rosenberg in 2005.
COMING SOON
2025 | Director: Tasha Hubbard
Stars: Michael Greyeyes, Carmen Moore, Alex Rice, Michelle Thrush
2025 | Director: Mélanie Charbonneau
Stars: Nina Kiri, Vincent Leclerc, Enrico Colantoni, Antoine Pilon
2025 | Director: Anita Doron
Stars: Nicolette Pearse, Amanda Babaei Vieira, Brenna Coates
MEDIA
Shopaholic
Writer & Director: Leah JohnstonProducing
Partners: Jason Buxton, Workhorse Pictures & Leah Johnston, Pretty Fierce Films
A woman’s shopping addiction spirals out of control, threatening to destroy everything she holds dear
COMing soon
La Vita Piu Bella Del Mondo
Writers: Luca Giordano, Fabio Mollo, Vanessa Picciarelli
Director: Fabio Mollo
Based on the true story of DJ Fabo, an Italian man fights to receive end of life care after being severely disabled in an accident.
COMing soon
THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN
Writer: Paul Moncrieffe
Producing Partner: Howard Huxham, TONIC DNA
When the curse of All Hallow’s Eve is revisited upon the town of Hallow, a grieving girl and her mischievous friends embark on an extraordinary trick-or-treating journey through the Doors of the Dark World to stop Mr. Boo and his monster mash of ghouls.
COMing soon
GOLDENROD
Writer: Tamara Faith Berger
COMing soon
IN DEVELOPMENT
Charlotte
Director: Tahir Rana, Eric Warin
Stars: Keira Knightley, Jim Broadbent, Sam Claflin, Helen McCrory
2021
Natasha
Director: David Bezmozgis
Stars: Alex Ozerov-Meyer, Sasha Odesa, Genadijs Dolganovs, Deanna Dezmari
2015
15 Reasons to Live
Director: Alan Zweig
2013
Real Time
Director: Randall Cole
Stars: Randy Quaid, Jay Baruchel, Jayne Eastwood
2013
Teenager Hamlet
Director: Margaux Williamson
2010
The Body Builder and I
Director: Bryan Friedman
2007
ABOUT US
Since its founding in 2005, January has produced films across a wide range of genres. From its first film, the theatrical documentary The Bodybuilder and I (Best Canadian Documentary, Hot Docs 2007) to its most recently released film, the animated feature Charlotte starring Keira Knightley (Canada’s Top Ten 2021, Nominated for Best Indie Feature Annie Awards), January’s productions are collaboration with the best of Canadian and international talent and financing.
In 2024, January produced three live-action features, all set for release in 2025: Out Standing, directed by Mélanie Charbonneau; Maya & Samar, directed by Anita Doron; and Birth of a Family, directed by Tasha Hubbard.
JULIA ROSENBERG
Producer
Julia Rosenberg is a longtime film producer who began her career as a film executive, working on acclaimed features like Being Julia and Fugitive Pieces. She went on to launch January Films, producing both scripted and documentary projects, including The Bodybuilder and I (Best Canadian Documentary, Hot Docs) and Real Time, starring Randy Quaid and Jay Baruchel.
In 2021, the animated feature Charlotte, based on the life of artist Charlotte Salomon and voiced by Keira Knightley, premiered at TIFF and was released internationally the following year. Now rebranded as January Media, her company continues to champion bold, character-driven storytelling, with three new feature films set for release in 2025.
ADA WOLTERS
Manager, Operations & Development
Ada Wolters has over a decade of experience in business and operations management. She studied theatre and film at Queen’s University, and has written, directed, or produced many plays and short films.
She was in Sheila Heti and Margaux Williamson’s writing group for a number of years, now she runs it. Her forthcoming novel is Oddy.
NEWS
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