Taqqut Productions

Name

Taqqut Productions

Legal name

Taqqut Productions Inc.

Website

https://taqqut.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film and Television Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries (512), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Kids & Preschool Animation Production (MPADACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s & Youth Educational Entertainment (Edutainment) (EDAGALAK), Early Childhood Educational Media (Songs, Stories, Interactive) (EDAGALAC), Short-Form Animation (Shorts, Web Series) (MPADACAI), Live-Action Kids & Family Production (MPADABAF), Multimedia Learning Production (Video, Animation, Interactive) (EDAGAKAG)

Keywords

• Animated film production
• Children's television series
• Inuit educational content
• Indigenous media production
• Northern Canadian broadcasting

Headquarters

HQ city

Iqaluit

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Broadcast Licensing: Licensing of produced films and television series to broadcasters including APTN and CBC Gem. Content is sold/distributed through broadcast agreements with Canadian and international networks.
2. Film Festival Screenings: Revenue generated through film festival submissions, screenings, and associated licensing fees from international film festivals.
3. Educational Distribution: Distribution of films and content to educational institutions and educators, with teaching resources developed to support classroom incorporation.
4. Production Services: Provides project production services including web design, marketing, and technical writing to generate additional revenue streams.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Taqqut Productions is an Inuit-owned film and television production company that produces animated children's TV series, animated short films, and educational interstitials featuring Inuit culture, language, and storytelling. The studio develops original animation and live-action children's content from its Iqaluit headquarters, with productions broadcast on Canadian public broadcasters and distributed through educational channels and international film festivals.

Product overview

Taqqut Productions Inc. is an Inuit-owned film production company based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, specializing in youth and children's programming. The company operates as a multi-format studio producing live-action, stop-motion animation, 2D animation, and puppet films. Its product portfolio includes: television series (Anaana's Tent, Ukaliq & Kalla, Tundra Friends, Mia and the Monsters, Tuktu's Journey, Putuguq and Kublu, Nunamit, Beyond the Inuksuk, Qimm); animated short films (Angakuksajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice, The Giant Bear, The Orphan and the Polar Bear, Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves, The Amautalik, The Owl and the Lemming, How Nivi Got Her Names, What's My Superpower?); and educational interstitials (Tauja and Friends). The company also provides production services including web design, marketing, and technical writing. Content is distributed through broadcasters such as APTN and streaming platforms including APTN Lumi and CBC Gem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anaana's Tent Animated/live-action children's TV series aimed at preschool audiences, featuring Inuit cultural themes, songs, and stories; licensed to APTN and CBC Gem for broadcast distribution.
• Ukaliq & Kalla Animated children's TV series following the adventures of an Arctic hare (Ukaliq) and a lemming (Kalla), used to teach young audiences about Nunavut's land, language, and culture.
• Tundra Friends Animated children's TV series centered on Arctic animal characters in the tundra, in active production at the time of the company's profile.
• Angakuksajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice Animated short film exploring Inuit shamanic traditions and the relationship between a young apprentice and an elder; screened at film festivals and on APTN.
• The Giant Bear Animated short film retelling a traditional Inuit legend about a giant bear, designed for child and family audiences.
• The Orphan and the Polar Bear Animated short film based on a traditional Inuit story about an orphan child adopted by a polar bear spirit.
• Amaqqut Nunaat: The Country of Wolves Animated short film depicting Arctic wildlife and Inuit storytelling traditions centered on wolves.
• The Amautalik Animated short film exploring an Inuit mythological spirit figure, aimed at young audiences.
• The Owl and the Lemming Animated short film adapted from an Inuit folktale about a small lemming outsmarting a larger owl.
• How Nivi Got Her Names Animated short film explaining the Inuit naming tradition, written for educational use.
• What's My Superpower? Animated short film about a child discovering and celebrating their own unique abilities through an Inuit cultural lens.
• Tauja and Friends Educational interstitials (short-form educational segments) designed for classroom and broadcaster use to teach Inuit culture and language.

Quantifiable outcome

• Giant Bear won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short (2020)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kingulliit ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKingulliit Productions collaborated with Taqqut Productions on Angakuksajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice, combining production expertise on this award-winning animated short film.
• edFilms (e→d films)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnership with edFilms on Giant Bear (2018), an award-winning animated short film that won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short.
• Inhabit MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple Taqqut productions are based on books published by Inhabit Media, including The Orphan and the Polar Bear and The Amautalik, bridging publishing and animation production.
• Arvaaq BooksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTuktu's Journey is based on a book published by Arvaaq Books, written by Nadia Sammurtok and Rachel Rupke and illustrated by Ali Hinch.
• The 7 FingersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production with The 7 Fingers and Artcirq on Unikkaaqtuat, a live-action performance blending music, theatre, poetry, and circus arts with traditional Inuit stories.
• ArtcirqminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production with The 7 Fingers and Artcirq on Unikkaaqtuat, blending circus arts with traditional Inuit storytelling at the National Arts Centre.
• APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary broadcast partner airing Anaana's Tent (Seasons 1, 2, and upcoming Season 3), providing national distribution for Taqqut's Indigenous children's programming.
• CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBroadcast partner for Giant Bear (Short Film Face Off) and content available on CBC Gem streaming platform, providing national Canadian distribution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Isuma Distribution International: Inuit-owned film and media company led by Zacharias Kunuk (who also directed Taqqut's Shaman's Apprentice). Directly comparable as another Inuit-led production house creating Indigenous-language content from the Canadian Arctic.
• Inhabit Media: Inuit-owned publisher and producer of Indigenous children's books and media based in Iqaluit. Direct peer given partnership history (multiple Taqqut films are based on Inhabit Media books) and overlapping mandate in Inuit children's content.
• Kingulliit Productions: Co-producer of Angakuksajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice. Inuit-led production company creating animated and live-action Indigenous content with overlapping creative talent and broadcast partners.

Broad incumbents

• Wapos Bay / NITV (CBC Kids): CBC Kids produces and commissions Indigenous children's programming including Wapos Bay, an animated series about a Cree family. Operates with a much larger production and distribution infrastructure than Taqqut, sharing the Canadian public broadcaster distribution channel.
• 9 Story Media Group: Major Canadian children's entertainment producer and distributor (e.g., Wild Kratts, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood). Comparable in Canadian children's content production but at vastly greater scale and with commercial rather than Indigenous-focused mandate.
• Atomic Cartoons: Canadian-owned animation studio producing children's and family content for major global streamers. Comparable in Canadian-based animation production capabilities and preschool/kids series formats, though serving a broader commercial audience.

Regional players

• imagiNATIVE: Toronto-based Indigenous film and media arts organization running the annual imagineNATIVE festival. Comparable as an Indigenous content ecosystem player; Taqqut has won multiple awards at imagineNATIVE, signaling direct ecosystem overlap.

Emerging players

• Yeti Farm Creative: Canadian animation studio producing preschool and kids content (e.g., Pinkfong, Inspector Gadget). Comparable as a smaller Canadian animation studio producing for kids audiences, though focused on commercial IP rather than Indigenous storytelling.

Others

• APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network): Primary broadcast partner and customer rather than competitor; included because APTN's commissioning and content acquisition strategy directly shapes Taqqut's production slate and revenue potential.
• CBC Kids / CBC Gem: Distribution partner and customer; relevant because CBC Gem is one of the primary streaming venues for Taqqut's content in Canada, making it a key GTM channel rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC0CFir9CFmiX8dotadvOb_w/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/taqqut
• Instagraminstagram.com/taqqut
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taqqut-productions

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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