2022/23

IEF Micro-grant Receipient

Maria Kennedy | Woman Identifying Business Owner Micro-grant

Maria Kennedy

Maria Kennedy

Business: Little Engine Moving Pictures

Maria Kennedy is owner and co-founder of Little Engine Moving Pictures, a Canadian entertainment studio that specializes in the development, production and distribution of original, innovative live-action and animated series for a global audience of Kids and Family.

Her expertise lies in creating strategic equity partnerships through financing and pre-sales of original series in development, and assembling world-class creative teams to produce award-winning series like Cutie Pugs, Tiny and Tall, Now You Know and Canada Crew.

Little Engine’s distribution division has sold to over 100 countries in English, French, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese and Korean. Their catalogue includes award-winning series by Imagine Create Media, Dofala Studios, WorldStar Network and Mango Moon Productions. Little Engine’s mission is to entertain, educate and inspire children around the world. We think. We can. We do.