Shaftesbury
Production company · CanadaClosed to unsolicited work
A Canadian television production company. No unsolicited script or concept material.
The door
Closed to unsolicited work
Their terms state they do not seek unsolicited ideas or materials for script and concept development.
Door state checked against their official pages 25 Aug 2026.
What they're looking for
- Formats
- TV Pilot
- Genres
- Drama
- Takes approaches from
- Worldwide
Canadian television drama and family programming. Read from their published slate rather than a stated brief.
Read from their recent slate, not stated by them.
How to approach
Their terms of use state they do not seek unsolicited ideas or materials for script and concept development, audiovisual content, products or services. Script development is named directly, so the policy is not a generic website disclaimer that happens to catch screenplays.
Canadian television is heavily commissioned and co-produced, so representation and producer relationships are the working routes here.
The PreList verdict
Who this is for: represented Canadian writers and co-producing partners.
Who should skip it: cold submissions. Worth pairing with the Canadian agency listed in this directory, which does take literary submissions directly, as the more realistic starting point in that market.
Dylian Salvatore, Founder of The PreList · Updated 7 Sept 2026
Frequently asked questions
Does Shaftesbury accept unsolicited submissions?
No. Their terms state they do not seek unsolicited ideas or materials for script and concept development, audiovisual content or products.
Getting ready to approach Shaftesbury?
Every door here reads to reject. The PreList gives your script a full read first: coverage across 11 metrics, formatting and completeness checks, and a rewrite room to act on the notes before anything reaches a submissions inbox.
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