Vancouver’s Big Time Decent Productions is stepping into the distribution world, bringing on London-based sales executive Sarah McCormack (pictured right) as a consultant.

The newly launched distribution arm, Big Time Decent International, is led by René Brar (pictured centre), who will now add sales to his existing remit as head of development. He’ll be supported by McCormack, who has held senior sales roles at Moonbug Entertainment, BBC, Beyond Rights and Flame Distribution.

Big Time Decent is the company behind such unscripted titles as History’s Yukon Rescue and Backroad Truckers and AMI’s Underdog Inc. The prodco launched a scripted division last year, titled Bread & Better Films. Both unscripted and scripted titles from the company will be sold under the new distribution arm.

Big Time Decent International will make its market debut at MIPCOM in October, where the team will actively seek third-party content to invest in, according to a news release.

“We’ve always made content with international audiences in mind — but with our company now five years old and having secured a number of hits under our belt, the time feels right to start selling it ourselves and to see where else we can take our IP to help the business grow further,” said Big Time Decent president Matthew Shewchuk (pictured left) in a statement.

“There’s a real hunger right now for character-driven, unscripted series with heart — and that’s currently what we do best,” added Brar.

Image courtesy of Big Time Decent Productions