A bold, inventive, and compassionate team
With production partners across the globe et aussi chez nous au Québec!
Poutine Studios is a collective of bold, creative storytellers united by a shared mandate: to produce high-quality, thought-provoking entertainment that champions diverse and underrepresented perspectives, both on screen and behind the scenes.
With over two decades of experience across the Canadian and international industry, the company takes an extremely hands-on approach, guiding each project from inception through development, financing, production, and final delivery. Its slate spans original scripted and unscripted content, developed both in-house and in close collaboration with emerging and established creators. Through these partnerships, Poutine Studios actively supports creative vision while helping unlock access to financing and strategic expertise, sometimes through executive producing roles.
At the core of its work is a deep commitment to equity, inclusion and social impact, ensuring a broader range of voices and lived experiences are reflected at every stage of the storytelling process. In 2025, the company expanded its global reach through a strategic partnership with DUO Productions to co-develop original and adapted IP in both English and French, building a dynamic slate of series designed to resonate across markets and cultures.
Debra Kouri
President & Producer
Debra Kouri is the founder and producer of Poutine Studios, a boutique prodco known for championing underrepresented voices through bold, bilingual, and culturally resonant storytelling. Working across scripted, unscripted, and documentary formats, she creates work that reflects the diversity of Canada while connecting with audiences at home and abroad.
With more than 25 years of experience, some of Debra’s feature producing credits include Office Games (Tubi), The Bend (Super Channel), and the upcoming Telefilm‑financed narrative feature Moving Day (CBC Films/Hollywood Suite). Her social‑impact documentary work includes Le Défi de l’info / Breaking the News (Bell Media), Trafficked Voices (CBC), Butterfly: Into the Maze of Human Trafficking(Telus Originals), and La Plaque tournante (Radio‑Canada). She is also producing the theatrical feature doc Voices from the Concrete Ceiling (in post‑production) and Les Endo‑Guerrières (Radio‑Canada).
Debra’s television work spans series such as The Detectives (CBC) and international formats including Dining with the Enemy (TV5) and Baggage Battles (Corus), amongst other unscripted series in English and French.
Beyond her production slate, Debra is a leading advocate for the future of Canadian media. She serves as Co-President of the Quebec English‑Language Production Council (QEPC), where she also directs the Mentorship Program for Emerging Producers, making the development of the next generation of creators central to her practice.
Martin Cabral
Creative & Technical Director
With a background in IT, computer programming and technical support, Marty’s easygoing adaptability is his biggest asset. He’s renowned for being a jack-of-all trades in the film and television industry, performing a variety of roles wherever he’s needed – both on and off set. As a unionized technician, he performs multiple roles in the camera department including expert-level drone piloting, and often also works with the locations and/or unit departments in order to ensure a smoother-running show. But if asked to choose only one function to perform for the rest of his life, he’d easily pick using his creative side, helping to create worlds, characters and plot lines for the many projects on Poutine Studios’ slate.
