Toronto-based production company Media Headquarters has optioned the film and television rights to Buffalo Jump and the sequel, High Chicago. The contract—which happened to arrive on November 13, Howard’s birthday—was negotiated by entertainment agent Carl Liberman, head of the literary department at The Characters Agency—with help from entertainment lawyers Norm Bacal and Paul Chodirker of Heenan Blaikie.

Media Headquarters, headed by partners Rob and Shari Cohen, has produced award-winning drama, documentary, reality and children’s programming, including the recent miniseries The Summit, starring Bruce Greenwood and Christopher Plummer. Broadcaster and distributor partners have included CBC, CTV, CanWest, PBS, NFB and many others.

More information will be made available as the project progresses.