Independent production companies
| by: | May 15, 2000 |
The following is an alphabetical list of Canadian independent production companies as well as the names of feature film and television projects produced in 1999. Projects in development - some of which went into production over the year - are also listed. The chart on pp. B2-3 tracks the amount individual companies spent on production and development in 1999. Information was provided for both lists by companies in response to a questionnaire from Playback.
Playback asked companies to submit information pertaining only to those projects in which they participated as a financial partner, and requested that, in the case of coproductions, companies report spending based on their portion of the budget. We stipulated that dollar figures reflect only spending attributed to the calendar year 1999.
Production companies were also asked to indicate separately the amount of service work they completed, in order to track the total volume of production.
In some cases where companies chose not to respond, Playback estimated production volumes. There were occasions, however, when we could not do an estimate because of a lack of data. Some of these companies - which have been known to represent significant production volume, and which may have been mainly in development mode in '99 - are omitted from the list. Examples are: Norstar Filmed Entertainment, Aska Film Productions, Serendipity Point Films, Arto-Pelli Motion Pictures, Sienna Films, and Portfolio Entertainment.
Format code:
* a - animation * a-la - animation/live-action * a-ad - adult animation * ant - anthology * ch - children's * doc - documentary * d - drama
* ed - educational * f - feature * fam - family * hd - high-definition * lf - large-format * m/l - magazine/lifestyle * mm - multimedia * ms - mini-series * mow - tv movie * p - pilot * s - series * sh - short * sp - special * v - variety * y - youth
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Accent Entertainment
666B Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M6J 1E5
Tel.: (416) 867-8700
Fax: (416) 867-1764
E-mail: accent_@istar.ca
Company established: 1989
Key execs: Susan Cavan, president/producer
Projects produced in 1999:
* Superstar (f-d) * Twitch City
(s-com)
Projects developed in 1999:
* Was (f-d) * The Devil is a Teenager (f-d) * Mr. Sandman (f-d) * Entertainment Life (f-d) * The Bookies (f-d) * Fatman (mow) * Hold Fast (mow)
Independent volume: $3,000,000
Service volume: $10,000,000
Distribution revenue: n/a
ACPAV
1050 Rene-Levesque Est,
Bureau 200,
Montreal, Que. H2L 2L6
Tel.: (514) 849-2281
Fax: (514) 849-9487
E-mail: acpav@generation.net
Company established: 1971
Key execs: Marc Daigle, president/producer; Bernadette Payeur, producer/treasurer; Rene Gueissaz, producer/secretary
Projects produced in 1999:
* L'erreur boreale (f-doc) * Les nouveaux alchimistes (doc) * Miracle a Memphis - Elvis Gratton ii (f-d)
Projects developed in 1999:
* Fleur de Cobalt/Cobalt Bloom (f-d) * 20h17 (f-d) * La lune viendra d'elle-meme (f-d) * Les immortels
(f-d) * Studio Six (f-d) * Le roi lepreux (f-doc) * La roi de l'eau (f-doc)
Independent volume: $2,000,000
Distribution revenue: n/a
a.k.a. Cartoon
#200 - 220 Cambie Street,
Vancouver, b.c. V6B 2M9
Tel.: (604) 682-6652
Fax: (604) 682-6259
E-mail: vincent@akacartoon.com
Company established: 1994
Key execs: Danny Antonucci, executive producer/director; Ruth Vincent producer/accountant; Christine Danzo, producer
Projects produced in 1999:
* Ed, Edd 'n Eddy i & ii (s-ch-a)
Independent volume: $7,000,000
Distribution revenue: n/a
Alliance Atlantis Communications
121 Bloor Street East,
Suite 1400,
Toronto, Ont. M4W 3M5
Tel.: (416) 967-1174
Fax: (416) 960-0971
Website: www.allianceatlantis.com
Company established: Merged 1998
Key execs:
Television production: Michael MacMillan, chairman/ceo; Peter Sussman, president, television production; Ted Riley, president television distribution; Steve Ord, executive vp, television production; Christine Shipton, executive vp, television production; John Morayniss, executive vp, television production; Marnie Sanderson, executive vp, television distribution; Mary Kahn, senior vp, television production, series; Ian McDougall, senior vp television production, mows/miniseries; Suzanne French, vp, children's programming; Suzanne Chapman, director of development
Feature film: Seaton McLean, president motion picture production; Victor Loewy, chairman, motion picture group; Bill House, executive vp, motion picture production; Ted East, senior vp, development & production, motion picture production; Charlotte Mickie, senior vp, acquisitions & development, motion picture group; Jan Nathanson, director, acquisitions & development, motion picture group
Projects produced in 1999:
* Traders v (s) * Power Play ii (s) * Cold Squad (s) * Drop The Beat (s) * Amazon (s) * Psi Factor iv (s) * Beastmaster (s) * Earth: Final Conflict iii (s) * Outer Limits iv & v (s) * Murder Most Likely (mow) * Harry's Case (mow) * Catch A Falling Star (mow) * Survivor (mow) * On Hostile Ground (mow) * Nuremberg (ms) * Sixth Grade Alien (s-ch-la) * The Famous Jett Jackson ii (s-ch-la) * In A Heartbeat (ch-p) * 15 Moments (f-d) * Felicia's Journey (f-d)
Playback asked companies to submit information pertaining only to those projects in which they participated as a financial partner, and requested that, in the case of coproductions, companies report spending based on their portion of the budget. We stipulated that dollar figures reflect only spending attributed to the calendar year 1999.
Production companies were also asked to indicate separately the amount of service work they completed, in order to track the total volume of production.
In some cases where companies chose not to respond, Playback estimated production volumes. There were occasions, however, when we could not do an estimate because of a lack of data. Some of these companies - which have been known to represent significant production volume, and which may have been mainly in development mode in '99 - are omitted from the list. Examples are: Norstar Filmed Entertainment, Aska Film Productions, Serendipity Point Films, Arto-Pelli Motion Pictures, Sienna Films, and Portfolio Entertainment.
Format code:
* a - animation * a-la - animation/live-action * a-ad - adult animation * ant - anthology * ch - children's * doc - documentary * d - drama
* ed - educational * f - feature * fam - family * hd - high-definition * lf - large-format * m/l - magazine/lifestyle * mm - multimedia * ms - mini-series * mow - tv movie * p - pilot * s - series * sh - short * sp - special * v - variety * y - youth
Accent Entertainment
666B Queen Street West,
Toronto, Ont. M6J 1E5
Tel.: (416) 867-8700
Fax: (416) 867-1764
E-mail: accent_@istar.ca
Company established: 1989
Key execs: Susan Cavan, president/producer
Projects produced in 1999:
* Superstar (f-d) * Twitch City
(s-com)
Projects developed in 1999:
* Was (f-d) * The Devil is a Teenager (f-d) * Mr. Sandman (f-d) * Entertainment Life (f-d) * The Bookies (f-d) * Fatman (mow) * Hold Fast (mow)
Independent volume: $3,000,000
Service volume: $10,000,000
Distribution revenue: n/a
ACPAV
1050 Rene-Levesque Est,
Bureau 200,
Montreal, Que. H2L 2L6
Tel.: (514) 849-2281
Fax: (514) 849-9487
E-mail: acpav@generation.net
Company established: 1971
Key execs: Marc Daigle, president/producer; Bernadette Payeur, producer/treasurer; Rene Gueissaz, producer/secretary
Projects produced in 1999:
* L'erreur boreale (f-doc) * Les nouveaux alchimistes (doc) * Miracle a Memphis - Elvis Gratton ii (f-d)
Projects developed in 1999:
* Fleur de Cobalt/Cobalt Bloom (f-d) * 20h17 (f-d) * La lune viendra d'elle-meme (f-d) * Les immortels
(f-d) * Studio Six (f-d) * Le roi lepreux (f-doc) * La roi de l'eau (f-doc)
Independent volume: $2,000,000
Distribution revenue: n/a
a.k.a. Cartoon
#200 - 220 Cambie Street,
Vancouver, b.c. V6B 2M9
Tel.: (604) 682-6652
Fax: (604) 682-6259
E-mail: vincent@akacartoon.com
Company established: 1994
Key execs: Danny Antonucci, executive producer/director; Ruth Vincent producer/accountant; Christine Danzo, producer
Projects produced in 1999:
* Ed, Edd 'n Eddy i & ii (s-ch-a)
Independent volume: $7,000,000
Distribution revenue: n/a
Alliance Atlantis Communications
121 Bloor Street East,
Suite 1400,
Toronto, Ont. M4W 3M5
Tel.: (416) 967-1174
Fax: (416) 960-0971
Website: www.allianceatlantis.com
Company established: Merged 1998
Key execs:
Television production: Michael MacMillan, chairman/ceo; Peter Sussman, president, television production; Ted Riley, president television distribution; Steve Ord, executive vp, television production; Christine Shipton, executive vp, television production; John Morayniss, executive vp, television production; Marnie Sanderson, executive vp, television distribution; Mary Kahn, senior vp, television production, series; Ian McDougall, senior vp television production, mows/miniseries; Suzanne French, vp, children's programming; Suzanne Chapman, director of development
Feature film: Seaton McLean, president motion picture production; Victor Loewy, chairman, motion picture group; Bill House, executive vp, motion picture production; Ted East, senior vp, development & production, motion picture production; Charlotte Mickie, senior vp, acquisitions & development, motion picture group; Jan Nathanson, director, acquisitions & development, motion picture group
Projects produced in 1999:
* Traders v (s) * Power Play ii (s) * Cold Squad (s) * Drop The Beat (s) * Amazon (s) * Psi Factor iv (s) * Beastmaster (s) * Earth: Final Conflict iii (s) * Outer Limits iv & v (s) * Murder Most Likely (mow) * Harry's Case (mow) * Catch A Falling Star (mow) * Survivor (mow) * On Hostile Ground (mow) * Nuremberg (ms) * Sixth Grade Alien (s-ch-la) * The Famous Jett Jackson ii (s-ch-la) * In A Heartbeat (ch-p) * 15 Moments (f-d) * Felicia's Journey (f-d)
