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PRODUCTION COMPANIES INTRODUCTION

Over its twenty-five year history, ’s film and television recognized for its local artistic talent in dance, music, theatre production industry has developed experienced producers, and the visual arts. The city boasts theatre groups, a symphony a dependable infrastructure and award-winning talent. Our orchestra, several art galleries, a ballet company and a modern production companies work in English, French and several dance company. It also has an abundance of well-preserved period Aboriginal languages in every genre with local, national and architecture and vintage cars. Local, national and international international partners. Manitoba production companies have musicians and other performers have access to venues of all sizes expertise in producing small independent projects as well as from 100 seat facilities to a concert hall to a hockey arena outfitted large budget co-productions and service productions. With a well- to host international shows. Our sports facilities are also well established production community in Manitoba, we are able to offer developed and include an Olympic pool, long track speed skating, a full range of production services from a purpose-built soundstage tennis courts, indoor and outdoor soccer fields, a football stadium to assurance expertise to onset publicity and digital special effects. and plenty of local athletes ready to play the part in a film. Manitoba’s production industry is an economic driver that is well This next section provides a profile of the scope of the Manitoba connected to a vibrant arts and culture sector as well as an active production industry and a look at some of the talent working here. sports and leisure sector. , the capital of Manitoba, is

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Absurd Machine Studios Absurd Machine is a PAST PROJECTS: full-service production facility Established in 2003 Aegri Somnia; Beyond The with a character studio space Beat; Green City; The Puzzling 300 - 72 Princess Street in the Exchange district that World of the Enigma; Pencillia Winnipeg, MB R3B 1K2 has been serving the Winnipeg production community for eight ABSURD Tel: 204.338.4496 years. Clients include: /, RECORDSMACHINE FILMS STUDIOS Email: [email protected] WEB: ABSURDMACHINE.COM TEL: 204.338.4496 Web: absurdmachine.com Frantic Films, CBC, NBC, MTS television and more. James Rewucki President [email protected]

Animiki See Digital Animiki See Digital Production CURRENT PROJECTS: Production Inc. produces Aboriginal television and Fit First Season 3; 1491 digital media content including PAST PROJECTS: Established in 2008 interactive and alternative 211- 323 Portage Avenue multi-platform content. They Cashing In; Breaking New Beats; Fit First; Aboriginal Day Live; Tiga Talk! Winnipeg, MB R3B 2C1 create content through domestic and international co-production Tel: 204.926.3128 Ext. 1 treaties and partnerships. Animiki Fax: 204.989.2349 See is a leading provider of Cell: 204.688.7259 Aboriginal content for television, Free: 1.877.733.0999 the Internet and other alternative TTY: 1.888.371.7659 content delivery network services. Email: [email protected] Web: animikisee.ca Vanessa Loewen Manager of Production [email protected]

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Black Watch Black Watch Entertainment is Entertainment a newly launched production company specializing in film Established in 2010 and television production.

Tel: 204.899.2599 Fax: 204.221.4750 Email: [email protected] Web: blackwatchentertainment.com Meghan Duffy President [email protected]

BlinkWorks Media BlinkWorks is an award-winning CURRENT PROJECTS: boutique production studio Established in 2003 Indie Game: The Movie, that specializes in documentary feature documentary Tel: 204.995.4915 and television and works with international clients on PAST PROJECTS: Email: [email protected] commercials/corporate videos. Grow Dammit!, TV series; Web: blink-works.com Digital Dad, TV series indiegamethemovie.com AWARDS: Lisanne Pajot & James Swirsky Best Pitch WestDoc Conference; Producers NSI Short Film Winner Lisanne Pajot [email protected] & James Swirsky

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Bright Eyes and Ears Bright Eyes and Ears Films Films Inc. (BEEF Inc.) Inc. (BEEF Inc.) produces high quality documentaries, Established in 1986 docu-drama, corporate and 1121 Manitoba Avenue educational videos. With 25 Winnipeg, MB R2X 0K6 years experience in film, video and television Tel: 204.582.3700 production, BEEF Inc. has Fax: 204.257.0131 produced award-winning Cell: 204.293.4164 youth programming to extreme arctic filming, from overseas Email: [email protected] productions in war zones to Dino Schiavone exotic vacation destinations. Dino Schiavone Producer, Director [email protected]

Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc. Established in 1994, Buffalo CURRENT PROJECTS: Gal Pictures develops and Established in 1994 Keyhole, feature; Less Than Kind produces diverse theatrical and Season 4, TV series; Mad Ship, feature 333-70 Arthur Street television projects by creating PAST PROJECTS: Winnipeg, MB R3B 1G7 collaborative relationships with creative talent and building The Stone Angel, feature; High Tel: 204.956.2777 successful co-production Life, feature; Amreeka, feature; Fax: 204.956.7999 partnerships. Their team , docu/fantasia; Seven Times Lucky, feature Email: [email protected] includes experienced producers Web: buffalogalpictures.com and staff with expertise in AWARDS: business affairs, accounting and 4 including Best tax credit administration. Buffalo Phyllis Laing Phyllis Laing Comedy Program or Series (Less President and Producer Gal producers have completed than Kind, 2010); Fipresci Prize [email protected] over twenty feature films, at the Director’s Fortnight at the 204.956.2777 Ext. 103 ten television dramas, eight Cannes Film Festival (Amreeka, Liz Jarvis documentaries and over 2009); Best Canadian Feature Film Producer 50 hours of television series. at the Toronto International Film [email protected] Festival (My Winnipeg, 2007) 204.956.2777 Ext. 104 Jean du Toit Head of Business Affairs, Producer [email protected] 204.956.2777 Ext. 105

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CLG Communications Inc. CLG Communications Inc. is CURRENT PROJECTS: a Winnipeg-based independent Established in 1991 Spirit Shadows, documentary; film and television production Hockey on Horseback, documentary; 122 Charing Cross Crescent company that was created in Fire in the Sky, documentary series Winnipeg, MB R2N 1N5 1991 with a vision to entertain audiences worldwide with moving PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204.253.5126 and diverse stories. Working Children who work, documentary; Heart of the City, Email: [email protected] with a creative and innovative documentary series; Aged to Web: clgcommunications.ca team with decades of combined experience, CLG has taken their Perfection, documentary Larry Giesbrecht storytelling to five continents, AWARDS: President, Executive Producer and sells programming in Larry Giesbrecht Canadian Association of [email protected] numerous countries worldwide. Broadcasters: Documentary As a global and domestic Gold; AMPIA Awards; Al Jazeera producer of content, CLG International Documentary creates, develops, produces Film Festival: Finalist and co-produces for domestic and international markets.

Complex Games Inc. Complex Games Inc. is CURRENT PROJECTS: Manitoba’s premiere interactive Established in 2002 Heartland: The Social Game, & game development studio. CBC TV – Facebook; Battle Bears 199–135 Innovation Drive We build engaging interactive Royale, iOS & Android; Iron Winnipeg, MB R3T 6A8 experiences for creative firms Skies: Green Falcons, PC & Mac and the world’s largest brands. Tel: 204.480.1034 PAST PROJECTS: Specializing in iOS, Android One Ocean Online, CBC Online; Email: [email protected] and Facebook development, Web: complexgames.com Battlebears – 1, iOS/Android/ we have produced highly Mac; Corona Find Your Beach successful and award-winning Mosaic Maker, Facebook; Air Noah Decter-Jackson interactive applications and Traffic Commander, Facebook; President, Project Lead Noah Decter-Jackson games for household names Pirates Ahoy, Facebook [email protected] like Sony, Corona Beverages, 204.997.4260 the CBC, and Sharp. AWARDS: In 2010, we received the Canada New Media Award For Best Online Game (2010) New Media Award for Best Online Game for One Ocean Online, a project we produced in conjunction with Merit Motion Pictures and Tactica.

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DACAPO Productions Inc DACAPO is a creative audio CURRENT PROJECTS: production company that creates Established in 1998 Supa Strikas Season 3 (voices for original music, casts and records animation); Season 2 of Princess 516 Hargrave Street voices for animation and live (original music for series) Winnipeg MB R3A 0X8 action, provides sound effects, and offers mixing and audio post PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204.956.2867 services. As a Manitoba producer Noonbory and the Super Seven (Voices, Music, SFX Post with Web: dacapo.ca for international productions, DACAPO can provide partial Cookie Jar); Kung Fu Dino Posse financing on national and (Voices with Cookie Jar); The Green Clinton Skibitzky Squad (Voices with Gaumont- President international productions. Alphanim); Till Debt Do Us Part [email protected] (Music with Frantic Films); Guinea Clinton Skibitzky 204.956.2867 Ext. 221 Pig (Music with Frantic Films). Steve Robnais Vice Principal, Producer AWARDS: SOCAN award for Music Composition (2010); AAW Award for Music for Communications (2011)

Dept. X Dept. X is one of Canada’s finest design collectives. Broadcast, Established in 2000 print, 2D/ 3D animation, visual effects; we do it all. We present Tel: 204.788.3642 innovative ideas and concepts Email: [email protected] that are transformed into some Web: deptx.ca of the hottest visuals in the industry. Using cutting-edge Sabrina Seepaul technology, we have the skills Principal, Producer and resources to see your project through from concept to completion. Our team offers “one on one” consultation throughout your project, ensuring you get exactly what you need.

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Eagle Vision Established in 2000, Eagle CURRENT PROJECTS: Vision Inc. is one of Canada’s Established in 2000 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music leading Aboriginal-owned Awards (2006 – 2011); We Were 509 Century Street production companies that Children (2012); Strange Love (2013) Winnipeg, MB R3H 0L8 produces exceptional, award- winning television and film PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204.772.0368 content for the Canadian and Elijah, MOW (2007); Walk All Over Fax: 204.772-0360 international marketplace. Me, feature film (2007); The Sharing Circle, documentary series (1991- Email: [email protected] 2008); Capote, feature film (2005); Web: eaglevision.ca Tipi Tales Seasons 1-3, children’s series

Lisa Kyle Lisa Meeches AWARDS: Meeches Irving President 2 Gemini Awards (Elijah, [email protected] 2009); Canadian Association of Broadcasters Blue Ribbon Kyle Irving Award (The Sharing Circle, Vice President, Production 2003); Oscars: Five nominations, [email protected] one win (Capote, 2005) Jessica Lo Development Manager [email protected]

Farpoint Films Inc. / Farpoint Films / Micro Bus CURRENT PROJECTS: Micro Bus Pictures Pictures develops, produces, The Book of Vaudeville, documentary and services television and (2011); Mother’s Day, feature film Established in 2000 theatrical film projects on a (2010); We’re the Weakerthans national and international 202-1335 Erin Street PAST PROJECTS: Winnipeg, MB R3E 2S7 level. Our services include award-winning producing, We’re from Winnipeg, documentary Tel: 204.222.3755 directing and writing for feature (2010); Lost Bones: In Fax: 204.772.0045 film and television. Farpoint Search of Sitting Bull’s Grave, also houses a full service documentary (2009); House Party Email: [email protected] post-production facility. Season One, series comedy (2009); Web: farpointfilms.com Wild Cherry, feature film (2009) John Barnard AWARDS: Kyle Bornais Principal, Producer Hugo Television Award; [email protected] Accolade Awards: Four time winner; Gemini Nomination John Barnard Vice President, Director [email protected]

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Frantic Branded Frantic Branded Content + PAST PROJECTS: Content + Commercials Commercials, a division of Wheels of Change, 1 x 45min Frantic Films, is a full-service documentary-Cadbury/Kraft; NOS Established in 1997 digital production facility that Energy Drink Challenge, 4 x 5min 300-70 Arthur Street works collaboratively with on-line series - Coca-Cola; Make Your Winnipeg, MB R3B 1G7 clients to develop digital video Face a Maynards, 2 x :15 sec viral content to engage, inform and video content - Cadbury/Kraft; Forever Tel: 204.949.0070 entertain audiences while Changed, 1 x 10min documentary - Fax: 204.949.0050 connecting with the brand. Canadian Museum for Human Rights; Frantic’s portfolio includes Peter Jordan’s Grey Cup Adventure, Email: [email protected] everything from long-format 1 x 45min documentary - CBC Web: franticfilms.com documentaries to short- AWARDS: Jeff Peeler format series, commercials, Jeff Peeler Applied Arts Advertising Awards: on-line communities, President & Executive Producer TV/Cinema Commercials – Branded [email protected] websites, games, applications, Content Single (Wheels of Change, installations and animation. 2011); Achievement in Marketing Clients include Coca-Cola, (AIM) Awards (Our Stories, 2011); Kimberly-Clark, Proctor & Gemini Awards: Best Sports Gamble, and Cadbury/Kraft. Feature Segment (Peter Jordan’s Grey Cup Adventure, 2007)

Frantic Films Since its inception in 1997, CURRENT PROJECTS: Frantic Films has developed Established in 1997 Todd and the Book of Pure a reputation for creating Evil, TV series; Pitchin’ In, TV 300-70 Arthur Street outstanding programming for a series; Princess, TV series Winnipeg, MB R3B 1G7 global audience. In addition to their success in North America, PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204.949.0070 Frantic Films’ award-winning Til Debt Do Us Part; Keep Your Fax: 204.949.0050 series, features, documentaries, Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry commercials and branded Story; Winnipeg Comedy Festival; Email: [email protected] The Opener; Guinea Pig Web: franticfilms.com content have been seen in more than 130 countries worldwide. AWARDS: Jamie Brown Jamie Brown Banff Rockie Award: Best Lifestyle CEO & Executive Producer Programming (Pitchin’ In, 2010); [email protected] 12 Gemini Awards including Best Ensemble Performance Lynne Skromeda in a Canadian Comedy Series President of Production (Todd & the Book of Pure Evil, [email protected] 204.949.0070 Ext. 206 2011); CFTPA Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2008). For a Shawn Watson complete list, visit our website. Vice President, Scripted Programming [email protected] 204.949.0070 Ext. 322

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Impact Studios Impact Studios is a dynamic production company, specializing Established in 2001 in creating unique engaging 475 Panet Road media solutions, designed Winnipeg, MB R3C 2W7 to fit specifically with each customer. What makes Impact Tel: 204.338.8279 Studios unique is the passion, Email: [email protected] professionalism and skill set Web: impactstudios.tv our team members bring to each project. Neil Kordalchuk [email protected]

Inferno Pictures Established in 2003, Inferno CURRENT PROJECTS: Pictures is a film, television and Established in 2003 Goon, feature film; The Sultan’s digital media production company. Women, television docudrama; 416 Oxford Street Their goal is to work with like- Euphoria, feature film. Winnipeg, MB R3M 3J8 minded production partners to create innovative and audience- PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204.230.5589 friendly media productions CBC Short Shots, television special; Fax: 204.488.3921 and services for Canadian House Party, six-episode sitcom; and international markets. Whiteout, feature film; Who Loves the Email: [email protected] Sun, feature film; Inertia, feature film Web: infernopictures.com In 2010, Inferno Pictures co- produced the feature comedy AWARDS: Brendon Ian Brendon Sawatzky Sawatzky Dimerman Goon, starring Jay Baruchel and Best Canadian First Feature Producer Seann William Scott. In 2011, Film at the Toronto International [email protected] Inferno is completing post- Film Festival (Inertia) production on feature drama Ian Dimerman Euphoria and the television Producer [email protected] docudrama The Sultan’s Women, which was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Interlace Media Inc. Interlace Media started video CURRENT PROJECTS: production in 1992 and Established in 1992 Church of the Rock, weekly has became an Apple VAR, program (since 1996) specializing in the video Tel: 204.925.2330 production industry. As an PAST PROJECTS: Fax: 204.261.6806 authorized representative Various industrials; Hear the Email: [email protected] of Apple, Adobe, AVID, AJA, Music, DVD concert video Web: interlace.ca Blackmagic, G-Technology, AWARDS: ATTO, KinoFlo and ToolsOnAir, Bronze Summit Award for Ernie Nathaniel Interlace Media has created Principal, Producer custom software/hardware for Editing (Hear the Music) Shaw Cable headends based Ernie Nathaniel upon the Macintosh platform. Services include editing and closed captioning services and outputting in SD & HD formats.

Jason Olin Productions Film and television production company. Does not accept Established in 2009 unsolicited material. Tel: 204.955.6133 301. 963.2488 Email: [email protected]

Jason Olin President [email protected]

Jason Olin

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Journey Films Inc. Since 1997, award-winning CURRENT PROJECTS: filmmaker Paula Kelly has been Euphoria, feature film; The Established in 1997 writing and directing high quality, Crest, dramatic short story-driven film and television 59 Luxton Avenue PAST PROJECTS: Winnipeg, MB R2W 0L7 projects in both documentary and dramatic genres. Paula’s Art and Stone, half-hour documentary; Tel: 204.221.7520 work has screened in Appassionata, feature documentary; Souvenirs, three documentary Email: [email protected] festivals around the world. shorts – the Winnipeg Arts Council’s Public Art Program; The Notorious Paula Kelly Mrs. Armstrong, one hour-long Director, Writer, Producer documentary; Forever Changed, video 204.795.8200 profile of the Canadian Museum Paula Kelly for Human Rights AWARDS: Columbus International Film and Television Festival: Chris Award (Appassionata); three Blizzard Awards (The Notorious Mrs. Armstrong); Cine Gold Eagle Award (Forever Changed)

Julijette Inc. Juliette Hagopian, a Canadian CURRENT PROJECTS: producer based in Winnipeg, Established in 2004 The Divide; Holiday Switch; provides production services A Family Lost 1232 Chevrier Boulevard to innovative filmmakers. PAST PROJECTS: Winnipeg, MB R3T 1Y7 The Capture of the Green River Killer Tel: 204.415.3883 Fax: 204.415.3889

Juliette Hagopian Principal Executive [email protected]

Jaimz Asmundson Associate Producer [email protected]

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Kistikan Pictures Kistikan Pictures is a CURRENT PROJECTS: company created in 2010 by Established in 2010 Season 4 of Cashing In; and Buffalo Gal REDress Project 333-70 Arthur Street Pictures to produce Aboriginal Winnipeg, MB R3B 3C9 documentary, dramatic feature, short film and television. Tel: 204.415.8414 Mentorship in both creative 204.956.7999 and technical development Email: is also a key element for the [email protected] vision of Kistikan Pictures. Tina entered as a producer

Tina Keeper on season 3 of Cashing In, Tina Keeper Director, Writer, Producer and among other things, Tina Keeper is currently producing a short documentary on the prolific work of Metis artist Jaime Black.

Lank/Beach Productions Inc. Lank/Beach is an award-winning CURRENT PROJECTS: production company dedicated Established in 1983 Canadian Museum for Human to producing high quality Rights promotional video; music Tel: 204.452.9422 documentaries, television series (in development); technology series/commercials and series (in development) Email: [email protected] corporate work. They are one PAST PROJECTS: Web: lankbeach.com of four Canadian companies to have a standing offer with The Whistling Lawyer, documentary; Luanne Lank the Federal government. Lank/ Rosh Hashanah – The Day of Producer Beach also provides production Judgment, documentary; Parks [email protected] Canada promotional videos; 204.955.8640 services and equipment for other production companies. Sabrina’s Law, documentary; Department of National Defence Barry Lank Barry Lank recruitment videos Director, Cinematographer

[email protected] AWARDS: 204. 955.8641 Nominated for Best Documentary Cinematography by Canadian Society of Cinematographers (2011); Houston International Film Festival: Special Jury Award; New York Festival: World Metal

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Les Productions Rivard France. Operating in both official CURRENT PROJECTS: languages, the company produces Established in 1995 Histoire d’un séjour, documentary; programming in formats for a Pour un soir seulement VI, variety 354 Marion Street variety of television networks series; Viens voir ici!, magazine series Winnipeg, MB R2H 0V3 including SVision TV, Radio- Canada, TVA, Canal D, RDI, PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204.233.0694 ARTV, Historia, TV5 and APTN. La ruée vers l’or, documentary Fax: 204.231.4010 series; Marguerite: hier et La force de Rivard est dans aujourd’hui, 2 x 60 min; Pour un Email: [email protected] la création de productions soir seulement 1-V, variety series; Web: productionsrivard.com télévisuelles de qualité: Destination Nor’Ouest II, 8 x 60 min; documentaires, variétés et séries. Destination Nor’Ouest I, 8x60 min Louis Paquin Ces productions comprennent Louis Paquin AWARDS: Producer plusieurs collaborations avec 204.233.0694 Ext. 116 des producteurs de Montréal, 3 Prix Gémeaux nominations Toronto, Québec, Moncton et de la (La ruée vers l’or, 2011); Rivard’s core strength lies in France. Travaillant dans les deux Prix Gémeaux-Best Direction creating quality television langues officielles, Rivard crée des Documentary Series (Destination productions – documentaries, émissions en différents formats, Nor’Ouest II, 2009); Female Eye Film Festival: Best Short Film Award variety shows, and television pour une gamme de télédiffuseurs (Ben voyons, Camille!, 2009). series. These productions comprenant Vision TV, include several collaborations Radio-Canada, TVA, Canal D, RDI, with companies from Montreal, ARTV, Historia, TV5 et APTN. Toronto, Quebec, Moncton and

Media RendezVous Inc. Media RendezVous Inc. is a full- CURRENT PROJECTS: service bilingual multiplatform Established in 2007 Planet Echo, English 26x30; 2010 production company based in National Aboriginal Day Concert, Tel: 204.803.0767 Winnipeg. Founded in 2007, English 1x180 & English 6x30; Media RendezVous has worked Email: [email protected] One with Nature, English 12x30 in many genres including versioned into Ojibway & French children’s, documentary, music, Charles Clément PAST PROJECTS: President variety, drama, and sports, with a focus to produce unique content 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter for viewers around the world. Games; This is Turtle Island, English 13x30; Money for Média RendezVous Inc. est Healing, English 1x30 Charles Clément une maison de production multiplateforme située à Winnipeg. La compagnie réalise des émissions de genres variés, y compris des documentaires, émissions pour enfants, variétés et sports. Notre objectif est de produire des émissions innovatrices pour les acheteurs et les téléspectateurs partout dans le monde.

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Merit Motion Pictures Smart. Fun! Merit Motion Pictures CURRENT PROJECTS: is an award-winning production Surviving :) the Teenage Brain, Established in 1988 company specializing in blue- documentary; Smarty Plants, 248 Princess Street chip documentaries and factual documentary; Born to Winnipeg, MB R3B 1M2 entertainment, dedicated to Cheat, documentary challenging the way you look at PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204.775.4092 life. Merit develops and produces Conspiracy Rising, documentary Web: meritmotionpictures.com television, feature film and (2010); One Ocean, 4 x 1 hour series transmedia projects on a Twitter: twitter.com/MMP_Inc (2010); One Ocean Interactive, national and international transmedia website (2010); level for broadcasters including: TutuMUCH, theatrical documentary Merit Jensen Carr (2010); Recreating Eden, gardening President, Executive Producer National Geographic Merit Jensen Carr biography series (2003-2008) [email protected] International, Discovery’s Science Channel, ZDF, AWARDS: Alexa Rosentreter CBC, CTV, Bravo!, TVO Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival: General Manager, and Global Television. Best Interactive/New Media Program Interactive Media Producer (One Ocean Interactive, 2011); [email protected] Chicago International Children’s Film Katherina Dueck Festival: Best Documentary Feature Development Manager Film (Adult Jury) (TuTuMUCH, katherina@ 2011); Banff TV Festival: nominated meritmotionpictures.com Best New Media Program (One Ocean Interactive, 2011)

MidCanada Production Since 1977, MidCanada CURRENT PROJECTS: Services Inc. Production Services Inc. has We Were Children; Fuze Thru been a leader in Canada’s film Shoes; Recording Roots Established in 1977 and television industry, and has PAST PROJECTS: 509 Century Street been producing and servicing Winnipeg, MB R3H 0L8 award-winning film, television, The K-Tel Story; Dinosaur corporate and commercial Resurrection; Centre Place Tel: 204.772.0368 projects. Their 16,000 Manitoba; Avrocar; Intrepid Fax: 204.772.0360 square foot facility includes production rentals and crews, Web: midcan.com audio and video post, and Chris Wayne full creative services. McIvor Sheldon Wayne Sheldon President [email protected]

Chris McIvor Director of Operations [email protected]

Tony Wytinck Director, Post Services [email protected]

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National Film Board Canada’s public film producer CURRENT PROJECTS: of Canada and distributor, the NFB creates We Were Children, 90 min. social-issue documentaries, documentary; If I Was God, Established in 1939 auteur animation, alternative 8 min. animation; Fight, 300-136 Market Avenue drama and digital content 60 min. documentary that provides the world with Winnipeg, MB R3B 0P4 PAST PROJECTS: a unique Canadian perspective. Tel: 1.800.267.7710 The NFB works in collaboration Night Mayor, 10 min. drama; Runaway, Fax: 204.983.0742 with creative filmmakers, digital 8 min. animation; Louise, 10 min. animation; Cosmic Current, 48 min. Web: nfb.ca media creators and co-producers in every region of Canada, documentary; Unspeakable, 58 min. documentary David Christensen including Aboriginal David Christensen Executive Producer and culturally diverse AWARDS: [email protected] communities, as well as Clermont-Ferrand International Short 780.495.3015 partners around the world Film Festival: Winner of the Grand Brendon Sawatzky Prize of the Lab Competition ( Night Producer Mayor, 2011); South by Southwest [email protected] Film Conference and Festival 204.983.5852 (SXSW): Best Experimental Short ( Night Mayor, 2010); Leslie Stafford Cannes International Film Marketing Manager Festival: Petit Rail d’Or for Best [email protected] Short Film (Runaway, 2009) 204.983.0140

Nomad Productions Nomad Production is a CURRENT PROJECTS: full-service Winnipeg-based Established in 2001 David Richert Racing documentary; independent production Winnipeg Sports Car Club, video Tel: 204.471.4495 company that creates dynamic package; Canada’s 50 Best Managed and exciting commercials, Companies, corporate video Email: corporate videos, documentaries PAST PROJECTS: [email protected] and industrial videos. Web: nomad-production.ca WCB commercial spots; MLCC commercial spots; Commit to Damon Surzyshyn Kids - Canadian Centre for Child Owner Protection; ArtSayers, APTN / [email protected] Canada Council for the Arts Damon Surzyshyn

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Nüman Films Established in 2000, Nüman CURRENT PROJECTS: Films is a Gemini award-winning Brad Evan Paler, web series Established in 2000 company dedicated to creating PAST PROJECTS: Suite 4, 3rd Floor, innovative and original films, 441 Main Street documentaries and commercials. White Noise: The Sound of Hockey Winnipeg, MB R3B 1B4 in Winnipeg, documentary; Call To Arms: The Story of the Royal Albert, Tel: 204.942.5851 documentary; Hockey Brawl: Battle Fax: 204.942.6307 on Thin Ice, documentary; Folk Fest: The Spirit of Harmony, documentary Web: numanfilms.com AWARDS: Jeff Newman Producer, Director Gemini Award Winner for Best Jeff Newman [email protected] Sports Program or Series (Hockey Brawl: Battle on Thin Ice); Nominated for Best Arts/Culture Documentary at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival (Hockey Brawl: Battle on Thin Ice)

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Opus Visual Effects Opus is a digital boutique shop that specializes in visual effects Established in 2010 and CG animation for feature 333 - 70 Arthur Street films and television. With over a Winnipeg, MB R3B 1G7 decade of experience, the Opus team has been instrumental in Email: [email protected] the realization of numerous CG Web: opusvfx.com effects in projects ranging from large Hollywood productions Phyllis Laing to independent films and CEO TV miniseries. Working with [email protected] companies, their highly Phyllis Laing 204.956.2777 Ext. 224 skilled team brings vision to life on time and on budget. Brad Reinke Producer [email protected] 323.273.2469t

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Original Pictures Inc. Original Pictures partners with CURRENT PROJECTS: writers and creators to develop Established in 2000 Tasmanian Devils, television movie; and produce stories for big and What’s Your News, half-hour 602 - 191 Lombard Avenue small screens that fascinate and pre-school series; Hoods, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0X1 enthrall audiences. Original one-hour drama series Pictures also provides services PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204. 940.3310 to major studios to produce the Web: originalpicturesinc.com best on-screen value per dollar. Untitled American Girl Project, feature film; Wrong Turn 4: Kim Todd Bloody Beginnings, feature film; President Beethoven Saves Christmas, Kim Nicholas [email protected] feature film; Cubicle Land, web Todd Hirst Nicholas Hirst series and interactive web project; CEO Falcon Beach, television series [email protected] AWARDS: Jessica Dunn Original Pictures’ productions have been nominated for 30 Gemini Development Coordinator, Associate Producer Awards, and have won seven. [email protected]

Precursor Productions Precursor Productions is an industry leading recording studio Established in 2000 and audio post-production 218 Marion Street facility that has been creating Winnipeg, MB R2H 0T6 music, voice over and sound design for film, television, Tel: 204.794.5728 video games and interactive Web: precursorproductions.com digital media since 2000. Their next-generation workflow Andrew Yankiwski ensures they deliver projects Partner on time and with the highest [email protected] professional standards. Clients Andrew Yankiwski include Firedance Games, Digital Picture Works, AIS Systems, Technologies for Learning and Floyd County Productions.

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Scorpio Productions Inc. Joanne Levy is an executive CURRENT PROJECTS: and consultant with extensive Established in 1988 Rebuild My Rig; Arctic Mosque; experience in the broadcast and Hockey Moms: From Heaven and Hell production industry since 1988. PO Box 128 PAST PROJECTS: Balmoral, MB R0C 0H0 As head of Convergent Content at Buffalo Gal Pictures, Joanne Mardi Gras: Feast before Fast (2010); Tel: 204.955.4455 works to diversify the company’s Silent Bombs: All for the Joanne Levy production slate for television Motherland (2009) Executive Producer/Producer and multiplatform distribution. AWARDS: [email protected] Previously, Joanne worked as a TV Yorkton Film Festival: Four awards journalist, independent producer including Best of Festival (Silent and communications consultant. Bombs: All for the Motherland, Joanne Levy For 10 years, she worked as 2010); Saskatchewan Showcase: a senior broadcast executive Best Documentary Social/ responsible for commissioning Political (Silent Bombs: All for the original, independently Motherland, 2009); Gemini Award: produced Canadian programs Commissioning Editor (Hitman Hart: for Craig Media and APTN. Wrestling with Shadows, 1999)

Scotfree Productions Scotfree Productions was established in 1998 and is Established in 1998 an independent production 2 Holborn Place company that believes in making Winnipeg, MB R2N 3M4 commercially viable projects while maintaining the creative Tel: 204.955.8493 vision. From commercials and Email: [email protected] corporate videos to dramas and feature length documentaries, Scott Leary no project is too small or Producer too large to have Scotfree 204.955.8493 Productions attached. Services HankScott LearyFuhrter offered by Scotfree Productions include producing, directing, writing, editing and shooting.

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Spectra Productions Spectra is a full service production CURRENT PROJECTS: house that offers clients HD Established in 1979 Sightings: UFOs in Manitoba; The production services from concept Time is Now/C’est le temps d’agir; Tel: 204.452.9832 to location production, to post- CT Transit Operators’ Orientation production and distribution. Email: Spectra’s in-house production PAST PROJECTS: [email protected] team brings over 90 combined Winnipeg Comfort Foods; Web: spectra-productions.com years of experience to each Yearbooks: The Schools that presentation and engages trusted Grew Winnipeg; People Who Byrnes Benoit freelance creative and technical Care/Les gens de Coeur Producer/Director talent to round out their team [email protected] to match the project at hand. 204. 452.9832

Story Ark Founded by award-winning CURRENT PROJECTS: Productions comedy writer (Little Mosque, Life’s Hurdles, television special Monsoon House) and producer PAST PROJECTS: Established in 2009 Al Rae, Story Ark creates Tel: 204.390.2828 comedy, documentary and Storytellers; Turtle Island Too; dramatic programming for Best of the West Email: the planet Earth, that reflects AWARDS: [email protected] diversity and promotes tolerance. AMPIA Awards Nominations: Best Al Rae Musical-Variety (Turtle Island Producer, Writer Too, Best of the West, 2011) [email protected] Al Rae

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Strata Studios Strata Studios is a production CURRENT PROJECTS: company that has experience Established in 2008 100 Yen: The Japanese Arcade working in film, television and Experience, documentary; Mad Tel: 204.997.8118 corporate projects. From concept Young Darlings, music video; to completion, Strata can cover the Journeyman, documentary Email: [email protected] entirety of any project in-house, PAST PROJECTS: Web: stratastudios.com professionally and efficiently. International Bryan Verot Recruitment Initiative; Winnipeg Co-founder, Director, Producer Harvest: Empty Bowls; Arbor Live, [email protected] Season 2; Mega Moves, Season 3; Bryan Verot 204. 997.8118 Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Halifax National Event, documentary & Brad Crawford Brad Crawford Co-founder, Director, Editor AWARDS: [email protected] Audience Favorite Award (Sushi 205. 291.7719 Chronicles, Short Film); Audience Favorite Award for (Haven, Short Film)

StrongFront A/V StrongFront has been producing CURRENT PROJECTS: Productions Inc. award-winning productions from Arbor Live Season 3 (2012); coast-to-coast for the industrial, Breaking News Break (2012); Established in 1999 broadcast and music markets since Redress Redress (2012) 300-112 Market Avenue 1999. They support the growth PAST PROJECTS: Winnipeg, MB R3B 0P4 and development of the arts community and business sector Arbor Live Seasons 1 & 2 (2009 – Tel: 204.772.6500 Ext. 201 by providing customized, creative 2010); Sharing Circle (1993 – 2008); Honey Girl- Billy Joe Green (2011); Free: 888.892.8915 and innovative audiovisual Fax: 888.607.9044 Above Me – Domenica (2009); products to both local and Soldier of Love - Tracy Bone (2009) Email: [email protected] national businesses, artists Web: strongfront.tv and broadcasters. StrongFront AWARDS: Jesse Green specializes in broadcast and 7th Annual Smart Award, Smart Jesse Green industrial videos, as well as Partners / Province of Manitoba President & CEO audio post-production, music (2008); Best Aboriginal Television [email protected] composition and sound recording. Program, Canadian Aboriginal Music Award (2006); Ross Charles Award, Banff Centre for the Arts / APTN (1999)

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Sunburst Sunburst Productions is a Productions Ltd. Canadian-owned company committed to the creation of Established in 1999 high-quality programming 1111 Chevrier Boulevard that achieves world standards Winnipeg, MB R3T 1Y2 of excellence. Headed by Jeff Thiessen, an industry veteran Tel: 204.949.3328 with more than 25 years Fax: 204.949.3340 broadcast and production experience, Sunburst has a proven Email: track record in creating dramatic [email protected] and documentary television JeffFrancine Thiessen Fuhrter Web: sunburstproductions.ca programming with international Jeff Thiessen scope and broad audience appeal. Producer Founded in 1999, the company [email protected] is experienced at leveraging the talents and capabilities of the Canadian film industry.

Tactica Interactive Tactica Interactive produces CURRENT PROJECTS: cross-platform digital media Established in 2003 Verdict, interactive web series; Tiga strategies and products for film Talk, interactive story for the iPad and television producers and Tel: 204.223.1750 PAST PROJECTS: broadcasters. They understand Email: [email protected] the art of storytelling and how to One Ocean Interactive; Tiga Talk Speech Web: tactica.ca extend this to multiple platforms Therapy Games; Lucid, interactive website; 3D Baby, iPhone App Kevin Glasier including websites, games, mobile apps (iPhone/iPad, AWARDS: Interactive Producer Android), social media apps [email protected] Canadian New Media Award: Best and marketing campaigns that Web-based Game Canadian New generate revenue. Tactica can Media Awards (2011); Gemini Award Kevin Glasier explore new revenue streams Nomination: Best Cross-Platform as well as prepare proposals Project Academy of Canadian Cinema and budgets to access funding, & Television (2010); Rockie Award including Manitoba’s Interactive Nomination: Best Cross-Platform Project; Digital Media Tax credit. Banff World Media Festival (2011)

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Two Lagoons Two Lagoons has been CURRENT PROJECTS: Entertainment Inc. established since 2007 to Cowboy Dreams; Black Field advantageously combine proven PAST PROJECTS: Established in 2007 producer expertise, established Taken in Broad Daylight 502-62 Albert Street industry contacts, seasoned Winnipeg, MB R3B 1E9 filmmaking professionals and AWARDS: revenue-generating Women in Film Festival: Best Feature Tel: 204.957.0061 government-guaranteed Fax: 204.897.0197 Drama, Best Performance (Black Field, incentives to assist in 2011); Female Eye Film Festival: Best Email: [email protected] producing theatrical feature Canadian Feature (Black Field 2010) films. In addition to developing Jeff Skinner and creating in-house film Jeff Skinner Head of Production productions, Two Lagoons is [email protected] able to act as a service producer 204. 291.3456 on films in Manitoba and as Canadian partner on viable co-productions.

Visual Productions Visual Productions is a fully CURRENT PROJECTS: equipped High Definition (HD) Keepers of the Stories, Parks Canada; Established in 1984 digital video production facility Our People – Our Land – Our Vision, 316 St. Mary’s Road located in the heart of Winnipeg. Keeyask Cree Nations; Reduce Your Risk, Winnipeg, MB R2H 1J8 Along with sister company Cancer Care Manitoba (17 languages) Chikâk Communications, PAST PROJECTS: Tel: 204.233.5020 their highly creative team has 100 years Connecting Canadians; What Web: visual.pro been producing award-winning Do You Do When You Go Aaaaachoo?, commercial, corporate and Manitoba Government; Future Happens, Darlene Mulligan educational programming since University of Manitoba; Water Quality Series, Agri-Food Canada; numerous Producer 1984. Visual Productions creates 30 Second TV spots for MPI & [email protected] and manages all aspects of production including concept Manitoba Government development, script writing, AWARDS: filming, editing, sound design, 2 CAMA Awards, including Best of motion graphics, animation, Show (Audiences (Canola Council: interactive DVD, web movies, Japan Market Story, 2011); Yorkton as well as uploads to the Internet. International Film Festival: Winner Educational (Celebrate the Dream - The Story of Aboriginal Head Start); Blizzard Awards: Winner Educational (JCR The Sharing Circle PHASE - Preventing Harassment and Abuse through Successful Education)

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Velocity Films Velocity Films is an innovative production company that develops Established in 2000 and produces theatrical and Tel: 204. 415.9532 television content to captivate Fax: 204. 415.9471 audiences worldwide. Velocity Films has commissioned and Email: [email protected] developed hundreds of hours Web: velocityfilms.ca of film and television projects Maybelle Pacak including feature films, movies-of- CEO & Executive Producer the-week, lifestyle, documentaries [email protected] and children’s series. They possess strategic alliances with domestic Maybelle Pacak and international broadcasters and distributors, and collaborates with world-class creative talent to produce original, high-quality and compelling film, television and new media projects.

Vonnie VON HELMOLT Film Vonnie VON HELMOLT film is CURRENT PROJECTS: an internationally recognized TuTuMUCH documentary feature film Established in 1991 producer of theatrical features, 225 Symington Road television movies, series and PAST PROJECTS: Winnipeg Manitoba R2C 5J7 documentaries. Awards include Ballet High, TV documentary; Ballet an Emmy and Grand Prix Tel: 204. 222.6153 Girls, 3-part mini-series; Tale of the from festivals worldwide. The Magic Flute, television special; Dracula: Fax: 204. 224.9513 company focuses on projects Pages from a Virgin’s Diary feature film based on or featuring the Email: [email protected] AWARDS: performing arts, literature and Vonnie Von Helmolt comedy. They also partner with International Emmy (Dracula: President award-winning companies and Pages from a Virgin’s Diary); Vonnie Von Helmolt [email protected] creators to bring unique and China International Children’s 204. 229.9879 universally appealing projects Film Festival: Best Documentary (TuTuMUCH); Chicago International to screens and living rooms Children’s Film Festival: Best across Canada and elsewhere. Documentary (TuTuMUCH)

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Willow Island Films Inc. Willow Island Films Inc. is the PAST PROJECTS: production umbrella for award- Established in 1998 The Pastor’s Wife, feature film; Too winning producer/director/ Late to say Good-bye, feature film; and 893 Dorchester Avenue writer Norma Bailey. After 30 the mini-series Capture of the Green Winnipeg, MB R3M 0P7 years in the business, Norma has River Killer starring Tom Cavanagh. developed a reputation for creating Tel: 204. 487.4817 AWARDS: outstanding and innovative Email: [email protected] television and theatrical drama. 2 DGC Best Direction Awards (The Capture of the Green River Norma Bailey Killer, mini-series; Too Late to say President, Director Good-Bye, MOW); Globe and Mail [email protected] Top 10 Films of the Year (Those 204. 791.6318 Norma Bailey Who Hunt The Wounded Down)

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