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FILM AND TV PRODUCTION STATISTICS (2022)
Ontario’s Record Breaking 2022 Production Statistics have been released!
Find them here: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/assets/images/research/statistics/eng/2022-film-and-television-production-statistics-backgrounder-final.pdf
FILMS ON THE HORIZON
 | Coven Production Company: Storyline Entertainment Producer: Ed Barreveld Director: Rama Rau Distributor/Sales: Espresso Media International, Jess@espressomedia.co.uk, +44.7428.382.099 | |
 | Carmen Production Company: Falkun Films, Aiken Heart Films Producers: Pierre Ellul, Coral Aiken, Anika Psaila Savona Director: Valerie Buhagiar Distributor/Sales: Vortex Media - Canadian Distributor (rob@vortexpix.com) Storyboard Media - US Sales Agent (elisabeth@storyboard.film) Noted festival selections: Best Cinematography in a Borsos Competition film at the Whistler Film Festival 2021 Best Feature at the Canadian Film Fest 2022 Best In Show at the Female Eye Film Festival 2022, where CARMEN's director, Valerie Buhagiar, also received the Honorary Director Award and Best In The Biz Tribute. | |
 | The Protector Production Company: YN Films Inc. Producers: Muniré Armstrong, Brandon Jourdin Director: Lenin Sivam Distributor/Sales: Hewes Pictures (Sales Agent) - Princeton Holt (pholt@hewespictures.com) Level Film (Canadian Distributor) - Michael Baker (mbaker@bunk11.com) Noted festival selections: Fantasia Film Festival, Sudbury Film Festival | |
 | I Used To Be Funny Production Company: Barn 12 Inc. Producers: James Weyman, Jason Aita, Breann Smordin Director: Ally Pankiw Distributor/Sales: WME Independent, Gerren Crochet gcrochet.assistant@wmeagency.com | |
 | Better Days Production Company: 2821899 Ontario Inc. Producers: David Gordian Director: Joan Carr-Wiggin Distributor/Sales: Paragraph Pictures, paragraphpictures@gmail.com | |
 | Sex with Sue Production Company: Banger Films Producers: Lisa Rideout, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen Director: Lisa Rideout Distributor/Sales: Corus Media Holdings Attn: Rita Carbone Fleury Rita.CarboneFleury@corusent.com | |
 | Midnight At The Paradise Production Company: Billfilms Producers: Bill Robertson, Paul Barkin Director: Vanessa Matsui Distributor/Sales: LevelFILM (Canada) jb@levelfilm.com Billfilms (World) billfilms@gmail.com | |
 | Offside: The Harold Ballard Story Production Company: Lone Eagle Entertainment Ltd. Producers: Michael Geddes, Rachel Horvath, Chuck Tatham Director: Jason Priestley Distributor/Sales: Photon Films (Canada) Gravitas Ventures (USA) | |
 | Café Daughter Production Company: Circle Blue Entertainment Producers: Shelley Niro, Amos Adetuyi, Floyd Kane Director: Shelley Niro Distributor/Sales: Level Film John Bain jb@levelfilm.com 416.565.8750 | |
 | Door Mouse Production Company: Cause and Effect Entertainment - Independent Edge Producers: Jason Ross Jallet, Kyle Mann Director: Avan Jogia Distributor/Sales: Elevation Pictures (Canada), Highland (World) | |
 | Polaris Production Company: Little Dipper Films, Megafun Productions, Alyson Richards Productions Inc Producers: Max Fraser, Paul Cadieux, Alyson Richards, Kirsten Carthew Director: KC Carthew Distributor/Sales: EPIC PICTURES (World Excluding Canada) Maju Iudice, maju.iudice@epic-pictures.com and Tata Pemova, tata.pemova@epic-pictures.com Filmoption International (Canada) Isabelle Legault · 514.931.6180 · ilegault@filmoption.com | |
 | Hello Stranger Production Company: Wango Films Producers: Tim Doiron, James van der Woerd Director: April Mullen Distributor/Sales: Myriad - kirk.damico@myriadpictures.com - 424 372 3803 | |
 | BlackBerry Production Company: Rhombus Media & Zapruder Films Producers: Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller, Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst Director: Matt Johnson Distributor/Sales: Cdn Distributor: Elevation Pictures Contact: admin@elevationpictures.com Int’l Sales: XYZ Films Contact: info@xyzfilms.com | |
| My Animal Production Company: My Animal Productions Inc. Producers: Andrew Bronfman & Michael Solomon Director: Jacqueline Castel Distributor/Sales: Photon Films for Canada. Paramount for rest of world. XYZ as sales agents. | ||
SHOOTING IN ONTARIO
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VISIT THE ONTARIO FILM COMMISSION WEBSITE
ontariofilmcommission.ca
Introducing six great reasons to film in Ontario
https://digitallibrary.ontariocreates.ca/DigitalLibrary/FinancialIncentives.aspx
ONTARIO MUSIC
Each month the Ontario Music Office curates a new playlist featuring recent releases and classic tracks from Ontario artists.
Wanna hear more? Listen to these selected playlists:
ONTARIO GAMES ON STEAM
PODCAST
Ontario Creative Industries In Conversation is an ongoing conversation among decision-makers in the creative industries and it is also a podcast! If you’ve missed a session or want to share what you’ve learned with a colleague, here’s your chance! https://www.ontariocreates.ca/research/podcasts
RESEARCH FUNDED BY ONTARIO CREATES
Ontario Creates participates in research that supports the development and growth of the cultural media industries. In addition to Ontario Creates-commissioned initiatives, research project funding is provided to industry trade organizations and other stakeholders. https://www.ontariocreates.ca/research/research-funded-by-ontario-creates