The Lake

Half-hour comedy, 2022. Amazon. 10 Eps x 35 min. Streaming on Prime Video.

Second Season premiering on June 9th, 2023.

SYNOPSIS

THE LAKE tells stories about the Canadian Cottage Experience centred around Justin (35), a recently divorced gay man trying to reconnect with Billie (16), the daughter he gave up for adoption while battling his stepsister Maisy-May for the rights to the family cottage.

"Gavaris and Stiles are hilarious, and the series is easy to watch and one you might want to dive into with family" - Buzzfeed

"It's rare for a series to explore the Canadian cottage experience and tap into everything the lake has to offer -- the good, the bad, and the ugly." - Complex Canada

"... a perfect summer TV distraction." - AV Club

Finn On The Fly

Family Comedy, 2008. 90 min. In Distribution

SYNOPSIS

FINN ON THE FLY is a story about friendship, loyalty, and learning to trust your instincts. It’s a comedy about a cool, life-lovin’, Frisbee-playing dog named Finn and his shy 13-year-old owner, Ben. Both of their lives are changed when Finn is accidentally transformed into a human being when their neighbour Dr. Madeline Madsen’s science experiment goes wrong next door. While on two legs, Finn teaches Ben how to feel the wind in his fur, catch Frisbees like a dog and, most importantly… find his own pack.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

WINNER
2010 Big Island Film Festival
Golden Honu Award – Best Family Feature

WINNER
2009 Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children
Audience Choice Award, Best Feature Film

WINNER
2009 KIDS FIRST!
Won Best Independent Feature Film

The Stanley Dynamic

Season 1 - Kids Multi-cam Sitcom, 2015. 26 episodes x 30 min. In Distribution

Season 2 - Kids Multi-Cam Sitcom, 2016. 26 Episodes x 30 min. In Distribution.

SYNOPSIS

THE STANLEY DYNAMIC is a brand new YTV multi-cam sitcom that strives to bring family viewers together – kids and parents alike – to laugh along with the Stanleys, as they share their ups and downs, successes and failures, headaches and heartbreaks, all through the slightly skewed filter of a family that is a lot like yours… with just a little animated twist.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

NOMINATED
2017 Youth Media Alliance (YMA) English-Language Awards of Excellence
Best Program, Live Action, Ages 6-9 – The Stanley Wild Weekend

NOMINATED
2016 Canadian Screen Awards
Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series – Madison Ferguson

NOMINATED
2016 Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards
Best New Series for ages 6-11
Best Guest Appearance on a Kids Show – Michael Gross

Being Canadian

Feature Documentary, 2015. 90 min. In Distribution

SYNOPSIS

BEING CANADIAN chronicles the real-life quest of Robert Cohen, a proud Canadian, who left his hometown of Calgary and moved to the U.S. to start a career as a TV comedy writer. But almost immediately after arriving, he began noticing how people outside Canada knew very little, or cared even less, about his beloved home. After decades of ignorance, insults, and indifference, he decided to do something about it. 

Rob set off on an epic personal quest, driving from the East coast of Canada to the West, to confirm the country he’d been fighting for was still what he remembered, after living away so long. Interwoven with this journey are interviews with a variety of famous Canadians, people he meets along the way, and some long-time American friends. His deadline for an answer? Midnight on Canada Day, in Vancouver. Imagine, “Sherman’s March”, but wearing a toque.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

WINNER
2016 WGA Writer’s Guild Awards
Nominated Best Documentary Screenplay

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Film Festivals
2016 New York International Film Festival
2015 HotDocs
2015 Vancouver International Film Festival
2015 Nantucket Film Festival
2015 Traverse City Film Festival

Saint Ralph

Drama, 2004. 98 min. In Distribution

SYNOPSIS

Fourteen year old Ralph (Adam Butcher) fears life as an orphan if his mother doesn’t emerge from a coma. Desperate to believe a miracle is the answer to his mother’s recovery, he sets out to actualize the miracle by running the 1954 Boston marathon. With faith in his heart and guidance from his rebellious teacher and coach, Father Hibbert (Campbell Scott – Duma), Ralph reaches beyond his place in the world.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

WINNER
2015 Canadian Screen Awards
DGC Craft Award for Outstanding Achievement in Direction – Feature Film – Michael McGowan
DGC Team Award for Outstanding Team Achievement in a Family Feature Film

WINNER
2005 London Canadian Film Festival
Audience Award –  Michael McGowan

WINNER
2005 Paris Film Festival
Grand Prix –  Michael McGowan

WINNER
2005 Writers Guild of Canada Awards
WGC Award –  Feature Film –  Michael McGowan

WINNER
2006 Young Artist Awards
Won Best International Family Feature Film

Call Me Fitz

Season 1 - Comedy Series, 2010. 13 Eps x 30 min. In Distribution 

Season 2 - Comedy Series, 2011. 13 Eps x 30 min. In Distribution 

Season 3 - Comedy Series, 2012. 12 Eps x 30 min. In Distribution 

Season 4 - Comedy Series, 2013. 10 Eps x 30 min. In Distribution 

SYNOPSIS

Set in a used car dealership, Call Me Fitz is a show about a handsome, substance abusing scoundrel, Fitz, who torments his naive co-workers, sleeps with any woman with a pulse and — thinks his life is perfect. That is, until he takes a customer for a test drive and she ends up in a coma. The accident unleashes Larry, Fitz’s ‘conscience,’ intent on rehabilitating Fitz’s battered psyche and the Fitz family’s sleazy way of life. Bleak, black, twisted, it’s an existential buddy comedy that asks the eternal question: can a man change? More importantly, when he’s having this much fun, do we really want him to? 

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

WINNER
2015 Canadian Screen Awards
Best Comedy Series
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role – Joanna Cassidy
Best Writing in a Comedy Series – Derek Schreyer
Best Sound in a Comedy Series – Fred Brennan, Alexis Eskandari, Matthew Harrold, Allen Ormerod, Paul Shikata

WINNER
2014 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
Best Television Series – Comedy

WINNER
2014 Canadian Screen Awards
Best Comedy Series
Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Comedic Role – Jason Priestley
Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Comedic Role – Tracy Dawson

WINNER
2013 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
Won Best Comedy

WINNER
2013 Canadian Screen Awards
Best Direction in a Comedy Series – Sheri Elwood
Best Photography in a Comedy Series – Ian Bibby
Best Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series – Stuart Margolin
Best Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Serie – Joanna Cassidy

WINNER
2012 Monte Carlo Television Festival
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Jason Priestley

2012 Canadian Comedy Awards

WINNER
2012 Leo Awards
Best Screenwriting in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program,Dennis Heaton

WINNER
26th Annual Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actress, Comedy Tracy Dawson
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role, Comedy – Ernie Grunwald
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series – Rachel Blanchard
Best Direction, Comedy – Scott Smith
Best Picture Editing – Kim McTaggart
Best Sound
Best Writing – Pat Bullard

WINNER
2013 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
Won Best Comedy

WINNER
2013 Canadian Screen Awards
Best Direction in a Comedy Series – Sheri Elwood
Best Photography in a Comedy Series – Ian Bibby
Best Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series – Stuart Margolin
Best Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Serie – Joanna Cassidy

WINNER
2011 Canadian Comedy Awards
Best Actor, Jason Priestley

WINNER
2011 DGC Awards
Best Comedy

WINNER
2011 Monte Carlo Television Festival

WINNER
2010 Roma Fiction Festival
Best Actor in a Television Series – Jason Priestley

 

Carter

Season 1 - Mystery Procedural, 2017. Sony International Channels/Bell Media. 10 Eps x 60 min. In Distribution

Season 2 - Mystery Procedural, 2019. Sony International Channels / Bell Media. 10 Eps x 60 min. In Distribution

SYNOPSIS

CARTER is a light procedural with strong mysteries and a lot of heart. It follows actor Harley Mackay, a small town boy who went down to Hollywood to make it big and got as big as you could get. For eight years he’s been the star of the number one show on American network television — CALL CARTER.  After a very public breakdown of his marriage, he retreats to his small hometown. Unfortunately, everyone recognizes him and they all seem to believe he shares the same detective skillset as his onscreen persona. All to the frustration of his childhood best friend Sam, who is now a successful police officer and can’t deny there is still some chemistry there.  Harley may protest that he’s not a real detective, but he can’t resist a mystery and he may be better at solving them than he knows… Including the mystery of his own mother who went missing years ago.