Toronto -- Canadian indie producer Impatient Pictures has turned two European feature film projects into international co-production deals with Canuck financing and creative elements.
While attending the Trans Atlantic Partners co-production conference in Berlin, Impatient's Gregory MacKenzie transformed "Dreamland," a futuristic Bulgarian film written and produced by Svetoslav Doytchinov, into a 50-50 co-production.
The movie will be shot in Sofia, Bulgaria with a mix of Canadian and Bulgarian talent and financing, before posting in Canada.
MacKenzie also partnered with British producer Jamie Nuttgens ("Red Riding," "The Bill") to co-produce "Birthday Girl," a family comedy to be shot in Vancouver by British writer/director Smita Bhide, with posting in London.
MacKenzie is only the latest Canadian movie producer to embrace international co-productions at the urging of a federal government looking to see local producers find cash and long-term relationships abroad.
"Risk is shared among the co-production partners, and the benefits of...
While attending the Trans Atlantic Partners co-production conference in Berlin, Impatient's Gregory MacKenzie transformed "Dreamland," a futuristic Bulgarian film written and produced by Svetoslav Doytchinov, into a 50-50 co-production.
The movie will be shot in Sofia, Bulgaria with a mix of Canadian and Bulgarian talent and financing, before posting in Canada.
MacKenzie also partnered with British producer Jamie Nuttgens ("Red Riding," "The Bill") to co-produce "Birthday Girl," a family comedy to be shot in Vancouver by British writer/director Smita Bhide, with posting in London.
MacKenzie is only the latest Canadian movie producer to embrace international co-productions at the urging of a federal government looking to see local producers find cash and long-term relationships abroad.
"Risk is shared among the co-production partners, and the benefits of...
- 6/30/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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