Month: September 2020

Montreal, September 30th, 2020 – – Montreal-based Incendo, a Canadian leader in television production and worldwide distribution, is very proud to announce that two of its thrillers have received 2020 DGC Awards nominations. The director of NO GOOD DEED, Caroline Labrèche, is a finalist for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series. GLASS HOUSES’ production designer, Jean Bécotte, is nominated in the Best Production Design – Movies for Television and Mini-Series category. Winners will be announced during the week of October 24th. Both movies are currently available on Crave in Canada. 

GLASS HOUSES: Teenage babysitter Carrie has a chip on her shoulder due to a humiliating family scandal. When she finds out that neighborhood Queen Bee Madeline may be to blame, she is determined to exact revenge. 

NO GOOD DEED: Karen never planned on being a hero, but when she saves Jeremy’s life during a drug store robbery she quickly discovers that the young man is intent on paying her back at any cost. 

About Incendo 

Incendo is a Canadian company that specializes in the production and international distribution of high quality television programming for the worldwide marketplace. Since its inception in 2001, the company has produced compelling movies, television series as well as documentaries that have been sold throughout the world. Incendo is the leading television distribution company in Canada and also handles theatrical distribution in Québec for Paramount Pictures. For more information, visit www.incendo.ca. 

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About the DGC 

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a national labour organization that represents over 4,800 key creative and logistical personnel in the screen-based industry covering all areas of direction, design, production and editing. The DGC negotiates and administers collective agreements and lobbies extensively on issues of concern for members including Canadian content conditions, CRTC regulations and ensuring that funding is maintained for Canadian screen-based programming. 

Source: Incendo – Fanny Poliquin Bureau – fanny@incendo.ca 

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Montreal, September 28th, 2020 – Incendo is pleased to announce that it has begun principal photography on AS GOUDA AS IT GETS, shot on location in Montreal, starring Canadian actress Kim Shaw (The Lead; Christmas Scavenger Hunt; Saving Hope). The movie also co-stars Canadian actors Clayton James (When Calls the Heart; Made For You With Love; A Christmas Arrangement) and Tara Joshi (Grounded for Christmas; Nostalgic Christmas; V Morgan is Dead). 

AS GOUDA AS IT GETS is written by James Phillips. It is with great excitement that we welcome director Anne De Léan (Within These Walls; L’Heure Bleue; Le Jeu). 

AS GOUDA AS IT GETS: Artisan cheese shop owner Brie finds herself competing for a $50,000 prize in her town’s annual Cheese Festival. To boost her presence, she teams up with an influential cheese critic to profile her vintage smoked gouda. As their friendship develops into romance, a competitor’s business proposal and unforeseen complications force Brie to put her shop – and heart – on the line. 

AS GOUDA AS IT GETS is produced in association with Citytv, a Rogers Sports & Media channel, to air as part of Citytv’s fan-favourite Fall in Love Fridays lineup. Kaleigh Kavanagh will produce the film; Executive Producers are Jean Bureau and Ian Whitehead. 

About Incendo 

Incendo is a Canadian company that specializes in the production and international distribution of high quality television programming for the worldwide marketplace. Since its inception in 2001, the company has produced compelling movies, television series as well as documentaries that have been sold throughout the world. Incendo is the leading television distribution company in Canada and also handles theatrical distribution in Québec for Paramount Pictures. For more information, visit www.incendo.ca. 

Source: Incendo – Fanny Poliquin Bureau – fanny@incendo.ca 

Distribution and Marketing Coordinator – (514) 937-3333, ext. 2006 

Toronto, September 22, 2020 – Incendo has announced today it will oversee program sales of FOX Entertainment-unscripted content in Canada. Under the agreement, FOX brands and franchises to be represented by Incendo include The Masked Singer, last season’s #1 entertainment series, as well as successful fan favourites Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back, Ultimate Tag and the upcoming series I Can See Your Voice. Incendo will also manage the Canadian format business for FOX Entertainment-controlled unscripted series and are currently in discussion with domestic broadcasters and productions companies on the slate of available formats. 

Said Brook Peters, Senior Vice-President & Managing Director, “We are delighted to continue our decades-long relationship with FOX Entertainment. Their content brands have received incredible reception and are exceedingly valued by our broadcast community and Canadian audiences, making them a welcomed cornerstone to our distribution business.” 

The fourth season of the 2020 Emmy® award-nominated competition series The Masked Singer premieres Wednesday, September 23rd at 8pm on CTV in Canada. The massively popular series is a top-secret singing competition program in which celebrities face off against each other and appear in elaborate costumes with full face masks to conceal their identities. 

The musically themed and highly anticipated new series, I Can See Your Voice, has found its home at Global TV in Canada and will premiere Wednesday, September 23rd at 9pm. This program will see actress Cheryl Hines and vocalist Adrienne Bailon-Houghton join host Ken Jeong and a rotating panel of celebrity detectives, composed of comedians and pop culture experts, and a musical superstar to help one contestant tell the difference between good and bad singers, without ever hearing them sing a note. With $100,000 on the line, the contestant attempts to weed out the bad “secret voices” from the good, based on a series of clues, interrogation and lip synch challenges. In the end, the singer whom the contestant picks reveals good or bad singing in a duet performance with the musical superstar, resulting in an amazing musical collaboration or a totally hilarious train wreck. 

The Masked Singer and I Can See Your Voice are produced by FOX Entertainment’s in-house unscripted studio, FOX Alternative Entertainment. Ultimate Tag is produced by Znak & Co., while Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back is produced by Studio Ramsay. 

About Incendo 

Incendo is a Canadian company that specializes in the production and international distribution of high quality television programming for the worldwide marketplace. Since its inception in 2001, the company has produced compelling movies, television series as well as documentaries that have been sold throughout the world. Incendo is the leading television distribution company in Canada and also handles theatrical distribution in Québec for Paramount Pictures. For more information, visit www.incendo.ca. 

About FOX Entertainment 

A division of Fox Corporation, FOX Entertainment’s 30-year legacy of innovative, hit programming includes 9-1-1, 9-1-1: LONE STAR, THE MASKED SINGER, LEGO MASTERS, PRODIGAL SON, LAST MAN STANDING, “24,” “The X-Files” and “American Idol.” Delivering high-quality scripted, non-scripted and live content, FOX Entertainment’s broadcast network airs 15 hours of primetime programming a week, as well as major sports. FOX won the 2019-2020 broadcast season for the first time in eight years and is the only major network to post year-over-year growth in the demo and among Total Viewers. 

For Media Inquiries in English Canada and International Markets please contact: 

Effi Eustace | Vice-President, Sales & Marketing 

e.eustace@incendo.ca | (416) 565-5529 

For Media Inquiries in French Canada, please contact: 

Fanny Poliquin Bureau | Distribution & Marketing Coordinator 

fanny@incendo.ca | (514) 937-3333, ext. 2006 

For FOX Entertainment, please contact: 

Les Eisner 

les.eisner@fox.com 

(310) 369-3276 

Toronto, September 18, 2020 – Incendo has modernized the company’s business and positioning strategy, appointing Brook Peters as Senior Vice-President & Managing Director, Sales and Production Operations Incendo Toronto, it was announced today by Jean Bureau, President. Mr. Peters will oversee all sales and Ontario production operations in Incendo’s ‘ramped up’ Toronto office with a specific focus on expanding Canadian English-language production opportunities under the leadership of Incendo’s Head of development and Production, Ian Whitehead, as well as innovating domestic and global sales strategies in collaboration with Gavin Reardon, Head of International Sales and Co-Productions, located in Los Angeles. 

“Incendo is rapidly expanding, and with progressive collaboration across our production activities, strategic partnerships and content sales, we know that Brook’s pristine reputation and fresh perspective on the business will cultivate the growth of our brand worldwide,” said Jean Bureau. 

Mr. Peters is a familiar face in the industry, known for his professionalism, honesty and innovative business approach. With 20 years working in various aspects of the film and television industry, Brook’s content sales, acquisitions, and executive experience expands across studio, network broadcast, and digital media channels and services in Canada and the USA. Prior to this position, Brook was the Vice-President, Sales in English Canada for Fox/Incendo, a joint venture with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution and Incendo Media, Inc. Incendo is continuing to develop, produce and distribute premium content for domestic and international audiences. 

Incendo has also named Effi Eustace as Vice-President, Sales & Marketing. Working directly with Brook Peters out of the Toronto office, Effi will offer strategic sales support and oversee global marketing efforts and brand development. A well-respected global industry executive, Ms. Eustace previously managed Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution’s international marketing, publicity and promotion in 85 countries. 

“Effi is a creative strategist and a highly respected marketing executive,” said Brook Peters, Senior Vice-President & Managing Director. “Her extensive knowledge of the film and television business combined with nearly two decades of industry and brand experience makes her an integral part of our fresh vision for the future of Incendo. The adage ‘only surround yourself with the best people’ applies not only to Effi, but the entire team we are building in the Toronto office.” 

Rounding out the new Toronto lineup, Valerie Pyram has been appointed to the position of Director, Contracts and Business Affairs. Reporting to Shari Segal, Valerie will manage legal, contractual and business affairs for domestic and international production and distribution agreements. Since joining Fox/Incendo two and a half years ago, Valerie has proven to be an invaluable asset to the company as a key driver in executing Incendo’s licensing, production and distribution agreement. 

Photos of newly announced executives are available here. 

About Incendo 

Incendo is a Canadian company that specializes in the production and international distribution of high quality television programming for the worldwide marketplace. Since its inception in 2001, the company has produced compelling movies, television series as well as documentaries that have been sold throughout the world. Incendo is the leading television distribution company in Canada and also handles theatrical distribution in Québec for Paramount Pictures. For more information, visit www.incendo.ca. 

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For Media Inquiries in English Canada and International Markets please contact: 

Effi Eustace | Vice-President, Sales & Marketing
e.eustace@incendo.ca | (416) 565-5529 

For Media Inquiries in French Canada, please contact: 

Fanny Poliquin Bureau | Distribution & Marketing Coordinator 
fanny@incendo.ca | (514) 937-3333, ext. 2006 

 Montreal, September 8th, 2020 – Incendo and Screentime New Zealand are pleased to announce that they have commenced principal photography on TOGETHER FOREVER TEA. Starring New Zealand actors Kimberley Crossman (Shortland Street; Deathgasm; Golden Boy), Jay Ryan (Go Girls; Beauty and the Beast; Mary Kills People) and Jacque Drew (Power Rangers Ninja Steel; Shortland Street; Reset), the film is being shot on location in New Zealand. 

TOGETHER FOREVER TEA is written by Elizabeth Stewart. It is with great excitement that we welcome director Josh Frizzell (Fresh Eggs; Brokenwood; Tatau). 

TOGETHER FOREVER TEA: Marketing whiz Lara Thompson is living a fast-paced life in the big city when she’s summoned to the sleepy town of Kissing Falls to settle the affairs of her late Aunt Vivienne who owned a tea shop. Lara originally plans to sell the shop quickly, but switches course to fulfill her aunt’s last wish – to have one of her teas awarded by the prestigious International Council of Tea Sommeliers. With the help of handsome local flower expert Matt, Lara sets out to recreate a long lost “love potion” tea. One problem – the tea’s secret ingredient is the extinct Kissing Falls rose. As Lara and Matt work together, she finds herself not only falling for Matt but for the town itself. 

TOGETHER FOREVER TEA is produced in association with Citytv, a Rogers Sports & Media channel, to air as part of Citytv’s fan-favourite Fall in Love Fridays lineup. Kaleigh Kavanagh, Tina McLaren and Bridget Bourke will produce the film; Executive Producers are Philly de Lacey, Jean Bureau and Ian Whitehead. 

About Screentime New Zealand Limited 

Screentime has been at the forefront of New Zealand television production for almost 25 years, producing hundreds of hours of television and digital content for New Zealand and the world. As part of the world’s largest independent production group Banijay, Screentime works with global television partners on co-productions, showcasing our country to the world. 

About Incendo 

Incendo is a Canadian company that specializes in the production and international distribution of high quality television programming for the worldwide marketplace. Since its inception in 2001, the company has 1 Westmount Square, suite 850, Westmount (Quebec) H3Z 2P9 Tel: (514) 937-3333 • www.incendo.ca 

produced compelling movies, television series as well as documentaries that have been sold throughout the world. Incendo is the leading television distribution company in Canada and also handles theatrical distribution in Québec for Paramount Pictures. As of April 2019, Incendo became a part of Groupe TVA. For more information, visit www.incendo.ca. 

Source: Incendo – Fanny Poliquin Bureau – fanny@incendo.ca 

Distribution and Marketing Coordinator – (514) 937-3333, ext. 2006 

 Montreal, September 1st, 2020 – Incendo is pleased to announce that it has begun principal photography on SEASONED WITH LOVE, shot on location in Montreal, starring Julia Benson (Paranormal Solutions Inc.; Cedar Cove). The movie also co-stars Canadian actors Peter Benson (An Aurora Teagarden Mystery; Holiday Date) and Tori Barban (A Husband’s Confession; Vivre sa Vie). 

SEASONED WITH LOVE is written by Gemma Holdway. It is with great excitement that we welcome director Claude Desrosiers (Les hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin; Appelle-moi si tu meurs). 

SEASONED WITH LOVE: Winona Applegate is on the fast track to becoming a celebrity chef, already running a very successful bistro in Pittsburgh. With nerves building, she leaves for New York to audition for her own show in front of television executives. Unfortunately, her car breaks down near New Holland, a small, quirky town where Winona rents a room at a local inn run by Adam, a widower. With the local Spring Festival coming up and the resident cook unavailable to manage the menu, Winona agrees to get her car fixed in time for her audition in exchange for her much needed help in the Inn’s kitchen. As she prepares for the festival with Adam, Winona begins to fall in love with New Holland and one of its residents as well. 

SEASONED WITH LOVE is produced in association with Citytv, a Rogers Sports & Media channel, to air as part of Citytv’s fan-favourite Fall in Love Fridays lineup. Kaleigh Kavanagh will produce the film; Executive Producers are Jean Bureau and Ian Whitehead. 

About Incendo 

Incendo is a Canadian company that specializes in the production and international distribution of high quality television programming for the worldwide marketplace. Since its inception in 2001, the company has produced compelling movies, television series as well as documentaries that have been sold throughout the world. Incendo is the leading television distribution company in Canada and also handles theatrical distribution in Québec for Paramount Pictures. Since April 2019, Incendo became a part of Groupe TVA. For more information, visit www.incendo.ca. 

Source: Incendo – Fanny Poliquin Bureau – fanny@incendo.ca 

Distribution and Marketing Coordinator – (514) 937-3333, ext. 2006