Month: March 2021

Montreal, March 15, 2021 – Upholding the success of safely completing its first 2021 production (Love Knots), Incendo has initiated principal photography on two additional Romantic Comedy films. Incendo and Screentime New Zealand have commenced production on Destination Love, featuring New Zealand actors Anna Hutchison (Robert the Bruce, Encounter, A Love Yarn) and Josh McKenzie (The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell, Filthy Rich, Transplants). Written by John Banas and with a warm welcome to director Aidee Walker, the film is being shot on location in New Zealand. Bridget Bourke, Tina McLaren and Ian Whitehead will produce the film; Graham Ludlow is Supervising Producer; Executive Producers are Jean Bureau, Ian Whitehead and Philly de Lacey. 

Also starting today, production begins in Montreal on Sweet as Maple Syrup. This Rom Com stars Canadian actors Brooke Nevin (The Comebacks, Breakout Kings, Call Me Fitz) and Carlo Marks (Smallville, Pretty Little Liars, The Flash). Written by Julie Kim & Kariné Marwood, Incendo is thrilled to collaborate once again with visionary director Caroline Labrèche. Samantha Ellison will produce the film; Executive Producers are Jean Bureau and Ian Whitehead. 

Destination Love – Madison has the chance to pursue her love of event management when her two best friends announce their engagement. Finding a pre-planned wedding package on a remote island vineyard in New Zealand, Madison teams up with David, the handsome vineyard owner, to reimagine the event for her friends. Working closely together, they soon discover a potential pairing of their own. 

Sweet as Maple Syrup – Rachelle is in a race against time when her family’s maple orchard starts to decline, just ahead of the upcoming Maple Syrup Festival. With the help of Derek, a professor of arboriculture, they combine her hands-on experience and his scientific knowledge to heal the orchard, along the way discovering their newfound friendship may have a sweet ending of its own. 

Both films are produced in association with Citytv, a Rogers Sports & Media channel, to air as part of Citytv’s fan-favourite Fall in Love Fridays lineup. 

Abiding by Covid-19 set-production protocols, Incendo strategically produced seven Romantic Comedy films in 2020. Nine additional movies are in various stages of prep for 2021, with fifteen slated for production in 2022. 

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 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. 

For Media Inquiries please contact: 

Effi Eustace | Vice-President, Sales & Marketing 

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

Montreal, March 10th, 2021 – Incendo is pleased to announce that Doug Barber is a 2021 WGC Screenwriting nominee in the MOW and Miniseries category, for his screenplay of the thriller film No Good Deed. Winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony on April 26th. 

This is the second WGC nomination for Doug, who received his first nomination in 2016 under the Best Writing in an MOW and Miniseries category for the Incendo film Kept Woman, alongside James Phillips. Doug and James also collectively won awards at both the 2017 and 2018 Leo Awards in the Best Screenwriting for Television category for the films Swept Under and Serialized. 

No Good Deed – Karen never planned on being a hero. A recent widow, she has her hands full with work and parenting her son Max. Then Karen saves Jeremy’s life during a drug store robbery and quickly discovers that the young man is intent on paying her back at any cost. At first, life starts improving for this good Samaritan, but as Jeremy’s efforts become more extreme, Karen starts to wonder if no good deed truly goes unpunished. 

The film is currently available on Crave in Canada. 

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 WGC Screenwriting Awards 

The WGC Screenwriting Awards are now in their 25th year of celebrating and acknowledging the best of the best in Canadian screenwriting and the all-important creators behind the most engaging and powerful Canadian-made series, films, documentaries and webseries 

For Media Inquiries please contact: 

Effi Eustace | Vice-President, Sales & Marketing 

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