Jordan Pinto reports on C21Media that Cineflix Media acquires Coroner prodco Back Alley Film, founders depart.
He writes:
“Canada’s Cineflix Media has acquired Toronto-based production company Back Alley Film Productions and its library of IP. With the acquisition, co-founders Adrienne Mitchell and Janis Lundman will leave the company to “pursue new horizons.” Cineflix said it will absorb Back Alley Films’ operations and acquire its programming assets.”
That intellectual property and those programming assets are very impressive:
- Drama series Coroner
- Mystery thriller drama series Bellevue
- WWII drama series Bomb Girls
- Crime series Durham County
- Undercover police drama series Played
- Series Bliss
- Series Straight Up
- Interactive dramatic series Drop The Beat
Best wishes to Janis and Adrienne for their next chapters!
My take: I remember both Adrienne and Janis from my time in Toronto “back in the day;” Adrienne through Ryerson and Bruce McDonald, and Janis through LIFT (I was Employee 1!) I recall reviewing the Canada Council funding application and adding, “We need to roll more cameras!” Lol, yes, those were the days when indie film meant actual tactile, analogue, very expensive “film” — video was not yet digital and relegated to television. A photo of mine from those times:
