Enderby Entertainment is expanding its operations in Canada with a feature film and television production office in 琉璃神社.
The global film production company with roots in the Okanagan has acquired Chariotdrive, a visual effects company based in Los Angeles, which will relocate to B.C. and merge under the Enderby Entertainment Canada banner in the coming months, according to a Wednesday, Nov. 4 announcement.
Rick Dugdale, the company鈥檚 CEO, said veteran screenwriter Todd Ireland will serve as executive vice president for Enderby Entertainment Canada.
鈥淲e鈥檝e fortunately been able to see the growth of the Okanagan region and all the work Jon Summerland has done with the film commission there,鈥� Dugdale said. 鈥淭he groundwork for the large-scale film industry has been laid, and in concert with the team at Chariotdrive, we now can bring our international film business home to Canada.鈥�
Dugdale鈥檚 most recent Second World War drama, Recon, was shot in the North Okanagan and will air at the Vernon Towne Cinema Nov. 10. He said he鈥檚 proud to open the company鈥檚 second office in 琉璃神社 with Ireland at the helm.
鈥淭odd鈥檚 ability to cover all facets of production experience as well as his accolades as a successful screenwriter with equalled passion to tell the stories of the Indigenous communities in Canada makes him a perfect addition to our executive team,鈥� Dugdale said.
Ireland was nominated for the 2019 Writers Guild of Canada Awards. He鈥檚 best known for his work on Netflix鈥檚 The Guardian Code as well as Syfy鈥檚 original series, Continuum.
鈥淭here is an opportunity to fill international pipelines with content that is authentically Canadian, as so much of our story has been left to tell,鈥� Ireland said. 鈥淎fter working with Rick for over 20 years, I鈥檓 thrilled to team up with Enderby and help bring these stories to the big screen.鈥�
Ian Duncan, founder and managing partner for Chariotdrive, said he鈥檚 eager to become a part of Enderby Entertainment鈥檚 creative vision for Okanagan filmmaking.
鈥淲e are excited to build on that vision with a platform of the next-generation post and visual effects services for productions worldwide,鈥� he said. 鈥淔amily is everything to us and we are thrilled that Enderby has welcomed us into theirs.鈥�
Founded in 2006, Enderby Entertainment has produced 18 feature films in 13 years.
Recently, Dugdale reached into uncharted territory, producing XCII, a feature film shot virtually in 17 countries during the 2020 global pandemic without a single handshake.
Dugdale鈥檚 slate also includes 2015鈥檚 Blackway starring Anthony Hopkins and, more recently, Hak盲n Nesser鈥檚 Intrigo Anthology starring Ben Kingsley, Gemma Chan, Benno F眉rman, Carla Juri, Phoebe Fox and Jeff Fahey.
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