Paperny Entertainment Inc. (previously known as Paperny Films and David Paperny Films) is a Vancouver-based producer of television programming and films, ranging from character-driven documentaries to provocative comedy to quirky reality shows. It was founded by David Paperny, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1993 documentary The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter.
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| Formerly | David Paperny Films Paperny Films |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder | David Paperny |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | David Paperny (President) Audrey Mehler (Executive Vice President) Cal Shumiatcher (Executive Vice President) Aynsley Vogel (Vice President, Creative) |
| Products | Television programs |
| Services | Production |
| Owner | Lionsgate Studios |
| Parent | RoK Global Acquisitions (2008–2012) Entertainment One (2014–2024) Lionsgate Alternative Television (2024–present) |
In July 2014, Paperny Entertainment was acquired by Entertainment One, which in turn has been acquired by American toy manufacturer Hasbro on December 30, 2019.[1][2][3] It was later sold to Lionsgate on December 27, 2023.
Television series
editListed by the year the shows first aired.
2001
edit- KinK (Showcase, 5 seasons, 63 episodes)
2005
edit- Crash Test Mommy (Life Network)
2007
edit- Road Hockey Rumble (OLN, 26 episodes)
- My Fabulous Gay Wedding (Global, Logo, 2 seasons, 19 episodes)
2008
edit- The Week the Women Went (CBC, 2 seasons, 16 episodes)
- Jetstream (Discovery, 8 episodes)
2009
edit- The 100 Mile Challenge (Food Network Canada, 6 episodes)
- Combat School (Discovery, 6 episodes, follow-up to Jetstream)
- Glutton for Punishment (US Food Network, 5 seasons, 56 episodes)
- The Stagers (HGTV Canada, two seasons, 26 episodes)
- Chop Shop (Slice, 13 episodes)
2010
edit2011
edit- Eat St. (Food Network Canada, 3 seasons to date)
- Dust Up (6 episodes)
- Consumed (HGTV Canada, one season)
- Dussault Inc. (City, 2 seasons, 32 episodes)
2012
edit- World's Weirdest Restaurants (Food Network Canada, one season)
2013
edit- Yukon Gold (History Channel)
2014
edit- Chopped Canada (Food Network Canada)
Documentaries
editThe documentary The Boys of Buchenwald (2002) and Love Shines (2010) were produced by Paperny.
In 2008, Paperny partnered with David Ridgen and John Fleming on "The Civil Rights Cold Case Project"[4][5] with the Center for Investigative Reporting. The project brought together partners from across the media and legal spectrum to reveal long-neglected truths behind scores of race-motivated murders from the civil rights era, and to help facilitate reconciliation and healing. The project sponsored work in civil rights-era cold cases, including that of African American shoe-shop owner Frank Morris who was murdered by the Klan in Ferriday, Louisiana in 1964, and that of Clifton Walker, a Natchez Mississippi mill worker murdered by Klan members the same year.
The documentary film Confessions of an Innocent Man (2007), which tells the story of a British-Canadian engineer William Sampson, won a Gemini Award for Best Biography Documentary Program.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Acquisition of Paperny Entertainment". July 17, 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Completion of Paperny Entertainment acquisition". August 1, 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Hasbro Completes Acquisition of Entertainment One". Business Wire. December 30, 2019.
- ^ "Home". coldcases.org.
- ^ "Hank Klibanoff – The glacial pace of Justice". The Washington Post. August 8, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
- ^ "Press Releases: Confessions Of An Innocent Man" - PapernyFilms.com