by pier21 | Oct 28, 2021 | News
By Kelly Townsend Founder Laszlo Barna and COO Nicole Butler share how Run the Burbs is part of a longer strategy to attract global buyers with in-demand domestic talent. Laszlo Barna and Nicole Butler are bringing Toronto boutique Pier 21 Films into its next phase,...
by pier21 | Sep 27, 2021 | News
By Kelly Townsend Now in production in Toronto and Hamilton, the Pier 21 Films comedy will premiere on CBC in winter 2022. Production is underway in Toronto and Hamilton on CBC original comedy Run the Burbs, led by award-winning Kim’s Convenience star Andrew Phung....
by pier21 | Jun 30, 2021 | News
By Jordan Pinto The Pier 21 Films-produced comedy stars Andrew Phung, who co-created the series alongside Scott Townend. Endeavor Content, the studio and distribution division of U.S. talent and media agency Endeavor, has picked up the worldwide sales rights to Pier...
by pier21 | Nov 27, 2020 | News
By Etan Vlessing As COVID-19 lockdowns close movie theaters, Los Angeles producers safely shoot tentpoles and TV episodes on Canadian soundstages sealed off from the outside world. As the second coronavirus wave closes down Canadian movie theaters, again, Hollywood...
by pier21 | Nov 12, 2020 | News
By Naman Ramachandran Canadian comedian Russell Peters (“The Indian Detective”) will executive produce half-hour series “Late Bloomer,” featuring fellow Canadian comic Jasmeet Singh Raina (AKA Jus Reign), with independent production company Pier 21 Films. The show is...
by pier21 | Nov 12, 2020 | News
The half-hour program is currently in development at CBC By Calum Slingerland Published Nov 12, 2020 Canadian comedian and YouTube star Jus Reign (a.k.a. Jasmeet Singh Raina) will make the leap to television with a new series executive produced by Russell Peters....
