ABOUT US

Avi Federgreen

Avi Federgreen’s over twenty years of experience in the Canadian film industry features many highlights, from music videos to TV series to full-length feature films. Starting in the locations department, he moved quickly into production management, line producing, post supervision, and producing.

Federgreen’s current projects in release as Producer include Kiss and Cry directed by Sean Cisterna, and Prisoner X produced and directed by Gaurav Seth. Federgreen’s current projects as Executive Producer include The Adventure Club  directed by Geoff Anderson, The Land Of Rock and Gold directed by Daniel Redenbach, How To Plan An Orgy In a Small Town directed by Jeremy Lalonde; The Cocksure Lads directed by Murray Foster; Relative Happiness directed by Deanne Foley, and Porch Stories directed by Sarah Goodman.

Federgreen’s past projects as producer include Still Mine directed by Michael McGowan and starring Academy Award Nominees James Cromwell and Genevieve Bujold, premiered at TIFF 2012, Score: A Hockey Musical, written and directed by Michael McGowan captures the fervour of Canada’s two favourite pastimes in a story big on humour and heart, premiered and opening night film at TIFF 2010; and George Ryga’s Hungry Hills, directed by Rob King, premiered at TIFF 2009.

Federgreen’s past projects as executive producer include Empire of Dirt  produced by Jennifer Podemski and directed by Peter Stebbings, premiered at TIFF 2013; the first ever Canadian fully financed 3D feature titled Dead Before Dawn produced by April Mullen and Tim Dorion of Wango Films and directed by April Mullen; the Vancouver-based feature film Random Acts of Romance produced by Darren Reiter and Katrin Bowen and directed by Katrin Bowen, and Moon Point produced by Sean Cisterna and Christian Potenza, directed by Sean Cisterna;

More successes for Federgreen as producer include the Shaftesbury TV series Good Dog, written and directed by Ken Finkelman; and the documentary As Slow as Possible, directed by Scott Smith, an official selection of HotDocs 2008.

Federgreen’s co-production credits are impressive and varied. They include I’m Yours produced with Jennifer Jonas and Mallary Davenport of New Real Films, directed by Leonard Farlinger, the feature film One Week, written and directed by Michael McGowan, was named Best Canadian Film in the 2008 Calgary and Edmonton film fests, and was an official gala screening at TIFF that year. The film surpassed the $1.2 million Canadian box office mark, was the #1 rental on iTunes, and finished in the top 10 in DVD sales in Canada during its first week of release. High Life, produced by Triptych Media and directed by Gary Yates, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and was featured at TIFF 2009. Leslie, My Name Is Evil, directed by Reginald Harkema, produced by New Real Films also screened at TIFF 2009, and lastly the nationally acclaimed TV mini-series It’s Me…Gerald, (Showcase).

In November 2011, Federgreen opened his own film distribution company INDIECAN ENTERTAINMENT. The company services not just up-and-coming Canadian filmmakers, but also those indies making films in a lower budget bracket who have otherwise virtually no chance to shine in a market of big studios, distributors and exhibitors.

Guy Lavallee

After spending more than a decade in the Western Canada music scene, Guy switched gears and moved into film & television production. After 5 years as Supervising Producer for Torstar Media, producing high-profile programming for Sony Music, RBC, and Scotiabank, he worked with Citytv Edmonton and CTV Edmonton, creating innovative programming for clients such as Universal Music, Boston Pizza, the Edmonton Rush, the Edmonton Oilers, United Way, and the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame.

He was the writer, producer, and on-air host of his own popular recurring Citytv film-review segment, ’The Movie Guy’, and he is the Artistic & Program Director for the NorthwestFest International Documentary Festival, NorthwestFEARFest Genre Festival, and the Rainbow Visions Film Festival. He is also a Feature Films Programmer for the Calgary International Film Festival, and has served as Head Juror for the Genie Awards Nominations Committee.

Guy wrote, produced, and directed the Rosie Award-winning documentary Making the Tour, Rosie Award-nominated docs Ride Another Day and A Matter of Pride, as well as the documentaries TRI-Hard, Generation Next, and Triple Threat.

His latest film, Family Ever After, was nominated for 4 AMPIA “Rosie” Awards (including Best Documentary), and won the 2022 Edmonton Film Prize for Best Documentary. It is currently airing Canada-wide on CBC Gem.