Merit
Motion
Pictures

248 Princess Street
Winnipeg, MB
R3B 1M2
Canada

Phone:
+001 (204) 775-4092
Fax:
+001 (204) 783-2311

Merit Motion Pictures (MMP) is a leading Canadian independent producer of factual entertainment for theatrical and television audiences. From in-depth current affairs to biography and lifestyle series, from observational documentary to history and science programs, MMP has a well-established reputation for producing intelligent top quality factual programming to broadcasters worldwide.

Over the years MMP has been the recipient of many awards including two Gemini Awards for its series Recreating Eden. Their family Thanksgiving special Smudge was officially selected as TNT’s nominee for an International Emmy and won the prestigious LA Humanitas Award.

Most notable recent productions include:

  • The Secret World of Shoplifting, a 1 x 1 hour documentary which received the highest audience ratings in CBC Doc Zone’s history.
  • 40 Years of One Night Stands, produced for Bravo!, had its European premiere in Berlin, Germany and American premiere in New York City.
  • TuTuMUCH a feature documentary co-production with Emmy Award-winning vonnie VON HELMOLT film, had the largest theatrical release for a Canadian documentary in recent history through Cineplex Entertainment, and screened in theatres across Austalia/New Zealand.
  • One Ocean, a 4 x 1 hour multi-platform documentary series co-produced with CBC’s flagship science unit The Nature of Things and National Geographic International, premieres across Canada in March 2010.

MMP is pleased to have produced programming for a wide range of broadcasters and co-production partners including CBC, CTV, Canwest Global Television, HGTV, the National Film Board of Canada, the Discovery Channel, Vision TV; TVO, Bravo!, Turner Network Television, and ZDF/ARTE. MMP is fortune enough to have one of the highest tax credits in Canada, a 60% tax credit, which normally finances about 30% of our production budgets.

NEWS

July 28, 2010: One Ocean will be at the Blue Ocean Festival in Monterey Bay California August 24-28

July 27, 2010: One Ocean will be at the ekotop Film Festival in the Slovak Republic October 11-15.

July 23, 2010: One Ocean will be at the International Science Film Festival in Athens, Greece October 18-24.

July 19, 2010: 40 Years will be at the Bay Street Film Festival in Thunder Bay Ontario September 30-October 3.

July 13, 2010: 40 Years will be playing at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival July 24th.

May 7, 2010: One Ocean Online is nominated for an ARKive New Media Award

May 24, 2010: TuTuMUCH screened at Cannes Marche Du Film and screened across Australia & New Zealand in May 2010.

40 Years of One Night Stands: The Story of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is now available for renting at Cinemail.ca