Force Four Entertainment
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Television production |
| Founded | 1983  |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Rob Bromley (President) John Ritchie (Executive Producer) Gillian Lowrey (Director, Business Affairs) |
| Products | Television programs |
| Parent | Entertainment One (Hasbro) |
| Website | Force Four Entertainment |
Force Four Entertainment is a Canadian film and television production company based in Vancouver.[1]
Force Four Entertainment began operations in 1983, and has now produced more than 500 hours of primetime broadcast programming, earning accolades on the national and international stage.
The company’s television programs include lifestyle, documentary, and scripted programming that is sold and aired around the world. In the scripted genre is the 13-episode comedy series Seed, created by Joseph Raso for City TV. Force Four creates and produces its own original formats, including Million Dollar Neighbourhood for Corus’ OWN Canada, Urban Suburban for HGTV, The Cupcake Girls for W Network, and Murder She Solved for OWN Canada. The company is also producing the Australian format series Border Security for Shaw, now in second season, The Bachelor Canada, based on the sixteen-season Warner Brothers hit U.S. franchise for Rogers Media, and The Audience, an ITV format for W Network.
History[]
On August 28, 2014, the firm was taken over by acquired Ontario-based eOne Entertainment; the deal is on an existing relationship between the two companies. The firm's partners Rob Bromley, John Richie and Gillian Lowrey will all join eOne as part of the deal. Bromley will oversee the business side of Force Four’s slate, while Richie will specialize in broadcaster liaisons and creative management and Lowrey will be in charge of finance and business affairs.[2]
List of television series and films produced and distributed by Force Four Entertainment[]
- Keeping Canada Safe
- Keeping Canada Alive
- Chuck and Danny's Road Trip
- Tricked
- Border Security: America's Front Line
- Battle Cats
- Urban Suburban[1]
- Border Security: Canada's Front Line
- The Cupcake Girls
- 65 Redroses
- The Bachelor Canada[4][5]
- Million Dollar Neighbourhood
- Human Cargo
- The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess
- Murder Unveiled
- Tube Tales: TV's Real Stories
- The Shopping Bags
- Frank Mahovlich: The Big M
- Terry Fox: A Dream as Big as Our Country
- Better Ask Nellie: Nellie Cournoyea
- Family Drew: The Molson Family
- Silken Laumann: Flying on Water
- Emily Carr: A Woman of All Sorts
- Lynn Johnston: Lynn's Looking Glass
- Rick Hansen: Never Give Up On Your Dreams
- Today Is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George
- Corrie Crazy: Canada Loves Coronation Street
- Making Waves
- Welcome Back to Molly's Reach
- Seed (TV series)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Reid, Michael D. "House hunting? Show wants to hear from you". Timescolonist.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ Bailey, Katie (August 28, 2014). "eOne acquires Force Four Entertainment". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Force Four Entertainment - Catalogue". Forcefour.com. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "'The Bachelor Canada' debuts next fall". CityNews. 2012-01-23. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "'The Bachelor Canada' To Start In Fall 2012". Huffingtonpost.com. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
External links[]
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- Entertainment One
- Television production companies of Canada
- Companies based in Vancouver
- Film production companies of Canada
- Cinema of British Columbia
- Mass media companies established in 1983
- 1983 establishments in British Columbia
- 2014 mergers and acquisitions