Shaftesbury Films is afilm,television anddigital media production company founded byChristina Jennings in 1987. It is based inToronto,Ontario, Canada.
Shaftesbury is a creator and producer of original content for television and digital platforms. Shaftesbury's slate includes 19 seasons of Murdoch Mysteries for CBC, UKTV, and ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment; detective drama Frankie Drake for CBC; Houdini & Doyle for Sony Pictures Television, Corus Entertainment, ITV, and Fox; thriller seriesSlasher for NBCUniversal's Chiller and now available on Netflix; and CBC Kids series The Moblees. Shaftesbury's digital arm, Smokebomb Entertainment, produces original digital, convergent, and branded entertainment projects including the YouTube series and upcoming movie Carmilla; mystery series V Morgan Is Dead; fashion comedy series MsLabelled, produced in partnership with Shaw Media and Tetley Tea; supernatural drama Inhuman Condition; and theSlasher VR app for iOS, Android, and Oculus Rift. In June 2014, Shaftesbury partnered with Youth Culture to launch shift2, a branded entertainment agency.[1] In 2013, the company signed a first look deal with ABC.[2]
Productions includeBloodletting & Miraculous Cures forHBO Canada, based on the Giller-prize winning book by Dr.Vincent Lam; five seasons ofThe Listener forCTV andFox International Channels; and now in season ten ofMurdoch Mysteries forCitytv/CBC andUKTV'sAlibi. Shaftesbury also produced a variety of award-winning programming, including the global hit seriesLife with Derek and the movie follow-up to the series,Vacation with Derek. Shaftesbury's newest series,Good Dog, is a half-hour comedy created, written and directed byKen Finkleman that premiered on HBO Canada in 2011.
Shaftesbury's divisions includeSmokebomb Entertainment, the company's digital media division responsible for the development and production of original online series and companion web experiences for Shaftesbury's slate of properties; Shaftesbury Kids, their division responsible for several children's TV shows and movies; and Shaftesbury Sales Company, which manages international sales and distribution for the company's content.[1][3]
The company's television series projects have included:
Television films produced by Shaftesbury have included:
Cinema films have included:
Digital films, produced by digital armSmokebomb Entertainment, include:
The company's digital series projects, produced by digital armSmokebomb Entertainment, have included:
The company's digital arm also overseesKindaTV, the company's distribution channel throughYouTube hosted byNatasha Negovanlis.
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