Company Overview

Film Tonic Inc. distributes Canadian and foreign feature films to the theatrical, home video and television markets in Canada.

For the past thirteen years the company has distributed both critically acclaimed and commercially successful Canadian movies, such as: Jsus de Montral and Love and Human Remains by Denys Arcand, Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould and The Red Violin by Franois Girard, LEnfant deau (Behind the blue) by Robert Mnard and La Moiti gauche du frigo (The Left Side of the Fridge) by Philippe Falardeau. In addition to these great Canadian films, Film Tonic also has a library of equally successful foreign films such as El lado oscuro del corazon by Eliseo Subiela, Fourbi by Alain Tanner, La Fille sur le pont by Patrice Leconte, Une Liaison Pornographique by Frdric Fonteyne and Europa, The Kingdom, The Idiots and Cannes Palme dor winner Dancer in the Dark by Lars Von Trier.

In 2001 FILM TONIC presented more remarkable films including Yi Yi by Edward Yang, Together by Lukas Moodysson, Le Pornographe by Bertrand Bonnello winner of the FIPRESCI award at the Cannes film festival, Mariages by Catherine Martin, a multiple-prize winner which was selected by the Forum of New Cinema in Berlin and Un Crabe dans la tte (Soft Shell Man) by Andr Turpin, the independent Qubcois production with the fastest grossing box- office of the fall, throughout Canada. It was also presented at many prestigious international festivals such as Toronto, Montreal, Bangkok, Santa Barbara and Sundance.

Year 2002 will have just as much to offer with films like Italian for Beginners by Lone Scherfig which has already received much praise and has won many prizes from around the world, 101 Reykjavik by Baltazar Kormakur which was the number one box office hit in Iceland, Jalla! Jalla! by Josef Fares, Minor Mishaps by Annette K. Olesen, winner of the Blue Angel award for the Best European film in Berlin, Karmen, an African tale by Joseph Ga Ramaka which premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival and the Dogma film Kiras Reason by Ole Christian Madsen.

Film Tonic International Inc. exports Canadian feature films to the international marketplace, has developed strong ties with foreign buyers and has successfully launched Canadian films all over the world through festivals, theatres, home video and television.

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Legal Name: Film Tonic Inc.

Number of Employees: 10

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• Movies

NAICS Categories

• 512120 Motion Picture and Video Distribution

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