Ilana C. Frank is a Canadian film and television producer and founder of ICF Films (formerly Thump Inc.), best known for producing the award-winning series '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''

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''. ''The Eleventh Hour'', which she executively produced and co-created, won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Series in 2003 and 2005, and was nominated for over 30 Gemini Awards, winning in all major categories.

Life and career

Frank has a background in theater. Frank worked for several years producing theatrical plays before steering her career towards film and television producing. In the mid-1980s she joined Norstar Entertainment, a Toronto-based production and distribution company, as VP of Production, where she oversaw the work on over 20 feature films. She met her ex-husband, actor

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, in 1974 on the set of a play called ''Tony's Woman'', though they divorced in 1993. She received an award from the

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(WGC) in 2007 for mentoring Canadian talent.

Filmography as producer

Television credits

* '' The Eleventh Hour'' (2002-2005) * '' Would Be Kings'' (2008) * '' Clean'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010 - 2015) * ''

'' (2012–present) * ''

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'' (2018–present) * ''

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'' (2019–present)

Motion picture credits

* ''Mania: The Intruder'' (TV Movie) (1986) * ''Bullies'' (1986) * ''High Stakes'' (1986) * ''Prom Night II'' (1987) * ''Blindside'' (1987) * ''Higher Education'' (1988) * ''Norman's Awesome Experience'' (1988) * '' Cold Comfort'' (1989) * ''Prom Night III: The Last Kiss'' (1990) * ''Oh, What a Night'' (1992) * ''Liar's Edge'' (1992) * ''Blown Away'' (1993) * ''Cold Sweat'' (1993) * ''The Club'' (1994) * ''Boulevard'' (1994) * ''Jungleground'' (1995) * ''Salt Water Moose'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''No Contest II'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1999) * ''Of Murder and Memory'' (TV Movie) (2008) * '' Something Red'' (also Director and Writer) (2011) * ''Method'' (short film) (2013) * ''Parachute'' (short film) (2014) * ''The Offer'' (short film (2015)

References

External links

* * http://www.icffilms.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Ilana Canadian film producers Living people Canadian film executives Canadian corporate directors Canadian women film producers Year of birth missing (living people)