Pope Productions is a
St. John's,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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based company specializing in feature film, documentary and television formats. Founded in 1998 by Paul Pope, it has grown to be a prominent independent production company in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Founder Paul Pope died in April 2022. He was posthumously named by the
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
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as a recipient of its Board of Directors Tribute Award at the
11th Canadian Screen Awards
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Name
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in 2023.
Pope Productions is now led by Lisa Porter, Paul Pope's wife and business partner.
Titles
*''Above and Beyond''
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Diverted
''Diverted'' is a 2009 CBC made-for-TV miniseries. The film was directed by Alex Chapple based on the screenplay by Tony Marchant. ''Diverted'' is a fictionalized account inspired by what actually happened to the people of Gander, Newfoundland, a ...
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Grown Up Movie Star
''Grown Up Movie Star'' is a 2010 Canadian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Adriana Maggs. Shawn Doyle, Jill Knox Gosse and Paul Pope are the other co-producers. The film was produced by Pope Productions and distributed in Canada by ...
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Hudson & Rex
''Hudson & Rex'' is a Canadian police procedural drama television series, based on the Austrian-Italian drama ''Kommissar Rex''. It premiered on Citytv on March 25, 2019. Filming commenced in October 2018, with ongoing production in St. John's, N ...
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Life with Derek
''Life with Derek'' is a Canadian television teen situation comedy that aired on Family Channel (English) and VRAK.TV (French) in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005, and ran fo ...
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My Left Breast
''My Left Breast'' is a 2000 Canadian documentary film, directed by Gerry Rogers."Documentary debuts this weekend". '' The Western Star'', November 24, 2000. Starring Rogers and her partner Peg Norman, the film documents Rogers' experience being d ...
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Rare Birds
''Rare Birds'' is a 2001 Canadian comedy/drama film. It was directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and written by Edward Riche based on his novel. The film features spectacular scenery from Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada. It also features music by The P ...
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*''Record Man''
*''The One That Got Away''
*''The Wall''
References
External links
Pope Productions Official Site
Film production companies of Canada
Companies based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Cinema of Newfoundland and Labrador
Television production companies of Canada
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