Anemone Films

What Anemone Films does

Anémone Films is a Montréal-based independent audiovisual production company founded in 2005 that produces documentary and fiction programming for Quebec and Canadian television. The company serves six broadcaster clients — Canal D, TV5, Z Télé, Canal Vie, Unis, and Historia — generating revenue primarily through the licensing of broadcast rights to original productions, supplemented by project-based production services covering the full pipeline from concept development and directing through cinematography, editing, and post-production. The team is small (1-10 employees), led by founder Loïc Guyot (Producer and Creative Director, also a professor at UQAM since 2007) and Élisabeth Harvey (Déléguée productrice since her 2012 promotion). The company holds no external funding and operates without a parent company.

The product portfolio spans more than 20 documentary productions across genres including true crime (Le Contrat, Attaques à main armée, Otages), lifestyle (Nombreux et heureux, Y: Génération plaisir), social issues (L'envol des Aigles, La Différence, Cyberagressions), health (Les Petits Miracles, Ma Maison bleue), and culture (Le temps des sucres, Arctique: Enjeux stratégiques), plus at least one fiction short (Bonheur à tous). Notable technical differentiators include interactive web games built as companion experiences to Le Contrat and a 360-degree VR experience tied to Attaques à main armée, developed with technology partner Tonton Communications. Distribution is exclusively B2B via Quebec/Canadian broadcaster licensing deals, with no direct-to-consumer channel; pricing and contract values are not publicly disclosed. The company has received two Prix Gémeaux awards (2012, L'envol des Aigles) and multiple Gémeaux finalist nominations through 2017.

Name

Anemone Films

Legal name

Anémone Films

Website

https://anemonefilms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Anémone Films is a Montréal-based independent audiovisual production company founded in 2005 that produces documentary and fiction programming licensed to Quebec and Canadian television broadcasters, including Canal D, TV5, Z Télé, Canal Vie, Unis, and Historia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Television and Documentary Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts & Culture Documentaries (MPADADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business, Politics & Current Affairs Documentaries (MPADADAJ), Unscripted/Reality TV Production (Live-Action) (MPADABAC)

Keywords

• Documentary production
• Fiction filmmaking
• Television production
• Audiovisual production
• Post-production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Broadcasting Rights Licensing: Anemone Films produces documentary and fiction series that are licensed to Quebec and Canadian television broadcasters including Canal D, TV5, Z Télé, Unis, Historia, and Canal Vie. Revenue is generated through the sale of broadcast rights for original productions.
2. Production Services: Full-service audiovisual production including directing, cinematography, editing, and post-production for documentary and fiction projects commissioned by broadcasters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Anemone Films is a Montreal-based audiovisual production company that develops, produces, and post-produces original documentary and fiction programming for Quebec and Canadian television broadcasters. Productions are sold via broadcast rights licensing deals with networks such as Canal D, TV5, Z Télé, Canal Vie, Unis, and Historia, with select series also supported by companion interactive web games and 360-degree VR experiences.

Product overview

Anemone Films is a Montreal-based audiovisual production company founded in 2005 that specializes in documentary and fiction productions. The company's portfolio includes multiple documentary series such as Le Contrat (organized crime), Tabous et interdits (cultural taboos), Attaques à main armée (bank robberies), Rapides et millionnaires (exotic cars), and Otages (hostage situations), as well as stand-alone documentaries covering social issues, music, health, and international stories. The company also produces short fiction films and has created interactive games tied to some documentary series. Productions are broadcast primarily on Canadian networks including Canal D, TV5, Z Télé, Historia, Unis, and Canal Vie.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Contrat A 10-episode documentary series exposing the intricacies of hit man contracts that have marked the history of Canadian organized crime, with interactive games accompanying each season. Licensed to Canal D.
• Tabous et interdits
• Attaques à main armée A documentary series recounting extraordinary bank robbery stories from Quebec history, with an associated virtual reality interactive game experience. Licensed to Canal D.
• Rapides et millionnaires (Road Kings) A documentary series following exotic car collector and entrepreneur Olivier Benloulou and his high-speed racing adventures across North America. Licensed to Z Télé.
• Les petits miracles A documentary filmed at Sainte-Justine hospital, telling stories of families whose children are fighting to recover their health. Licensed to Unis.
• Joleil Campeau: Mon histoire A documentary telling the tragic story of Joleil Campeau, a 9-year-old girl who was murdered, and the investigation that led police to her killer. Licensed to Canal D.
• Milot Land A documentary series following freestyle motocross icon Ben Milot and his tour producing over 40 shows per year across Quebec. Licensed to Z Télé.
• Koriass, Revenir de loin A documentary following rapper Koriass (Emmanuel Dubois) revealing moments that affected his personal and professional journey, including his album Love Suprême. Licensed to TV5 Québec.
• Otages (Prises d'otages) A documentary series recounting hostage situations that have shocked Quebec over the past 30 years, told through intense testimonies and reconstructions. Licensed to Canal D.
• Corps et Monde A documentary series hosted by Philippe Desrosiers exploring how different societies treat their bodies.
• Cyberagressions A documentary giving voice to victims of cyberattacks, explaining how virtual crimes scar and destroy lives.
• Y : Génération plaisir A documentary portraying young adults whose sexuality is based on pleasure, consumerism, and performance. Licensed to Canal Vie.
• La Différence A documentary following Christophe Robitaille, a 28-year-old with mild intellectual disability, as he tries to find his place in society. Licensed to TV5 Québec.
• Bonheur à tous A fiction short film adapted from a text by Pierre Foglia, featuring Luc Picard, Roger Léger and Pascale Montpetit.
• Arctique: Enjeux stratégiques A documentary following an international team of scientists aboard the Amundsen researching climate change impact in the Arctic.
• L'envol des Aigles A documentary about a football team created to keep teenagers in school and offer alternatives to crime in South-West Montreal, winning two Gémeaux awards.
• Dundee, Trappeur urbain A documentary series following Sylvain 'Dundee' Lévesque, an urban trapper who helps citizens deal with wild animals in the city.
• Le temps des sucres A documentary exploring the maple sugar season tradition in Quebec, celebrating family and friends gathering at sugar shacks. Licensed to Historia.
• Papa Gil A documentary about Gil Van den Bergh who, with his wife, created an orphanage in Ayacucho, Peru, saving over 20 children's lives.
• Ma Maison bleue A documentary following families at La Maison Bleue, a support center for vulnerable families with premature babies. Licensed to TV5 Québec.
• À 200 milles à l'heure A documentary following Olivier Benloulou, a successful racing driver passionate about exotic cars, participating in North-American amateur championships.
• Nombreux et heureux A documentary series following large Quebec families with 8, 11, or 13 children, exploring their everyday challenges and joys. Licensed to Canal Vie.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won Cultural Diversity Award and Best documentary feature: society at Prix Gémeaux 2012 for L'envol des Aigles
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Tonton CommunicationssupportingTechnology or IntegrationCreative design and technology partner for interactive game companion experiences for documentary series including Le Contrat and Attaques à main armée. Tonton Communications provides conception and design services for web-based interactive games that extend viewer engagement with Anemone Films productions.
• Sainte-Justine CHU FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare foundation partner for Les Petits Miracles documentary, produced in close collaboration with the foundation. The documentary was shot at Sainte-Justine hospital and tells the stories of families with hospitalized children.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• White Pine Pictures: White Pine Pictures is a Toronto-based independent documentary and factual production company. Comparable to Anemone in documentary genre focus and broadcaster-funded production model, but serves English-Canadian markets rather than Quebec.
• Shaftesbury Films: Shaftesbury (now part of Anonymous Content) is a Toronto-based Canadian production company producing scripted and unscripted content for broadcasters and streamers. Comparable to Anemone in Canadian content production serving major broadcasters, but operates at larger scale and in English-language markets.

Direct peers

• Attraction Images: Attraction Images is a Quebec production company producing documentaries and documentary series for television. It is a direct comparable in genre (documentary focus), geography (Quebec-based), and broadcaster-customer model similar to Anemone's.
• Cité-Amérique: Cité-Amérique is a Montreal-based documentary production company with a long track record of factual programming for Canadian and international broadcasters. Comparable to Anemone in Montreal base, documentary specialization, and broadcaster-licensing revenue model.
• Pixcom: Pixcom is a long-standing Montreal-based audiovisual production company producing scripted and unscripted television for Canadian broadcasters. It is directly comparable to Anemone Films in operating model (boutique Quebec production serving francophone TV networks) and target customer base (Quebec broadcasters like Canal D and TVA).
• Zone3: Zone3 is a Montreal-based television production company producing documentaries, magazines, and entertainment programming for Canadian broadcasters. It directly parallels Anemone in geographic base, Quebec-broadcaster customer roster, and documentary/reality production focus.
• Galafilm: Galafilm is a Montreal-based production company producing documentaries, docufiction, and television series for Canadian and international markets. Directly comparable to Anemone in city base, factual-content genre, and francophone-broadcaster customer base.
• Trio Orange: Trio Orange is a Montreal production company specializing in documentary and docufiction series for Quebec broadcasters. It is comparable to Anemone in production genre (docufiction, factual), customer base (Canal D, TV5, Radio-Canada), and small-team boutique model.

Broad incumbents

• TVA Group: TVA Group is Quebec's largest private francophone broadcaster and a major content producer. As owner of networks that are part of Anemone's addressable customer base, TVA serves as both a potential commissioner and a benchmark incumbent for broadcaster-affiliated production scale.
• Entertainment One (eOne): Entertainment One (now Hasbro-owned) is a major Canadian-headquartered content producer and distributor with documentary and television divisions. It represents the broader incumbent scale of Canadian content production and distribution against which boutique producers like Anemone compete for broadcaster commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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