Lighthouse Pictures

What Lighthouse Pictures does

Lighthouse Pictures Inc. is a privately held, Vancouver-based film and television production studio incorporated and headquartered in Langley, British Columbia. The company develops and produces original feature films, TV movies, and limited series under negotiated production-for-hire and licensing deals with major U.S. broadcast networks and global streaming platforms, including Hallmark Channel, Lifetime, CBS, Netflix, Paramount+, Disney Channel, and Great American Family. It is horizontally diversified across genre — romance, mystery, holiday programming, family content, faith-based drama, true crime, thriller, and horror — and has built recurring franchises such as Hannah Swensen Mysteries, Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, and Three Wiser Men for Hallmark, alongside one-off streaming features such as Netflix's Stephen King adaptation 1922 and Paramount+'s horror title Margaux.

The studio's go-to-market is sales-led and B2B: it does not distribute directly to consumers, instead monetizing output through one-time production licenses (and variable backend participation tied to performance) negotiated with commissioning networks and streamers. Production operations are centered in British Columbia, leveraging the province's established production-services infrastructure. The Lighthouse catalog comprises core product categories spanning feature films, Hallmark content, Lifetime movies, TV series, Netflix originals, Disney Channel content, and Great American Family content, with co-development partners including Fox Entertainment Studios, Busy B Entertainment, QC Entertainment, and Fezziwig Studios.

Since 2024, Martini Film Studios has held a majority equity stake in Lighthouse and has framed the relationship as the capital and strategic platform for a stated global expansion strategy. The leadership group is small and concentrated: Jameson Parker was promoted to CEO in conjunction with the Martini transaction, and Trevor McWhinney was promoted to SVP of Content in December 2024 from prior VP-of-Business-Development and VP-of-Production roles, consolidating greenlight and development authority. With a headcount in the 11–50 range, Lighthouse operates as a high-output, capital-efficient production house whose growth depends on continued access to network commissioning budgets and the financial backing of its parent.

Name

Lighthouse Pictures

Legal name

Lighthouse Pictures Inc.

Website

https://lighthousepictures.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lighthouse Pictures is a Vancouver-based film and television production studio that develops and produces original TV movies, series, and features under licensing deals with major U.S. broadcast networks and streaming platforms including Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix, Paramount+, Disney Channel, and Great American Family, and is majority-owned by Martini Film Studios since 2024.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Langley

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Original Content Production: Lighthouse Pictures generates revenue by producing original films and television series for major networks and streaming platforms. The company develops content across multiple genres including Hallmark romance/mystery movies, Lifetime dramas, Netflix feature films, and Disney Channel family films. Revenue comes from production deals, licensing fees, and potential backend participation based on performance.

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Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lighthouse Pictures is a Vancouver-based film and television production studio that develops, produces, and licenses original content for major US broadcast networks and streaming platforms. The studio produces feature films, TV movies, and series across genres including romance, mystery, thriller, horror, family, faith-based, and true crime, supplying networks such as Hallmark, Lifetime, CBS, Netflix, Paramount+, Disney Channel, and Great American Family.

Product overview

Lighthouse Pictures is a Vancouver-based film and television production studio that produces content across multiple distribution platforms. The company operates as a full-service production house creating feature films, TV movies, and series content. Their portfolio includes productions for Netflix (feature films), Hallmark Channel (romance films and mystery series including Hannah Swensen and Aurora Teagarden franchises), Lifetime (true crime and drama), Disney Channel (family films), Great American Family (holiday programming), and CBS. The company specializes in high-quality television productions including the Hallmark mystery series 'The Chicken Sisters', faith-based films, and streaming original features.

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Products and services

• Three Wiser Men Franchise (Hallmark)
• Hannah Swensen Mysteries (Hallmark)
• Aurora Teagarden Mysteries (Hallmark)
• The Chicken Sisters (Hallmark Series)
• Netflix Original Feature Films
• Lifetime Original Movies
• Disney Channel Family Films
• Great American Family Content
• The Casket Girls (Horror Feature Film)

Quantifiable outcome

• 1922 Netflix film based on Stephen King novella achieved wide viewer distribution
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, flagship, core and minor.

• QC EntertainmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQC Entertainment (the company behind Get Out and BlacKkKlansman) partnered with Lighthouse Pictures to produce The Casket Girls horror film. Lighthouse's Jameson Parker serves as executive producer alongside QC's Sean McKittrick and Raymond Mansfield. The film shot in Victoria, BC.
• Lifetime (A&E Networks)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLighthouse Pictures is a key production partner for Lifetime's original movie slate, producing faith-based films including Terri Blackstock's If I Run in association with Fezziwig Studios. The partnership includes development of Lifetime's first faith-based film slate.
• Fox Entertainment StudiosmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFox Entertainment Studios produces The Chicken Sisters series in association with Lighthouse Pictures and Busy B Entertainment for Hallmark Channel.
• Busy B EntertainmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner with Fox Entertainment Studios and Lighthouse Pictures for The Chicken Sisters Hallmark series.
• Fezziwig StudiosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for Terri Blackstock's If I Run in association with Lighthouse Pictures for Lifetime.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cineflix Media: Canadian independent content producer and distributor producing scripted and unscripted series for global broadcasters and streamers. Comparable Canadian production-services business with similar multi-buyer go-to-market approach.
• Shaftesbury Films: Toronto-based Canadian producer of scripted series and feature content for global broadcasters and streamers. Comparable in size, geography, and B2B production-services model serving network and platform buyers.
• Muse Entertainment: Canadian production company producing scripted television and feature films for global networks and streamers. Directly comparable as a similarly sized Canadian-headquartered production studio with multi-buyer relationships.
• MarVista Entertainment: Independent US production company specializing in mid-budget movies and series for networks and streamers. Closely comparable to Lighthouse in business model, budget tier, and buyer base (Hallmark, Lifetime, Netflix-style buyers).
• Montecito Picture Company: Independent US production company developing scripted films and series for network and streaming buyers. Comparable in scale, budget tier, and B2B production-services model serving similar broadcast and platform customers.

Emerging players

• Fezziwig Studios: Specialty production studio partnering with Lighthouse on faith-based Lifetime content including If I Run. Comparable as a small production-services studio operating in a specific genre niche and co-developing content with network buyers.
• QC Entertainment: US production company behind Get Out and BlacKkKlansman, now co-producing The Casket Girls with Lighthouse. Comparable because it operates as a B2B producer developing content for major studios and streamers across genre, including horror.

Broad incumbents

• ITV Studios America: US production arm of ITV producing scripted and unscripted content for global networks and streamers. Comparable as a larger, established production-services business with the same multi-buyer, multi-genre model Lighthouse operates.
• Hallmark Media (Crown Media): Owner of Hallmark Channel, Hallmark+, and Great American Family; both a buyer of Lighthouse's content and an in-house producer. Comparable because it produces the same family/holiday/mystery genre content that anchors Lighthouse's slate.
• Lionsgate: Major independent studio producing and distributing film and television content globally. Comparable as a competitor for the same network and streaming commissions, with overlapping capabilities in mid-budget films and series production.

Market position

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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