INTUITIVE PICTURES PRODUCTIONS INC.

Name

INTUITIVE PICTURES PRODUCTIONS INC.

Legal name

Intuitive Pictures Productions Inc.

Website

https://intuitivepictures.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Film Production

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Video/Film Creative Agencies (Concept-to-Creative) (MPAAAAAG)

Keywords

• Documentary film production
• Narrative feature production
• International co-production
• VR interactive documentaries
• Independent film distribution

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, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Film Production & Co-production: International co-production of documentary and narrative feature films and series with partners worldwide, generating revenue through production fees, financing arrangements, and distribution advances.
2. Distribution Licensing: Licensing of completed films to distribution partners including theatrical distributors (Neon, Dogwoof, MK2), streaming platforms (National Geographic Documentary Films), and international distributors.
3. VR/Interactive Content: Production of VR/360 interactive content (e.g., Once Upon a Sea) distributed through VR platforms and apps.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Intuitive Pictures develops and produces creative documentary films, narrative feature films, series, and VR/360 interactive media projects through international co-productions with partners worldwide. The company delivers finished films that are licensed to theatrical distributors, streaming platforms, and VR/interactive platforms, and premiered through major international festival circuits. Its catalogue of 25+ completed productions is supported by an active development and production slate.

Product overview

Intuitive Pictures Productions Inc. is a Montreal-based documentary and narrative film production company producing quality creative documentary and narrative features, series, and interactive projects. The company operates across three main segments: In Production (films currently in development including The Mad World of Harvey Kurtzman, The Meteorite Gang, My Mom in Palestine, Ba's Book, Rufus Requiem, Horseplay, The Five Billion Dollar Scam, and Coca-Colonization), In Development (including The Shape of Blue and Theft of Fire), and a comprehensive Production Catalogue featuring completed works such as Fire of Love, Adrianne & the Castle, 7 Beats Per Minute, The Bones, Stolen Time, The Oslo Diaries, Laila at the Bridge, Inside Lehman Brothers, The Gig is Up, Gift, Blue Box, Once Upon a Sea (VR), and The Wanted 18. The company specializes in international co-production and collaborates with partners worldwide. Recent award-winning projects include Fire of Love (Oscar, BAFTA, Emmy nominated, Peabody awarded), The Wanted 18, Monsoon, and Vita Activa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire of Love 2022 documentary by Sara Dosa about French volcanologist couple Katia and Maurice Krafft, their love of volcanoes, and their legacy of stunning volcanic footage. Sold to National Geographic Documentary Films and released by Neon in the US, Dogwoof in the UK, and MK2 internationally.
• Adrianne & the Castle 2024 documentary by Shannon Walsh exploring grief and creative power through the story of Alan and Adrianne St George and their hand-built 62-room castle in rural Illinois.
• 7 Beats Per Minute 2024 documentary by Yuqi Kang following Jessea Lu, the first Chinese female freediving champion, on her journey to become a world champion.
• The Bones 2024 documentary by Jeremy Xido following paleontologist Dr. Bolor Minjin on her investigation into the international dinosaur bone trade.
• Stolen Time 2023 documentary by Helene Klodawsky following elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller as she takes on the corporate for-profit nursing-home industry.
• The Oslo Diaries 2018 documentary by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan revealing new insights into the failed Oslo Accord peace process between Israelis and Palestinians.
• Laila at the Bridge 2018 documentary by Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei following Laila Haidari as she battles heroin addiction in Afghanistan by founding her own addiction treatment center.
• Inside Lehman Brothers 2018 documentary by Jennifer Deschamps examining the subprime mortgage crisis and the whistleblowers who attempted to prevent it from inside Lehman Brothers.
• Once Upon a Sea 2020 VR/360 interactive environmental documentary exploring the ecological crisis of the Dead Sea through six character-driven stories, available on mobile VR apps and Oculus Rift.
• The Gig is Up Documentary by Shannon Walsh revealing the realities of the gig economy, following workers from delivering food to tagging images for AI.
• Blue Box 2021 documentary by Michal Weits examining the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through personal diaries revealing how Palestinian land was transferred to Israel.
• The Relay: Beyond The Last Name 2021 documentary by Kimberly Surin exploring the historic 1996 Olympic gold medal win by Canadian sprinters in the 4x100 relay event.
• The Science of Success 2022 documentary by Annamaria Talas investigating how society chooses winners from losers and revealing a mathematical formula predicting success.
• Gift 2018 documentary by Robin McKenna interweaving stories of potlatch tradition, occupied factory resistance in Rome, and transformative art movements.
• The Wanted 18 2014 animated documentary by Amer Shomali about a Palestinian cooperative dairy farm with 18 cows that defied Israeli military orders.
• Monsoon 2014 documentary by Sturla Gunnarsson capturing the Indian monsoon phenomenon using HD cinematography, CGI, and human stories.
• Vita Activa: The Spirit of Hannah Arendt 2015 documentary by Ada Ushpiz tracing the life of philosopher Hannah Arendt and her controversial writings on the banality of evil.
• Malls R Us 2009 documentary by Helene Klodawsky exploring the global phenomenon of shopping malls from their North American origins to Poland, Japan, India, and Dubai.
• Mabul The Flood 2010 narrative film by Guy Nattiv about a young man facing his Bar Mitzvah and the unexpected return of his autistic brother.
• I Had an Abortion 2019 documentary by Marie-Pierre Jaury giving voice to women who share their experiences with abortion.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fire of Love sold to National Geographic Documentary Films at Sundance 2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Geographic Documentary FilmscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational Geographic Documentary Films acquired Fire of Love at Sundance 2022 for distribution, representing a significant distribution partnership for the documentary.
• NeoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNeon handled US theatrical distribution of Fire of Love, a major documentary release.
• DogwoofcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDogwoof handled UK theatrical distribution of Fire of Love.
• MK2coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMK2 handled international theatrical distribution of Fire of Love outside US and UK markets.
• International Co-production PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntuitive Pictures has developed expertise in international co-production and collaborates with partners worldwide, including Canada, Israel, France, Palestine, USA, and other countries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Catbird Productions: US-based independent production company producing documentary and fiction features including the Oscar-shortlisted For Sama. Comparable as a similarly-sized indie producer focused on international co-productions and awards-driven releases.
• Final Cut for Real: Copenhagen-based independent production company behind The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence. Comparable as a boutique indie producer of high-profile, internationally distributed documentary features with similar scale and co-production model.
• Kartemquin Films: Chicago-based non-profit documentary production company behind Hoop Dreams, Minding the Gap, and other acclaimed titles. Comparable as a long-established indie documentary producer with festival pedigree and similar boutique operational scale.
• Loki Films: US-based independent documentary distributor and producer specializing in theatrical releases of issue-driven films. Comparable as a boutique indie documentary entity operating in the same theatrical distribution ecosystem.
• EyeSteelFilm: Montreal-based independent documentary production company behind Oscar-nominated films including Last Men in Aleppo. Closest direct peer — same city, similar operational scale, and parallel focus on internationally co-produced, festival-driven documentary features.
• Moxie Firecracker Films: US-based independent production company producing documentary and narrative features. Comparable as a similarly-sized boutique indie producer operating with festival-first release strategies and platform sales.

Broad incumbents

• A24: New York-based independent film production and distribution company. Comparable as a broader indie film operator with documentary-adjacent titles and theatrical distribution capabilities, though operating at significantly larger scale and with a wider genre slate.
• National Film Board of Canada: Canadian public documentary and animation producer. Comparable as a Canada-based documentary producer with overlapping subject matter and co-production potential, though operating at vastly larger scale and with a public-sector mandate.
• Vice Studios: Global documentary and unscripted content studio producing for major streaming and platform clients. Comparable in the documentary production category but operating at much larger scale and serving global platform mandates.

Others

• Dogwoof: UK-based independent documentary distributor that handled Fire of Love's UK theatrical release. Adjacent peer representing the indie documentary distribution ecosystem in which Intuitive Pictures operates and earns licensing revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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