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Zazie Films
Legal namestring
Zazie Films Inc.
Websiteurl
zaziefilms.ca
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2005
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
1–10
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersToronto, Canada
HQ citystring
Toronto
HQ countrystring
Canada
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices1 record

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
francophone film production, television series production, documentary production, virtual reality storytelling, immersive media production
Industry2 codes
1Animated Feature Film Production
CodeMPADACAHPrimaryYes
2Arts & Culture Documentaries
CodeMPADADAIPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Motion Picture and Video Production512110
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production7812
Product category
Film and Television Production
Marketing channels3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels5 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components4 values
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Zazie Films Inc. is a Toronto-based francophone production company that develops and produces French-language feature films, television series, documentaries, and immersive virtual reality experiences. Its productions are delivered through partnerships with Canadian public broadcasters (TFO, Radio-Canada, UnisTV) and theatrical release in Quebec, serving Canadian francophone audiences.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Zazie Films Inc. is a francophone production company based in Toronto, Ontario, founded by producer/director/screenwriter Dominic Desjardins and producer Rayne Zukerman. The company operates as a media production house producing feature films, television series, documentaries, and virtual reality experiences. Key productions include the pioneering feature film Le Divan du Monde (2009), television programming for Ontario and Canadian broadcasters (La Tournée des Cafés for TFO, Hymne Migratoire for Radio-Canada, Paris Paris for UnisTV), and interactive VR experiences such as La Maison de Poupée / Dollhouse.

Product and service5 records
1Le Divan du Monde
CategoryFeature film
Description

The first Franco-Ontarian feature film, released in 2009. Distributed in Quebec theaters with alternative distribution across Francophone regions in partnership with Téléfilm Canada.

2La Tournée des Cafés
CategoryTelevision series
Description

Television series produced for Ontario broadcast on TFO network.

3Hymne Migratoire
CategoryDocumentary
Description

Documentary produced for Radio-Canada.

4Paris Paris
CategoryDrama series
Description

Original drama series created by founders Dominic Desjardins and Rayne Zukerman, produced for UnisTV.

5La Maison de Poupée / Dollhouse
CategoryVirtual reality experience
Description

Interactive animated VR story in which Juniper, a 9-year-old, processes feelings of guilt about how her family treated Magnolia, a woman who came from far away to work in their house. The VR experience unfolds in a paper world, exploring power dynamics within homes and the courage to stand up to one's parents.

Partnership2 partners
1Téléfilm Canada
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnounced on2009-01-01
Description

Partnership with Téléfilm Canada for alternative distribution strategy of 'Le Divan du Monde', enabling the film to reach francophone audiences across Canada through non-traditional distribution channels.

2Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada (APFC)
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthers
Description

Membership organization providing national forum for exchange and consultation on financing, distribution, promotion, and training for Canadian francophone production. Zazie Films is a member of this organization.

zazie.ca
Recent move5 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight3 records

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Type, Description

Peers9 records
1Muse Entertainment
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Established Canadian film and television producer operating across English and French markets with significantly broader portfolio — comparable in production format but operates at substantially larger scale.

2Cité-Amérique
TypeDirect peer
Description

Montreal-based French-language film and TV production company with Téléfilm Canada relationships and comparable project portfolio across fiction and documentary.

3Felix & Paul Studios
TypeDirect peer
Description

Montreal-based immersive VR/AR content studio producing interactive narrative experiences — directly comparable to Zazie's 'La Maison de Poupée / Dollhouse' VR project in format and storytelling approach.

4Catbird Productions
TypeEmerging player
Description

Independent Canadian production company producing drama and documentary for public broadcasters — comparable in commissioning relationships and indie scale, though less focused on French-language content.

5Secret Location
TypeEmerging player
Description

Toronto-based studio producing VR, AR, and interactive narrative content — overlapping with Zazie's VR/interactive storytelling work though operating at larger commercial scale and in English-language markets.

6Sphere Media
TypeDirect peer
Description

Major Canadian French-language production company producing scripted series and feature content for broadcasters including Radio-Canada and TVA — comparable in production discipline, language niche, and broadcaster relationships.

7EyeSteelFilm
TypeDirect peer
Description

Montreal documentary production company with a strong track record in independent and socially engaged French-language documentaries broadcast on Radio-Canada and international platforms — directly comparable in documentary format and public broadcaster distribution.

8Attraction Images
TypeDirect peer
Description

Canadian French-language production company producing feature films, TV series, and documentaries for francophone audiences — directly comparable in language niche, scale, and broadcaster relationships.

9InformAction Films
TypeDirect peer
Description

Montreal-based documentary production company producing French-language documentary content for Canadian public broadcasters and international festivals — comparable in format, language, and broadcaster customer base.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses2 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks6 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights7 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers3 records

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Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment2 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature1 record

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Core technology
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Number of profiles
Profiles2 records

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

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Funding overview

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Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Zazie Films

Film and Television Productionzaziefilms.ca

Zazie Films firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Zazie Films
Legal name
Zazie Films Inc.
Website
https://zaziefilms.ca
Company type
Private
Founded year
2005
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
1–10 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Zazie Films industry classification

Industry
Product category
Film and Television Production
NAICS
Motion Picture and Video Production (512110)
SIC
Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)
akta.pro primary industry
Animated Feature Film Production (MPADACAH)
akta.pro secondary industry
Arts & Culture Documentaries (MPADADAI)

Keywords

  • Francophone film production
  • Television series production
  • Documentary production
  • Virtual reality storytelling
  • Immersive media production

Where Zazie Films is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Toronto
HQ country
Canada
HQ region
North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Zazie Films business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Zazie Films product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Zazie Films Inc. is a Toronto-based francophone production company that develops and produces French-language feature films, television series, documentaries, and immersive virtual reality experiences. Its productions are delivered through partnerships with Canadian public broadcasters (TFO, Radio-Canada, UnisTV) and theatrical release in Quebec, serving Canadian francophone audiences.

Product overview

Zazie Films Inc. is a francophone production company based in Toronto, Ontario, founded by producer/director/screenwriter Dominic Desjardins and producer Rayne Zukerman. The company operates as a media production house producing feature films, television series, documentaries, and virtual reality experiences. Key productions include the pioneering feature film Le Divan du Monde (2009), television programming for Ontario and Canadian broadcasters (La Tournée des Cafés for TFO, Hymne Migratoire for Radio-Canada, Paris Paris for UnisTV), and interactive VR experiences such as La Maison de Poupée / Dollhouse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Le Divan du Monde The first Franco-Ontarian feature film, released in 2009. Distributed in Quebec theaters with alternative distribution across Francophone regions in partnership with Téléfilm Canada.
  • La Tournée des Cafés Television series produced for Ontario broadcast on TFO network.
  • Hymne Migratoire Documentary produced for Radio-Canada.
  • Paris Paris Original drama series created by founders Dominic Desjardins and Rayne Zukerman, produced for UnisTV.
  • La Maison de Poupée / Dollhouse Interactive animated VR story in which Juniper, a 9-year-old, processes feelings of guilt about how her family treated Magnolia, a woman who came from far away to work in their house. The VR experience unfolds in a paper world, exploring power dynamics within homes and the courage to stand up to one's parents.

Companies that use Zazie Films

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Zazie Films technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Zazie Films partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

  • Téléfilm CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Partnership with Téléfilm Canada for alternative distribution strategy of 'Le Divan du Monde', enabling the film to reach francophone audiences across Canada through non-traditional distribution channels.
  • Alliance des producteurs francophones du Canada (APFC)minorOthersMembership organization providing national forum for exchange and consultation on financing, distribution, promotion, and training for Canadian francophone production. Zazie Films is a member of this organization.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Zazie Films competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Muse Entertainment: Established Canadian film and television producer operating across English and French markets with significantly broader portfolio — comparable in production format but operates at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

  • Cité-Amérique: Montreal-based French-language film and TV production company with Téléfilm Canada relationships and comparable project portfolio across fiction and documentary.
  • Felix & Paul Studios: Montreal-based immersive VR/AR content studio producing interactive narrative experiences — directly comparable to Zazie's 'La Maison de Poupée / Dollhouse' VR project in format and storytelling approach.
  • Sphere Media: Major Canadian French-language production company producing scripted series and feature content for broadcasters including Radio-Canada and TVA — comparable in production discipline, language niche, and broadcaster relationships.
  • EyeSteelFilm: Montreal documentary production company with a strong track record in independent and socially engaged French-language documentaries broadcast on Radio-Canada and international platforms — directly comparable in documentary format and public broadcaster distribution.
  • Attraction Images: Canadian French-language production company producing feature films, TV series, and documentaries for francophone audiences — directly comparable in language niche, scale, and broadcaster relationships.
  • InformAction Films: Montreal-based documentary production company producing French-language documentary content for Canadian public broadcasters and international festivals — comparable in format, language, and broadcaster customer base.

Emerging players

  • Catbird Productions: Independent Canadian production company producing drama and documentary for public broadcasters — comparable in commissioning relationships and indie scale, though less focused on French-language content.
  • Secret Location: Toronto-based studio producing VR, AR, and interactive narrative content — overlapping with Zazie's VR/interactive storytelling work though operating at larger commercial scale and in English-language markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Zazie Films social profiles

Digital presence

Zazie Films financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Zazie Films leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Zazie Films funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Zazie Films M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Zazie Films

What does Zazie Films do?

Zazie Films Inc. is a Toronto-based francophone production company that develops and produces French-language feature films, television series, documentaries, and immersive virtual reality experiences. Its productions are delivered through partnerships with Canadian public broadcasters (TFO, Radio-Canada, UnisTV) and theatrical release in Quebec, serving Canadian francophone audiences.

Is Zazie Films a public or private company?

Zazie Films is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Zazie Films founded?

Zazie Films was founded in 2005. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Zazie Films based?

Zazie Films is headquartered in Toronto, Canada, in the North America region.

Who are Zazie Films's main competitors?

Muse Entertainment is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are Cité-Amérique, Felix & Paul Studios, Sphere Media, EyeSteelFilm, Attraction Images and InformAction Films. Emerging players are Catbird Productions and Secret Location.

Does Zazie Films have an API?

No public API is recorded for Zazie Films.

What industry is Zazie Films in?

Zazie Films's product category is Film and Television Production. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPADACAH, Animated Feature Film Production, with a secondary code of MPADADAI, Arts & Culture Documentaries. Its NAICS code is 512110 and its SIC code is 7812.

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