News

SODEC completes funding for A Lifetime in Photobooths

We are pleased to announce that we have closed financing on the feature documentary, A Lifetime in Photobooths with a successful application to La Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC). Production will begin in September. Did we mention that we...

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Let’s Meet at TIFF

Tanya and Walter have begun to set up meetings at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival. If you are interested in working with Gorgeous Mistake Productions, please email us. Nova Scotia offers amazing locations, excellent tax incentives, equity investment, and...

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GMP featured in Bell Fund Annual Report

Bell Fund provided key development for two feature documentaries we are making, THE HANDS THAT FEED US and A LIFETIME IN PHOTOBOOTHS. Bell Fund recently released their annual report and they featured our projects on page 18 and 19. See the report here.

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Thank you Rogers Doc Fund

We are happy to announce that the Rogers Documentary Fund has joined the supporting partners for A Lifetime of Photobooths. Thank you to all the funders and partners who will be on this journey with EyeSteel Films and GMP.

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GMP at Cannes 2024

Walter Forsyth will be attending the Cannes Film Festival from May 15-21 looking for international collaborators on projects and talking with sales agents and distributors for our feature films. Here are a few images from last year.

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A Lifetime in Photobooth Successfully Closes Development

In partnership with EyeSteel Films, Gorgeous Mistake Productions is happy to announce that we will be going into production on A Lifetime in Photobooths this summer. With help from CMF, Telefilm, Bell Fund and SODEC the development is nearing completion. Production...

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Walter attends Hot Docs amid all the Kerfuffle

Having sat on the board of directors of Hot Docs for six years, Walter has a keen interest in the chaos that is Hot Docs 2024. Plus being film festival administrators - Tanya presents the Hellifax Horror Fest (with Walter's help) and Walter is part of the team that...

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Dancing On The Elephant Goes to Camera – Yeah

We are happy to announce that the dramatic feature film co-directed by Julia Neil and Jacob Smith, Dancing on the Elephant,  went to camera on February 26. We were supposed to start on the 23rd but a positive Covid test set us back a wee bit. Wow, producing is fun. We...

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GMP attends AIFF Partners and Lunenburg Doc Fest

September is always a hectic month, with TIFF, AIFF and Lunenburg is quick succession. This year is no different. Tanya and Walter attended TIFF and got to see Erin as she worked at TIFF Industry and now is starting at Vortex. Go Erin Go. AIFF Partners should be fun...

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Meet Us At TIFF

It will be interesting to witness TIFF during the actors' strike. The market seems active and there are lots of great films. But the stars create the buzz. Regardless, let's meet on Kings St. and then go see a film. We will be there Sept. 8-12.

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Meet Us on the Croisette at Cannes

Gorgeous Mistake Productions will be at Cannes 2023. If you would like to meet with president, Walter Forsyth, please reach out via email at walter@gorgeousmistake.com. GMP has a slate of feature films, feature documentaries and dramatic series in development. We are...

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Meet Us at Hot Docs 2023

GMP will be represented by Tanya Preyde and Walter Forsyth at the 30th Hot Docs Festival in Toronto from April 27 to May 4. If you have a project that needs a Nova Scotian or Canadian partner, please reach out: tanya@gorgeousmistake.com  

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Next Up: Berlinale and the European Film Market

After a short recovery from Sundance, we will be attending EFM February 16 - 22, 2023. If you want to meet to discuss feature films or series, please do not hesitate to reach out. Contact us through this site by email.

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GMP to RIDM

Our next festival and market is 2022's Rencontres Internationales Du Documentaire De Montreal or RIDM. Looking forward to the Forum, the films and the friends. The festival runs Nov. 17th to the 27th and we will be there Nov. 18th to 23rd. Reach out if you want to...

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