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Sundance: The 2023 Markets and Festivals Commence
The main 2023 festivals starts with Sundance and we will be there, Jan. 19-26. Reach out if you want to set up a meeting to discuss possible collaboration.
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...
GMP takes WHAT IF to International Financing Forum at TIFF
The International Financing Forum hosted by Ontario Creates will take place September 12th to 13th as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. President Walter Forsyth will be in attendance, bringing the latest feature from Lindsay MccKay “WHAT IF” to market. ...
GMP joins Screen Nova Scotia Producers Mission at TIFF 2022
Screen Nova Scotia has selected GMP’s Walter Forsyth to be one of seven producers to join a Pan-Atlantic producer mission to Toronto during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Industry Conference, scheduled from September 8-14, 2022. The mission will...
GMP Welcomes Long-time Collaborator Doug Karr to the Team
GMP is pleased to announce several collaborations with Doug Karr as Co-Writer and Director on upcoming projects SHRED, SHALLOW WALTERS and ZERO DAY THREAT. Doug’s credits include narrative feature ART MACHINE, shorts TINY DANCER, ANNIVERSARY PRESENT, THE STRAITJACKET...
Lumberjack’s Cookbook, PEI Woodworking Series Coming to Bell FIBE TV1
Myth Stereos Productions and Gorgeous Mistake Productions are excited to announce a new series premiering on Bell FIBE TV1 Thursday, June 23, 2022 called Lumberjack’s Cookbook.
GMP awarded Bell Fund Slate Development Support
We are happy to announce new financial support for two of our documentary projects through the Bell Fund Slate Development Program. The Hands That Feed Us and A Lifetime in Photobooths will both receive $25,000.00. The Fund is committing $2.2 million toward 90...
Maritime Wool now on CBC GEM
After several starts and stops due to the pandemic, we completed a look at the resurgence of fibre arts in the Maritimes. Check out the rug hooking, knitting and all the places we visiting where Maritime wool is being made and used. Thanks to all the wonderful folks...
Lumberjack’s Cookbook Now In Post
We are pleased to announce that the lifestyle series, Lumberjack's Cookbook, is now in post production. A co-production with Myth Stereos Productions, the six-parter season one was filmed in Prince Edward Island for Bell Fibe, with the help of several local sponsors...
Teen Mental Health Series, Living in Flow Now Live
We are excited to share our new digital series exploring teen mental wellness, made possible with Telus Fund, Vice Media and the Government of Nova Scotia.
Watch Bread in the Bones, Nominated for a NS Screen Award
Darrell Varga’s award winning feature doc, Bread in the Bones, is available to rent or own. Plus it has been nominated for Best Documentary at the 2021 Nova Scotia Screen Awards.
Shallow Walters Receives Canada Council Funding
We are happy to announce that the short experimental documentary, Shallow Walters (or Walter is Dead) is the recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts Creation Grant.
Arctic Passage receives funding from CMF, Screen Scotland and HIE.
We are happy to announce our partnership with Hopscotch Films in Glasgow on a limited series called Arctic Passage.
Walter is Dead Receives Funding from Arts Nova Scotia
Hollywood killed Walter.
New Horror short FACE OFF In the can
This weekend we shot a short horror film called Face Off. Thank you to a fantastic producing team (Brent MacRae and Britney Canzi), the financial backers, the amazing cast (Molly Dunsworth, Charlie Boyle and Craig Gunn) and crew (Paul McCurdy - DOP, Taber Crosby -...
GMP Welcomes Britney Canzi to the team
We are happy to announce the newest member of the Gorgeous Mistake team, producer Britney Canzi. A past participant in WIFT-AT New Waves Programme (2018), Britney is an emerging Latinx- Nova Scotian producer, and actor. In 2018 she co-founded OnStream Productions, an...
Our Land & Sea Episode on CBC
Ever wonder about our food security? How do farmers find help to bring food to our tables? Here is our recent episode on CBC's Land and Sea. Check out our episode by clicking Helping Hands.
Gorgeous Mistake partakes in Berlinale and EFM
Walter Forsyth will be attending the 2020 European Film Market from Saturday, Feb. 22 to Thursday, Feb. 27. Please reach out at walter@gorgeousmistake.com if you would like to meet to discuss projects, programmer or partnerships. On Wednesday and Thursday, Walter will...
Sundance 2020 – it came, it went
Gorgeous Mistake Productions started 2020 with another visit to Park City and the ginormously small Sundance Film Festival. Walter was lucky enough to share a cool, perfectly located place, a stone’s throw from the Egyptian and kitty corner to Slamdance headquarters.
GMP at RIDM
Walter Forsyth attended the 22nd Montreal International Documentary Festival and the Documentary Forum, Nov. 17 to 22, 2019. Walter was discussing several GMP documentary projects and representing and promoting Lunenburg Doc Fest. He sat on the Confessions of a...