Allude Entertainment

Allude Entertainment is a Vancouver-based film production company. It was founded by Diana Donaldson, Marshall Axani and Naim Sutherland in 2012.

About

Allude is a film collective, a core group of creatives that collaborates closely with members of the Canadian film industry to produce narrative-driven films. Producer Diana Donaldson [1] and Writer/Director Marshall Axani[2][3] are both graduates from Capilano University's School Of Motion Picture Arts, with Donaldson also completing Vancouver Film School's writing program. Director of Photography Naim Sutherland is a VFS graduate and current professor.

Their independent projects have earned them various awards, including a record 13 Leo Awards for Anxious Oswald Greene in 2013. In 2015, the team received the Telefilm Microbudget Grant[4] to produce their first feature film, currently titled The Hanging Tree (New Title TBD),[5][6] slated to shoot in early 2016.

Short films

2012

• A Clinical Diagnosis of: Social Anxiety
• A Clinical Diagnosis of: Acrophobia
• A Clinical Diagnosis of: Glossophobia
• The Vessel[7][8]
• Ghosts Of Europe

2013

• Anxious Oswald Greene[9][10][11][12]
• Mina Minerva[13][14]

Feature films

2016

• The Hanging Tree (new title TBD) (pre-production)[5][4]

References

1. "'Canada's coolest film fest' rolls out 2015 film lineup :: Wire Service Media". Wire Service Media. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
2. "Former Lacombe student moves into feature films". Lacombe Globe. Archived from the original on 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
3. "Axani's film sweeps Vancouver's short film fest..." Lacombe Globe. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
4. Cummins June, Julianna (June 15, 2015). "Telefilm unveils micro-budget program finalists". Retrieved 2015-11-18.
5. "Telefilm Canada announces 15 Micro-Budget Production Program finalists for 2015-2016 – Toronto, June 15, 2015". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
6. "'Power Ranger' Actor Amy Jo Johnson to Direct Debut Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
7. "TheVesselFilm". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
8. "Crazy8s – The Vessel – Filmmaking a Roller Coaster Ride with Producer Diana Donaldson". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
9. "Calgary production enjoys film festival premiere". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
10. Schaefer, Glen. "Whistler Film Festival awards top prize to director Bruce McDonald's The Husband | The Province". Retrieved 2015-11-23.
11. "These Trees Have Eyes". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
12. "Down River nabs best picture Leo". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. www.straight.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
13. "Calgary production enjoys film festival premiere". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
14. Reid, Michael D. "Three Victoria filmmakers get funding". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

External links

• Allude Entertainment
• Profile, IMDb.com