Frantic Films

Frantic Films Corporation is a Canadian branded content and live action production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Frantic Films is known for producing live action reality shows, documentaries and for its work in feature film visual effects.

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History

In 1997 Frantic Films was founded by Ken Zorniak and Chris Bond. The company initially produced work for commercial clients such as Procter & Gamble and created CGI for Stephen King's Storm of the Century.[1]

In 2001 Frantic Films garnered international attention after creating stunning visual effects sequences for the blockbuster film Swordfish.[1]

Also in 2001 Frantic Films founded a Research & Development division that would focus on creating software and tools for future visual effects projects. The R&D division produced a large suite of in-house and commercial software. Early efforts were focused on Deadline (a commercial render farm management tool) and Flood (an in-house fluid simulation tool). In 2004, Flood was said to be one of the top three fluid simulation tools in the world.[2]

In 2002 Jamie Brown joined Frantic Films as a partner.

In 2007 the Visual Effects and Software R&D divisions were acquired by the Prime Focus Group. As a result, Frantic Films stopped all visual effects and previsualization projects and refocused on live action and branded content. In 2010, Frantic Films co-founder Chris Bond started a new company called Thinkbox Software and reacquired the Software R&D division back from Prime Focus Group. Thinkbox Software has since been acquired by Amazon Web Services and most of the commercial software launched by Frantic Films remains in active development.

In 2009 Frantic Films acquired Red Apple Entertainment, enabling rights over Red Apple's syndication catalog and mode of production.

Branded Content

The Branded Content division, Frantic Branded Content, specializes in creating original integrated entertainment for traditional and emerging media platforms. In 2009, Frantic Branded Content partnered with ad agency TAXI and commercial production company Soft Citizen, to produce the branded entertainment television property 'Commercial Break'.

Live action (past and current)
  • High Maintenance
  • Stand!
  • Killer in Plain Sight
  • Into Invisible Light
  • The Writer's Block
  • The Stats of Life
  • Indictment: The Crimes of Shelly Cartier
  • Backyard Builds
  • Baroness Von Sketch Show
  • Still Standing
  • Meet the Family
  • Winnipeg Comedy Festival
  • Buy It, Fix It, Sell It
  • Pitch'n In
  • Todd & the Book of Pure Evil
  • A pitchn' In Christmas
  • Verdict
  • Til Debt Do Us Part
  • Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story
  • Breakbound
  • Devil's Brigade
  • Guinea Pig
  • Music Rising
  • Retail
  • Princess
  • Meet the Family
  • Buy It, Fix It, Sell It
  • Of All Places

Visual effects and previsualization (past)

References
  1. Ken Zorniak
  2. "NRC-IRAP - Innovation leaders - 2004 - Frantic Films, Winnipeg". Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
  3. Brown, Todd (January 27, 2010). "Sundance 2010: Cordell Barker Talks RUNAWAY". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
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