| Muse Entertainment Enterprises | |
| Type: | Production company |
| Founder: | Michael Prupas |
| Location City: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Location Country: | Canada |
| Homepage: | http://www.muse.ca/ |
Muse Entertainment, commonly referred to as Muse, is one of the largest independent film and television production companies in Canada. It was founded by Michael Prupas in 1998.[1]
Muse's production arm, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, produces films and television series for a wide variety of audiences. Its distribution arm, Muse Distribution International, delivers films and television series to broadcasters, cable networks, streaming services, and other distributors globally.
Muse is one of the most active film and television production companies in the world for internationally co-produced projects.[2]
Under Canada's official film production treaties, Muse has co-produced projects in many countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Morocco, Australia, and South Africa.
Muse continues to have a large volume of projects on television networks across the USA since its Los Angeles expansion in 2007.
The company garnered significant attention in 2011 for its production of the multi-Emmy-winning and nominated miniseries The Kennedys, in association with Asylum Entertainment.[3] [4]
Won four Gemini Awards for actors Michael Murphy, Cara Pifko, and Michael Riley
Won WCC Award for Best Dramatic Series, George F. Walker, Dani Romain
Nominated for 38 Gemini Awards over three seasons
Nominated for three DGC Craft Awards
Nominated for Golden Nymph Award for best dramatic series at Monte Carlo Television Festival
Nominated for three Gemini Awards
Nominated for CSC Award for Best Cinematography
Won Leo Award for Best Direction in Youth or Children's Program or Series, Rachel Talalay
Nominated for Satellite Award, Best Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominated for Gemini Award – Best Direction
Nominated for Gemini Award for Best Costume Design
Nominated for CSC Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated for CSC Award and ASC Awards for Best Cinematography
Won Gold Plaque Special Achievement in Direction, David Winning at Chicago International Film Festival
Won Gold Plaque, Best Direction Variety/Entertainment, David Winning at Chicago International Film Festival
Won DGC Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series for Drama
Nominated for five Gemini Awards, including Best Dramatic Television Series
Nominated for DGC Craft Award for Direction
Nominated for three Young Artist Awards
Won Grand Prize for Best Program Award of Excellence 2003 from Alliance for Children and Television
Won Award of Excellence, Ages 9-12 Category from Alliance for Children and Television
Won Gemini Award for Best Costume Design
Nominated for four Gemini Awards
Nominated for Young Artist Award
Nominated for Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pascale Montpetit
Nominated for two Golden Reel Awards
Won four Gemini Awards, including best actress Wendy Crewson, director Jerry Ciccoritti, screenwriter Karen Walton, and picture editor George Roulston
Won DGC Craft Award for Picture Editing
Nominated for five Gemini Awards, including Best TV Movie
Nominated for DGC Craft Award for Best Direction for Jerry Ciccoritti
Nominated for five Gemini Awards, including Best TV Movie
Nominated for four Gemini Awards, including Best Direction, Rodney Gibbons
Nominated for Gemini Award for Best Costume Design
Nominated for Gemini Award for Best Costume Design
Nominated for CSC Award for Best Cinematography
Won three Genie Awards, Best Actor for Luc Picard, Best Screenwriter for Sharon Riis and Best Supporting Actress Pascale Montpetit
Nominated for seven Genie Awards and one DGC Award nomination for Best Direction- for Mario Azzopardi
Won DGC Award for Sound Editing
Nominated for three DGC Awards
Nominated for Golden Reel Award
Won Gemini Award for Best Actor for Brendan Fletcher
Nominated for two Gemini Awards
Nominated for CSC Award, Best Cinematography in TV Drama
Won WGC Award for Writer for Bruce M. Smith
Nominated for two Gemini Awards
Won Silver Hugo, Television Drama Miniseries, from Chicago International Television Awards
Won 2006 "Reflect d'Or" (Best Collection & Long Drama) at Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans
Won 2006 SPAA Award for Television Drama, from Screen Producers Association of Australia
Won 2006 Silver Prize, for Teleseries, Series and Miniseries Category, from Australian Cinematographers Society for Mark Wareham
Won 2006 Best Director (Television Category) from Australian Film Institute for Jessica Hobbs
Won 2006 Best Actor (Television Category) from Australian Film Institute for David Wenham
Won 2006 Best Miniseries Script (Best Script Across all Genres) and Gold AWGIE from Australian Writers' Guild for Barbara Samuels and Katherine Thomson
Won Best Editing, Gemini Award for Dominique Fortin
Nominations for Gemini Awards
Won three Gemini Awards, including Best Dramatic Miniseries
Won three DGC Awards, including Outstanding Direction for Christian Duguay
Nominated for three Emmy Awards
Nominated for two Golden Globes, Best Actor for Donald Sutherland and Best Actress for Mira Sorvino
Nominated for five Gemini Awards
Won WGC Award for Writer Bruce M. Smith
Won Gemini Award for Best Editing
Nominated for five Gemini Awards, including Best Ensemble
Nominated for four Gemini Awards
Nominated for nine Young Artist Awards
Won DGC Craft Award for Sound Editing
Won CFCA for Best Music Score
Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Original Score
Nominated for Golden Lion for Darren Aronofsky at Venice Film Festival
Nominated for two Satellite Awards
Won two Golden Satellite Awards, including Best Motion Picture Made for Television
Nominated for two Emmy Awards, including Best Actor for James Woods
Nominated for Golden Globe Best Actor for William H. Macy
Nominated for four Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie
Nominated for Critics Choice Award for Best Picture Made for Television
Nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nominated for WGA Award for TV, William H. Macy and Steven Schachter
Nominated for Golden Reel for Best Sound Editing
Won Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett
Won Robert Altman Award, Independent Spirit Awards
Won CFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett
Won Volpi Cup Best Actress for Cate Blanchett at Venice Film Festival
Won CinemAwenire Award Best Film at Venice Film Festival
Won Special Jury Prize for Todd Haynes at Venice Film Festival
Nominated for Oscar Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett
Nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards
Nominated for Golden Lion for Todd Haynes at Venice Film Festival
Nominated for Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett
Nominated for Satellite Award
Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award
Nominated for Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Chandra Wilson
Won the Best Feature Film award at Burbank International Film Festival.
Won Best Director for David Winning
Nominated Best Original Score at Burbank International Film Festival for composer James Gelfand
Won 2009 Television Programming Awards Gold World Medal for Best Direction at the New York Festival
Won 2008 Best Foreign Feature film award at Big Island Film Festival
Won the Platinum award for Directing at Houston International Film Festival
Won 2008 The Audience Favorite award at Philadelphia Terror Film Festival
Won 2008 Best Supporting Actor award for Bruce Dern at Philadelphia Terror Film Festival
Nominated for four Leo Awards, including: Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Musical Score, and Best Visual Effects
Won 2008 America's Epiphany Prize for the most inspiring television movie or mini series
Won five Gemini Awards, two DGC Awards, and the CFTPA Indie Award for Best Series