Rick Dugdale Explained

Rick Dugdale
Birth Place:Enderby, BC
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:Film Producer, Film Director
Years Active:1997–present
Organization:Enderby Entertainment, Vuele

Rick Dugdale is a Canadian film producer. He is the President and CEO of Enderby Entertainment and co-founder of Vuele.[1]

Career

Dugdale joined Daniel Petrie, Jr. & Company as Vice President of Production in 2003 before becoming a full partner in the company in 2004. He founded Enderby Entertainment with Petrie in 2006.[2] Dugdale gained experience in the public sector of financing and investor relations while working in oil, gas, and uranium markets.[3] [4]

Dugdale produced Dawn Patrol (2014) and Rosemont (2015). Both films were directed by Daniel Petrie, Jr. Dugdale also produced About Cherry, co-written and directed by Stephen Elliott[5] . For Tony-Seven Films, Enderby Entertainment's genre film division, Dugdale served as executive producer on The Speak, Vile and 5 Souls[6] and as a producer on A Haunting at Silver Falls, No Tell Motel[7] and Blood Shed[8] [9] . Dugdale served as executive producer on Tony-Seven Films’ first sequel, the upcoming A Haunting at Silver Falls 2.[10] [11]

Dugdale produced and financed the thriller Blackway in 2015,[12] the first film collaboration involving Alfredson, Enderby Entertainment, and, worldwide distributor Electric Entertainment. Directed by Daniel Alfredson, Blackway was adapted for the screen by Joseph Gangemi & Gregory Jacobs, based upon the novel Go with Me by Castle Freeman, Jr.[13] The film premiered at the 72nd Venice Film Festival ahead of its 2016 release.[14]

In 2017, Dugdale produced the psychological thriller An Ordinary Man in collaboration with actor/producer Sir Ben Kingsley and writer/director/producer Brad Silberling. Dugdale also arranged for it's international distribution by Dean Devlin’s Electric Entertainment, marking Enderby’s second collaboration with the Electric.[15] Dugdale recently produced the film Night Hunter, starring Henry Cavill, Sir Ben Kingsley, and Alexandra Daddario.[16]

Dugdale produced the Intrigo anthology, three stand-alone movies shot back to back across Europe. The films were shot primarily in Serbia, but also filmed on location in Belgium, Croatia and Slovenia. Intrigo is based upon a series of European bestsellers by the Swedish author Håkan Nesser. The thrillers, adapted by Daniel Alfredson & Ditta Bongenhielm, are stories interconnected by the Café Intrigo, which gives the three films their overall title. All three films were released in 2020, with Lionsgate serving as the distributor for the films in the US. Intrigo: Death of the Author, starring Ben Kingsley & Benno Fürmann, was released in theaters and on-demand in the US on January 17, 2020. Intrigo: Dear Agnes, starring Gemma Chan and, Intrigo: Samaria, starring Pheobe Fox, were released in theaters on-demand May 5, 2020.[17] All three films are directed by Daniel Alfredson, the director of Enderby Entertainment’s Blackway.[18] [19]

Dugdale finished post-production on the Second World War action thriller "Recon” in collaboration with Academy Award® winning director Robert Port. Recon released in the US on November 10, 2020. With Brainstorm Media set to distribute in the US. Recon had its world premiere at the 2019 Austin Film Festival.[20]

In May 2020, in the middle of a shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dugdale announced Enderby Entertainment would begin shooting Zero Contact (FKA 92), with thewasire film being shot in demand across 17 countries. With Dugdale serving as director for the film. Dugdale remotely supervised the virtual shoot in each country, with the actors’ own homes serving as the set. The production collaborated with the post-production team at People in the Park.[21] [22]

Dugdale announced, in July 2020, that Enderby and tech developer Draganfly were teaming up to launch Safe Set Solutions for feature and TV productions. Safe Set Solutions will allow for resumption of filming on set during the global pandemic, by using a variety of prescreening tools and on-set protections to mitigate health threats. Draganfly has committed to purchase initial Safe Set Solutions for two upcoming Enderby feature productions, Firewatch and Legacy.[23]

In 2012, the Austin Film Festival announced the addition of a new “Enderby Entertainment Award” to the festival’s screen writing competition. Finalists and winners are selected by Dugdale and Petrie.[24]

Membership

Dugdale is a member of the Producers Guild of America and Directors Guild of Canada.[3]

Filmography

YearFilmRole
TBAPeace Producer
2019 Producer
2018 Producer
TBA Producer
2018Night Hunter Producer
2017An Ordinary Man Producer
2015Blackway Producer
2015RosemontProducer
2014Dawn PatrolProducer
2014Blood Shed Producer
20135 SoulsExecutive Producer
2013A Haunting at Silver FallsProducer
2012No Tell Motel Producer
2012About CherryProducer
2011The SpeakExecutive Producer
2011VileExecutive Producer

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rick Dugdale . Variety . 9 August 2024 . 16 December 2013.
  2. Web site: Hollywood eyes return to Enderby. The Morning Star. 27 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Daniel Petrie Jr To Receive WGA West's Morgan Cox Award For Guild Service. 20 December 2012 . Deadline. 27 August 2015.
  4. Web site: What Enderby and Hollywood have in common: Rick Dugdale. InfoNews.ca. 27 August 2015.
  5. About Cherry (2012) . en . 2024-08-11 . letterboxd.com.
  6. 5 Souls (2013) - IMDb . 2024-08-11 . www.imdb.com.
  7. No Tell Motel (2013) - IMDb . 2024-08-11 . www.imdb.com.
  8. Web site: Producer Rick Dugdale Shares Stories Of Breaking Into Hollywood. Podbay FM. 27 August 2015.
  9. Blood Shed (2013) - IMDb . 2024-08-11 . www.imdb.com.
  10. Web site: Sprague. Mike. A Haunting at Silver Falls 2 begins production. JoBlo.com. 14 February 2017 . 19 August 2017.
  11. A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return (2019) - IMDb . 2024-08-11 . www.imdb.com.
  12. Web site: Filming begins in Okanagan for "Go With Me" starring Anthony Hopkins. Global News. 27 August 2015.
  13. Web site: Handschuh. Darren. War movie coming to area. Vernon News. 19 August 2017. en.
  14. Web site: Austin Film Festival Announces Daniel Petrie, Jr and Rick Dugdale's Enderby Entertainment as New Screenplay Competition Sponsor. 26 January 2012 . Austin Film Festival. 27 August 2015.
  15. Web site: Roxborough. Scott. AFM: Ben Kingsley to Play War Criminal in 'An Ordinary Man' (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 28 October 2015 . 19 August 2017. en.
  16. Web site: Lee. Ashley. Berlin: Ben Kingsley, Henry Cavill to Star in Psychological Thriller 'Nomis'. The Hollywood Reporter. 9 February 2017 . 19 August 2017. en.
  17. Web site: Ritman. Alex. 'Millennium' Series Director Daniel Alfredson Adapting Swedish 'Intrigo' Trilogy. The Hollywood Reporter. 16 December 2016 . 19 August 2017. en.
  18. Web site: McNary. Dave. 'Millenium' Series Director Daniel Alfredson Boards Swedish Trilogy 'Intrigo'. Variety. 16 December 2016.
  19. Web site: B.C. movie producer at the helm of upcoming film An Ordinary Man. Kelowna Capital News. 11 April 2018.
  20. Web site: Kay . Jeremy . Brainstorm Media acquires US rights to EFM war thriller 'Recon' (exclusive) . Screen Daily . en.
  21. Web site: Pedersen . Erik . Enderby Entertainment Sets Virtual Production Of Thriller '92' Spanning Seven Countries . Deadline . en . 16 May 2020.
  22. Web site: Kay . Jeremy . Enderby Entertainment defies pandemic to start virtual production on global thriller '92' . Screen Daily . en.
  23. Web site: D'Alessandro . Anthony . Enderby Entertainment Teams With Draganfly's Safe Set Solutions To Resume Film Production Post COVID-19 Lockdown . Deadline . en . 26 June 2020.
  24. Web site: AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES DANIEL PETRIE, JR AND RICK DUGDALE'S ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT AS NEW SCREENPLAY COMPETITION SPONSOR . Austin Film Festival . 26 January 2012.