TORONTO – Principal photography has wrapped on the first theatrical production selected from Corus Entertainment and Telefilm Canada’s Family Feature Production Fund.
Created in 2013, the Family Feature Production Fund was designed to increase production of Canadian-English language live-action family movies.
Slated for release in 2016, Operation Insanity (working title) is a comedy feature produced by CCI Entertainment Ltd. starring Academy Award, Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy nominee James Caan, (The Godfather, Misery, Las Vegas, Dogville) and newcomer Dylan Everett (Degrassi: The Next Generation, Wingin' It, The Unauthorized Saved By The Bell Story). The film is about a shy, 17-year-old boy named Jake (Everett) who teams up with his "senile" grandpa, played by Caan, and his war veteran crew to save the girl of his dreams.
"Operation Insanity may well be the biggest family feature to come out of Canada. We have an outstanding international cast who will bring their vitality and talent to this timeless story of generational bonding brought to life in an inventive, adventurous and hilarious new way," said producer Arnie Zipursky, in the news release. "We are elated to be the first feature selected as part of the Corus/Telefilm Fund.”
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Telefilm on the first project from our Family Feature Production Fund slate of movies," said Colin Bohm, EVP, head of Corus Kids. "CCI has done a terrific job of delivering a compelling script and a stellar cast. This first film is a great start to broadening our content ownership."
"Considering that younger Canadians are the heaviest consumers of films in the country, this public-private partnership with Corus Entertainment is an exciting collaboration that brings together resources in order to better achieve theatrical success of family films", added Michel Pradier, Telefilm's director of project financing.
Operation Insanity will be distributed theatrically in Canada by Elevation Pictures.
Photo credit: Ian Watson
