Cinespace Film Studios

Cinespace Film Studios is a series of film studio facilities founded in 1988, by Greek-Canadian Nick Mirkopoulos.^[1] It includes a facility in Vaughan, that has been in operation since the 1960s. In 2007 Mirkopoulos helped his Greek-American nephew Alex Pissios found a branch in Chicago.

Studios

Kipling Avenue Studios

The company acquired a 30 acres (0.12 km²) campus at 777 Kipling Avenue in Toronto's Etobicoke area in 2009.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

During the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival Mayor of Toronto John Tory joined with Cinespace officials to announce plans to build two very large new studios on the site, with a combined footprint of 50,000 square feet (4,600 m²).^[4]^[6]^[7] One of the large studios will be permanently devoted to underwater filming.

selected Feature Films
film	year	notes
Pacific Rim	2013
Pompeii	2014
xXx: Return of Xander Cage	2017
Flatliners	2017

Television Series

Kleinburg

Toronto International Studios, is the same film studio that was established previously at Kleinburg, Ontario in the 1950s.

The Forest Rangers (1963–1966)
Equus (1977)
Follow That Bird (1985)

Chicago

Cinspace Film Studios in Chicago opened fo business in 2011.^[1] Its 70 acres (0.28 km²) campus was used for multiple television series, including Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Empire, Shameless.

References

^ ^a ^b Susan Caminiti (2018-01-03). "How a Greek immigrant family built a booming Hollywood film studio in downtown Chicago". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Nearly 20 years earlier, Mirkopoulos had started Cinespace Film Studios in Toronto, now a major studio with four locations in the city. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Toronto's Cinespace Film Studios Announces New Film Studio Development". Cinespace Studios. Toronto, Ontario. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Cinespace Film Studios ("Cinespace"), Toronto's 21-year film studio veteran, has announced the acquisition of a 30-plus acre property for the development of their next and most ambitious film studio complex. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Cynthia Reason (2010-01-15). "Fire ignites at new Cinespace location". Etobicoke Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-03. There were no injuries reported at the three-alarm fire, and although there are no damage estimates in yet, Mirkopoulos said only a small area of the roof was primarily affected. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Taylor Simmons, Ramna Shahzad (2017-09-07). "2 new film studios to be built in Etobicoke as TIFF kicks off, mayor announces". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Cineplace Film Studios used be a glass factory until the Mirkopoulos family bought the building in 2009, hoping to start a new film node in the city. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Bruce Demara (2013-03-22). "Toronto's film and television industry soars to new heights". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Pinewood and Cinespace are two big reasons why Toronto's and Ontario's film and television production industry is on a roll, with two successive years of record spending, $1.28 billion in 2012, preceded by $1.26 billion in 2011 — helped by massive Hollywood productions Pacific Rim and Total Recall, respectively. It's the second year that the city and province have reclaimed the title of Hollywood North from Vancouver and B.C., which led the industry in Canada for more than a decade. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b Guy Dixon (2009-12-18). "Etobicoke plant to become film studio". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Cinespace Film Studios, which provides studio and office space for films shooting in Toronto, has bought the old Consumers Glass factory in the west end. The plant was more recently owned by glass bottle and container maker Owens-Illinois and closed last year, eliminating 400 jobs. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b David Rider (2017-09-07). "Cinespace to build 2 new film studios in Etobicoke". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Cinespace, home to the Hulu hit "The Handmaid's Tale", recently wrapped period drama "Reign" and many other productions, says the addition will allow concurrent filming at its Kipling Studio Campus of seven big productions, up from six. The expansion will also include a large, permanent underwater filming tank. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[Cnbc2018-01-03-1] Susan Caminiti (2018-01-03). "How a Greek immigrant family built a booming Hollywood film studio in downtown Chicago". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Nearly 20 years earlier, Mirkopoulos had started Cinespace Film Studios in Toronto, now a major studio with four locations in the city. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Market2009-12-15-2] "Toronto's Cinespace Film Studios Announces New Film Studio Development". Cinespace Studios. Toronto, Ontario. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Cinespace Film Studios ("Cinespace"), Toronto's 21-year film studio veteran, has announced the acquisition of a 30-plus acre property for the development of their next and most ambitious film studio complex. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[InsideToronto2010-01-15-3] Cynthia Reason (2010-01-15). "Fire ignites at new Cinespace location". Etobicoke Guardian. Retrieved 2018-01-03. There were no injuries reported at the three-alarm fire, and although there are no damage estimates in yet, Mirkopoulos said only a small area of the roof was primarily affected. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Cbc2017-09-07-4] Taylor Simmons, Ramna Shahzad (2017-09-07). "2 new film studios to be built in Etobicoke as TIFF kicks off, mayor announces". CBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Cineplace Film Studios used be a glass factory until the Mirkopoulos family bought the building in 2009, hoping to start a new film node in the city. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[TorStar2013-03-22-5] Bruce Demara (2013-03-22). "Toronto's film and television industry soars to new heights". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Pinewood and Cinespace are two big reasons why Toronto's and Ontario's film and television production industry is on a roll, with two successive years of record spending, $1.28 billion in 2012, preceded by $1.26 billion in 2011 — helped by massive Hollywood productions Pacific Rim and Total Recall, respectively. It's the second year that the city and province have reclaimed the title of Hollywood North from Vancouver and B.C., which led the industry in Canada for more than a decade. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Globe2009-12-18-6] Guy Dixon (2009-12-18). "Etobicoke plant to become film studio". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Cinespace Film Studios, which provides studio and office space for films shooting in Toronto, has bought the old Consumers Glass factory in the west end. The plant was more recently owned by glass bottle and container maker Owens-Illinois and closed last year, eliminating 400 jobs. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[TorStar2017-09-07-7] David Rider (2017-09-07). "Cinespace to build 2 new film studios in Etobicoke". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-01-03. Cinespace, home to the Hulu hit "The Handmaid's Tale", recently wrapped period drama "Reign" and many other productions, says the addition will allow concurrent filming at its Kipling Studio Campus of seven big productions, up from six. The expansion will also include a large, permanent underwater filming tank. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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