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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, Cinespace Chicago Film Studios.

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 Links Year
Resident Evil: Retribution 2012
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones 2013
Pacific Rim 2013
Pompeii 2014
xXx: Return of Xander Cage 2017
Flatliners 2017

Television Series

Kleinburg

Toronto International Studios is a film studio that was established in Kleinburg, Ontario in the 1950s. Its geocoordinates are 43°51′09″N 79°38′53″W / 43.85243°N 79.64809°W / 43.85243; -79.64809.

Cinespace moved out of the studios in 2015, and the complex is now home to the Vaughan Sports Centre, a baseball training complex.[8]

Selected Films
Film links Year
The Hired Gun 1957
The Fox 1967
The First Time 1969
The Reincarnate 1971
Mahoney's Estate 1972
Recommendation for Mercy 1975
Death Weekend 1976
Silver Streak 1976
Equus 1977
Rituals 1977
Welcome to Blood City 1977
Riel 1979
H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come 1979
Fish Hawk 1980
Virus 1980
The Amateur 1981
Class of 1984 1982
The Wars 1983
Strange Brew 1983
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird 1985
The Fly 1986
Love at Stake 1987
Divided Loyalties 1990
The Good Son 1993
To Die For 1995
Murder at 1600 1997
Dick 1999
Thomas and the Magic Railroad 2000
The Sentinel 2006
Casino Jack 2010
Selected television films
TV movie links Year
The Day Reagan Was Shot 2001
The Brady Bunch in the White House 2002
Selected television shows
TV links Year
Hudson's Bay 1959
The Forest Rangers 1963–1966
Hatch's Mill 1967
The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim 1975
The Littlest Hobo 1979-1985
You Can't Do That on Television 1979-1990
Matt and Jenny 1979-1980
Fraggle Rock 1983-1987
Shining Time Station 1991-1996
The Doodlebops 2005-2007
The Big Comfy Couch 2006

Chicago

Cinespace Chicago Film Studios opened for business in 2011 [1] and Alex Pissios, the president and CEO of the company, worked with his uncle, Nick Mirkopoulos, to establish the Studios in Chicago. Mirkopoulos and Pissios purchased 60 acres of the former Ryerson Steel complex in the Windy City's North Lawndale neighborhood. The Studios are the largest independent movie studios outside of Los Angeles.

Alex Pissios, through his community leadership and commitment to giving back, Pissios has helped move the needle for the city of Chicago in the film industry. The Studios have continued to expand and now has 36 sound stages. Pissios and Cinespace Chicago Film Studios were featured in the December 2019 Chicago Magazine and highlighted the success and influence the studio has had on the film industry in Chicago.[9] Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, is the “Hollywood of the Midwest,” bringing a multitude of digital media employment and education opportunities to the community and region by revitalizing a depressed neighborhood, and contributing to the creation of more than 15,000 jobs.[10] His leadership at Cinespace Chicago[11] has been instrumental in infusing billions of dollars of revenue into the city and the state of Illinois.

Its 70 acres (0.28 km2) campus has been the nexus for over 40 major productions used to film multiple television series and Feature Films, including:

Selected Feature Films
Film Links Year Notes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011
Divergent 2014
Captive State 2017
Rampage 2017
Widows 2018
Proud Mary 2018

With 36 sound stages on its 2 million+ square foot main campus in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, and additional studios currently under construction at 31st and Kedzie, Cinespace is the largest film studio outside of California. Since opening, Cinespace has helped bring more than 15,000 new jobs to the area. In addition to studio space, Cinespace Chicago Film Studios houses dozens of production offices and support spaces as well as numerous production tenants that offer equipment, casting services, post-production houses, a 3D animation company, plus camera and lighting rentals and sales.

Cinespace partnered with DePaul University's film school in 2013 to house student classrooms, two interactive stages, faculty offices, lounges, and equipment vaults. Ranked in the top 25 film schools nationwide, DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts program teaches aspiring producers and creatives about all aspects of television and film production.

Since its inception, Cinespace has brought in more than 3 billion dollars in film-related spending to Chicago.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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.
  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.
  4. ^ 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.
  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.
  6. ^ a b Guy Dixon (2009-12-18). "Etobicoke plant to become film studio". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2020-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Jones, J.R. (December 2019). "The Accidental Movie Mogul - The Cinespace Saga". Chicago magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  10. ^ Petrella, Dan. "State extends film tax credits to keep 'Chicago Fire' and other productions in Illinois; Gov. J.B. Pritzker says it could also give a boost to South Works movie studio plan". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  11. ^ Swartz, Tracy. "Chicago's film industry saw some growth last year, thanks to indie movies". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

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