Anna Stratton
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Anna Stratton is an award-winning Canadian
film and television producer. Her projects include the feature films Zero Patience
(1993), Lilies
(for which she won a 1996 Genie Award
for Best Motion Picture), and Emotional Arithmetic (2007). Her work in television includes the award-winning children's program L'Histoire de l'Oie.
One of the founders of Toronto-based Triptych Media in 1994, Anna and partner Robin Cass
bring together their backgrounds in the theatre and visual arts to develop and produce bold, award-winning film and television entertainment. The company’s slate runs the gamut from comedy to drama, with properties chosen for the strength of their characters, innovative story-telling and social relevance. Triptych is best known for the features Falling Angels, The Republic of Love, The Hanging Garden
, Lilies
and the ground-breaking Zero Patience as well as for its television dramas 'Lucky Girl', The Tale of Teeka (French title: L'Histoire de L'Oie) and Gordon Pinsent
’s Heyday! The company is an active co-production partner internationally and within Canada.
Triptych’s latest films are Gary Yates’ feature High Life, based on the hit play by Lee MacDougall; Emotional Arithmetic, based on the novel by the late Matt Cohen, directed by Paolo Barzman, and starring Susan Sarandon
, Christopher Plummer
, Gabriel Byrne
, Roy Dupuis
and Max von Sydow
. Currently in release is the documentary As Slow as Possible by Scott Smith and Triptych is executive producer on Richie Mehta’s feature debut, Amal
.
Emotional Arithmetic (2007) (producer)
... aka Autumn Hearts: A New Beginning (USA)
Heyday! (2006) (TV) (producer)
The Republic of Love (2003) (producer)
The Bay of Love and Sorrows
(2002) (producer)
... aka Baie de l'amour et des regrets, La (Canada: French title)
The Bookfair Murders (2000) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
L'Histoire de l'Oie (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka The Tale of Teeka (Canada: English title)
Lilies
- Les feluettes (1996) (producer)
... aka Lilies (Canada: French title: short title)
Zero Patience
(1993) (producer)
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film and television producer. Her projects include the feature films Zero Patience
Zero Patience
Zero Patience is a 1993 Canadian musical film written and directed by John Greyson. The film examines and refutes the urban legend of the alleged introduction of HIV to North America by a single individual, Gaëtan Dugas...
(1993), Lilies
Lilies (film)
Lilies is a 1996 Canadian film directed by John Greyson. It is an adaptation by Michel Marc Bouchard and Linda Gaboriau of Bouchard's own play Les feluettes. It depicts a play being performed in a prison by the inmates.-Expository narration:...
(for which she won a 1996 Genie Award
Genie Award
Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
for Best Motion Picture), and Emotional Arithmetic (2007). Her work in television includes the award-winning children's program L'Histoire de l'Oie.
Biography
Anna Stratton has a background in the theatre, where she worked as a producer, administrator and educator and as Head of English Language Theatre for the Canada Council. She produced many stage productions, including the hit play, Tamara. She is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre. Anna has served on many boards and committees including the Feature Film Project of the Canadian Film Centre, Dance Umbrella of Ontario, the First Night Festival and the Toronto Theatre Festival. She is a co-founder of Reel Canada, the festival of films for high schools and of PRO, the Producer’s Roundtable of Ontario, and serves on the OMDC advisory group for screen-based industries.One of the founders of Toronto-based Triptych Media in 1994, Anna and partner Robin Cass
Robin Cass
Robin Cass is a Canadian film and television producer. His projects include the feature films High Life, Falling Angels, and Lilies...
bring together their backgrounds in the theatre and visual arts to develop and produce bold, award-winning film and television entertainment. The company’s slate runs the gamut from comedy to drama, with properties chosen for the strength of their characters, innovative story-telling and social relevance. Triptych is best known for the features Falling Angels, The Republic of Love, The Hanging Garden
The Hanging Garden
The Hanging Garden is a 1997 British/Canadian movie written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald that is about the duality of life and death and the way seemingly very different choices in life can lead to similar outcomes....
, Lilies
Lilies (film)
Lilies is a 1996 Canadian film directed by John Greyson. It is an adaptation by Michel Marc Bouchard and Linda Gaboriau of Bouchard's own play Les feluettes. It depicts a play being performed in a prison by the inmates.-Expository narration:...
and the ground-breaking Zero Patience as well as for its television dramas 'Lucky Girl', The Tale of Teeka (French title: L'Histoire de L'Oie) and Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Pinsent
Gordon Edward Pinsent, CC, FRSC is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor.-Early life:Pinsent, the youngest of six children, was born in Grand Falls, Newfoundland, the son of Flossie ; originally from Clifton, Newfoundland, and Stephen Arthur Pinsent, a papermill worker and cobbler;...
’s Heyday! The company is an active co-production partner internationally and within Canada.
Triptych’s latest films are Gary Yates’ feature High Life, based on the hit play by Lee MacDougall; Emotional Arithmetic, based on the novel by the late Matt Cohen, directed by Paolo Barzman, and starring Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon is an American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1969, and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. She had also been nominated for the award for four films before that and has received other recognition for her...
, Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orne Plummer, CC is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1957's Stage Struck, and notable early film performances include Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther and The Man Who Would Be King.In a career that spans over five...
, Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel James Byrne is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined Londo's Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen debut came in the Irish soap opera The Riordans and the...
, Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis is a Canadian actor best known for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita...
and Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...
. Currently in release is the documentary As Slow as Possible by Scott Smith and Triptych is executive producer on Richie Mehta’s feature debut, Amal
Amal (film)
Amal , 2007, is a Canadian drama film directed and written by Richie Mehta. Set in modern-day New Delhi, India, it tells the story of a poor autorickshaw driver, Amal Kumar....
.
Filmography
High Life (2009) (executive producer)Emotional Arithmetic (2007) (producer)
... aka Autumn Hearts: A New Beginning (USA)
Heyday! (2006) (TV) (producer)
The Republic of Love (2003) (producer)
The Bay of Love and Sorrows
The Bay of Love and Sorrows
-Plot:Set in rural New Brunswick in 1974, the novel's protagonist is Michael Skid, the privileged son of the town judge. After a falling out with his friend Tom Donnerel, Michael befriends Madonna and Silver Brassaurd, a brother and sister who draw him into the orbit of Everette Hutch, a...
(2002) (producer)
... aka Baie de l'amour et des regrets, La (Canada: French title)
The Bookfair Murders (2000) (TV) (executive producer) (producer)
L'Histoire de l'Oie (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka The Tale of Teeka (Canada: English title)
Lilies
Lilies (film)
Lilies is a 1996 Canadian film directed by John Greyson. It is an adaptation by Michel Marc Bouchard and Linda Gaboriau of Bouchard's own play Les feluettes. It depicts a play being performed in a prison by the inmates.-Expository narration:...
- Les feluettes (1996) (producer)
... aka Lilies (Canada: French title: short title)
Zero Patience
Zero Patience
Zero Patience is a 1993 Canadian musical film written and directed by John Greyson. The film examines and refutes the urban legend of the alleged introduction of HIV to North America by a single individual, Gaëtan Dugas...
(1993) (producer)
External links
- Anna Stratton at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Triptych Media Inc.