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The Company:
Gumboot Productions Inc. is a Canadian film, television and multimedia production company situated in Victoria, Canada. Operations of Gumboot commenced in November 1991 and the company has developed a strong reputation for excellence within the national and international broadcast community.
Gumboot is owned and operated by the founding principals, Penelope Joy and Peter C. Campbell.
The main focus of the Company's activities is on entertaining works of cross-cultural, environmental and educational content.
Gumboot Productions produces film and video in association with artists, institutions and broadcasters and actively participates in partnerships and joint ventures.
Gumboot is rapidly evolving from a film and video production house to a independent integrated-media production and distribution company.
Gumboot licenses programming to Television Broadcasters and Distributors internationally.
People:
A multi-award winning documentary filmmaker, Peter Campbell has acted as producer, director and cinematographer on numerous projects with cross-cultural, peace and environmental themes. His recent films include Killer Whale And Crocodile (Bravo!), My Son The Pornographer (CBC), Lies Like Truth (CHUM), Cherry Kingsley — Recognizing The Person (W Network, APTN,), The Art Of Peacemaking (Bravo!) and Speaking Out: Women Of Uganda (Knowledge Network).
Peter is also known for his still photography, and a selection of this recent work is available here.
Penny Joy has over 20 years experience as producer, director, and writer of documentary programs. Having lived in England, Spain, S.E, Asia, and Germany, she has a keen interest in cultural and environmental topics. Currently she is involved in several Restorative Justice initiatives. Penny sits on the board of Puente Theatre Society, a company committed to working with immigrants and refugees in Canada; she is also the Chair of the International Association for Transformation, a youth leadership training initiative in Costa Rica. Penny's experience with BBC TV, community video projects and script writing contributes inspiration and creative networking to the production process of Gumboot Productions.
Potential:
The objective of the management of Gumboot Productions is to produce entertaining and compelling programming of consistently superior quality and socially significant thematic content, presented on media which is consistent with the target audience.
We want to integrate conventional film and video production with the production of interactive multi-media content. There are two opportunities for Gumboot Productions to expand: technical growth by undertaking new and innovative technologies for various media; and financial growth by developing a self-sufficient capital base from which to underwrite new projects.
To achieve these inherent opportunities, the Company requires an influx of additional capital, either debt or equity. In the short term, sufficient cash flow exists to warrant debt leverage of the corporate plan; and in the long term, equity participation is the option preferred by the owners.
The company is therefore seeking to raise working capital and will entertain a variety of ownership and profit sharing arrangements.
Gumboot Productions has enjoyed positive relationships with partners such as The Knowledge Network, The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Rogers Telefund, The National Film Board of Canada, B.C. Film, the Women’s Television Network, Telefilm Canada, and Vision TV.
Gumboot Productions has many strategic advantages, including:
1. Small infrastructure and negligible overhead.
2. No significant debt.
3. Broad media experience.
4. Diverse project and flexible technology base.
5. Strong reputation within the industry.