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. In 2023, Cinespace acquired the Atlanta and Wilmington studio facilities from EUE/Screen Gems. [2]

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.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

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).[5][7][8] One of the large studios will be permanently devoted to underwater filming.

Selected Feature Films
Film LinksYear
Resident Evil: Retribution2012
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones2013
Pacific Rim2013
Pompeii2014
xXx: Return of Xander Cage2017
Flatliners2017

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.[9]

Selected Films
Film linksYear
The Hired Gun1957
The Fox1967
The First Time1969
The Reincarnate1971
Mahoney's Estate1972
Recommendation for Mercy1975
Death Weekend1976
Silver Streak1976
Equus1977
Rituals1977
Welcome to Blood City1977
Riel1979
H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come1979
Fish Hawk1980
Virus1980
The Amateur1981
Class of 19841982
The Wars1983
Strange Brew1983
Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird1985
The Fly1986
Love at Stake1987
Divided Loyalties1990
The Good Son1993
To Die For1995
Murder at 16001997
Dick1999
Thomas and the Magic Railroad2000
The Sentinel2006
Casino Jack2010
Selected television films
TV movie linksYear
The Day Reagan Was Shot2001
The Brady Bunch in the White House2002
Selected television shows
TV linksYear
Hudson's Bay1959
The Forest Rangers1963–1966
Hatch's Mill1967
The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim1975
The Littlest Hobo1979-1985
You Can't Do That on Television1979-1990
Matt and Jenny1979-1980
Fraggle Rock1983-1987
Shining Time Station1991-1996
The Doodlebops2005-2007
The Big Comfy Couch2006

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.[10] 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.[11] His leadership at Cinespace Chicago[12] 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. 1 2 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. ↑ "Cinespace Buys EUE/Screen Gems' Atlanta and North Carolina Campuses". www.deadline.com.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2020-11-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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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