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Aug 2, 2022 · They would develop Mel’s Cité du Cinéma (now MELS Studios) into state-of-the-art production studios. In 1988, Hoppenheim bought the old Expo Theatre, built for the 1967 world’s fair, and converted the space into studios. Eventually, he would construct three large facilities housing numerous studios, before selling the business.
- Janice Arnold
Jul 29, 2022 · In a bet on Montreal’s potential as a movie-making centre, he subsequently bought Cité du Havre’s Expo-Théâtre in 1988 and created Mel’s Cité du Cinéma, which now includes 20 studios.
Nov 13, 2014 · The assets to be acquired include Mel’s Cité du cinéma in Montréal and Studios Melrose in Saint-Hubert, which facilities are used for both local and foreign film and television production, including American blockbusters.
Apr 20, 2013 · “It was our Hollywood,” said Mel Hoppenheim, who founded Panavision Canada Ltd. in 1965 and who owns Mel’s Cité du Cinéma and co-owns movie equipment rental company Locations Michel Trudel. In the late-’60s, after four decades of use by Associated Screen News, Panavision began sharing the building
Nov 13, 2014 · Quebecor Media subsidiary TVA Group purchased Vision Globale, whose assets include Mel's Cité du cinéma in Montreal and Studios Melrose in Saint-Hubert. The deal is worth $118 million. Author of ...
Dec 14, 2012 · I have a column today about Montreal post-production house Vision Globale buying Mel’s Cite du Cinema studios, the biggest film-shoot facility in Quebec. The deal is worth at least $50 million ...
Mel's Cité du Cinéma is located in Montreal's Technoparc and houses film production studios, workshop spaces, a warehouse, dressing rooms, and offices. The initial project involved the construction of studios and office space and a subsequent expansion. Mel then turned to Broccolini for the construction of a second building and a further ...
