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Aug 2, 2022 · Hoppenheim, who died on July 27 at age 84 in Montreal, rose from humble origins to build Mel’s Cité du Cinéma into the largest provider of services to film and TV in the country. He was known as “Mr. Hollywood North” for attracting U.S. and other foreign investment here when Canada was not on the movie map. Although he enjoyed ...
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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.
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 · Local News. Quebecor Media's TVA acquires Vision Globale for $118 million. Quebecor Media subsidiary TVA Group purchased Vision Globale, whose assets include Mel's Cité du cinéma in Montreal and ...
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
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. 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 ...
