An independent studio / Toronto
Independent.
Curious.Built in Toronto.
Why Anahata
Understanding makes
the filmmaking better.
Anahata was built around the idea that understanding the subject should come before deciding how to film it.
We move between businesses, products, people and ideas — including subjects that can be difficult to communicate — looking for the story that makes them worth watching.
The studio
Small where
closeness matters.
Built to expand.
Anahata operates as a close independent studio, bringing in trusted crew, specialists and production collaborators around the needs of each film.
relationship.
- Trusted crew
- Specialists
- Production collaborators
Ready to make
A production foundation
we can reach for anytime.
We maintain our own foundation across the core disciplines of production and post.
- Cinema
- Lighting
- Sound
- Grip
- Monitoring
- Post
- Access
- Core production tools are available when we need them.
- Familiarity
- We work regularly with our own production system, rather than assembling everything for the first time on shoot day.
- Responsiveness
- We can test, prepare and move into suitable productions without relying on rental availability for every basic requirement.
The film determines the package.
When a film needs more, the production expands with additional crew, rentals and specialist equipment.
Two practices / One studio
Commercial filmmaking.
Original filmmaking.
Each sharpens the other.
Commercial
Working with businesses, products and organizations keeps the filmmaking connected to clarity, purpose and audience.
Originals
Documentary and narrative work keeps the studio connected to observation, character, experimentation and cinema.
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The discipline of one feeds the other.
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An idea for a film, a subject worth understanding, a story worth telling.
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