DROPSHOCK
 PICTURES

DROPSHOCK
 PICTURES

 PICTURES

Dropshock Pictures is an entertainment company specializing in film production, television production, marketing, and finance.

VALUES

CREATIVITY

Creativity lies at the heart of all we do. We believe in cultivating a creative environment that encourages innovative thinking, enabling our artists to explore new ideas and do their best work.

QUALITY

Quality is non-negotiable. We are dedicated to delivering entertainment of the highest standard, ensuring that every project we undertake meets and exceeds expectations.

AUTHENTICITY

Authenticity is key to our identity. We honour and celebrate genuine expression and value originality in all of our projects. Our commitment to authenticity ensures that our films always connect with audiences.

PROJECTS

FEATURE FILM / coming 2024

HUNTING MATTHEW NICHOLS

Two decades after her brother mysteriously disappears, Tara Nichols, a documentary filmmaker, sets out to solve his missing persons case.

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FEATURE FILM / IN DEVELOPMENT

CHRYSALIS

A modern dance choreographer, struggling with the recent death of her daughter, begins an affair with one of her company members — but both of their lives are endangered when her domineering husband finds out.

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FEATURE FILM / IN DEVELOPMENT

FROSTBURN

An Edmonton ERT officer is recruited to a covert Special Investigations Unitto take down a human trafficking ring operating in a frontier oil and gas town.

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DROPSHOCK PICTURES

TEAM

Executive,
HEad of DEVELOPMENT

SEAN HARRIS OLIVER

Sean is a Governor General Award nominated writer. In 2019, his award-winning play, THE FIGHTING SEASON, was optioned and adapted into a television series. Prior to beginning his work film, Sean founded and was the Co-Artistic Director of Hardline Productions Theatre Company (2010-2019). In his role as Co-AD, he helped to create, develop, and produce film and theatre throughout Canada. Under his stewardship, Hardline Productions was nominated for 17 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. Sean c urrently lives in Los Angeles and is represented by Elevate Entertainment, where he works to create and develop scripted narratives for both film and TV.

Executive,
Creative Director

MARKIAN TARASIUK

Markian appeared in over 40 film and television projects; most notably There’s Someone Inside Your House (Netflix), Surface (Apple TV), Virgin River (Netflix), Why Can't My Life Be a Rom-Com (E!), and Christmas Jars (BYU). For his work on screen, he has been nominated for Canadian Screen and UBCP/ACTRA Awards. Markian was a founder of SpeakEasy Theatre (Vancouver) and served as its producer for its six-year history (2015-2021). SpeakEasy’s productions garnered critical acclaim and multiple Jessie Richardson Awards. Markian is also the founder of The Art Left Creative Group - a  company that specializes in performing arts marketing and brand consultation.

Executive,
Production & Development

LUCY MCNULTY

Lucy McNulty is a Canadian filmmaker whose notable achievements include winning Jury’s Choice and the DEAI Award for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion at the Thomas Edison Film Festival for her directorial debut “Chicken” which has screened internationally in Canada, the United States, Australia and Europe. Chicken has gained attention from nationally recognized non-profits including the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation and the Canadian Down Syndrome Society. It has been featured on 3.21: Canada’s Down Syndrome Magazine, The LowDOWN: A Down Syndrome Podcast, Burnaby NOW, as well as AMI’s Season 2 of DisRUPT. Lucy runs Strange Company Productions.

Executive, Production &
Business Affairs

MATT VILLENUEVE

Matt Villeneuve is a Metis-Canadian producer. He is a 15-year veteran of the entertainment industry, stemming from Video games, Television, and Feature Films. His career started at Bioware a Triple-A game company that has published critically acclaimed games such as; Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age 2, and Mass Effect 3. At Bioware Matt was part of the marketing team that helped create a worldwide audience for the IP’s. Since then, he has worked on over 150 Episodes of television and a range of feature films, notably, Supergirl, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Before I Fall, Spread, and  What Comes Next with Mena Suvari. He is currently Producing indie features across Vancouver and the lower mainland with three films to be released in 2024.