What's New
POLKAROO READS!
Watch as Polkaroo takes us on a romp through the city, the suburbs and the countryside to discover the alphabet and some simple words. NOW available to watch on TVOKids!
WHERE’S MY ALPHABET?
A scavenger hunt, what could be more fun as families search for words that begin with letter of the Alphabet! Come join the search!’ Produced with support from the Shaw Rocket Fund.
About GAPC Entertainment
We are a vibrant, independent Canadian production company with a passion
for creating quality programming for national and international audiences. We produce
creative and compelling content for all platforms and across most genres, including
award-winning drama, children’s programs, performing arts, biopics, science and
history.
TELEVISION
Engaging, insightful, and award-winning programming seen throughout the world.
DIGITAL
Web series that excite, engage and educate.
INTERACTIVE
Innovative Apps and online content that allow for exploration and innovation.
IN DEVELOPMENT
New for 2022/2023.
THE ARRANGED MARRIAGE
30 year old Arab-Canadian, Amara, finally agrees to an arranged marriage set up by her lovingly overbearing family, when she discovers the most eligible suitor is a closeted gay man. Basil and Amara decide to take advantage of their engagement to live their best lives away from their meddling families. Created by Maissa Houri-Charron!
THE WHISKERS
A preschool series about socio-emotional development that will feature real dogs as the characters. Each episode introduces a new word for a certain feeling— from familiar emotions such as anger, sadness, and kindness, to emotions that kids might have felt but don’t have a word for yet, such as shame, betrayal, and joy.
BIENVENUE!
Une série d’animation pour les enfants qui porte sur les aventures d’un groupe de jeunes amis animaux qui viennent d’un peu partout dans le monde et qui créent une nouvelle communauté basée sur la diversité, l’inclusion et la résilience – sous le Grand Arbre où habite Hibou qui garde un œil bienveillant sur les autres.
THE WHALE FAMILY
Ever feel like you don’t quite “fit in”… like you’re caught between two different worlds? Well that’s Hannah, literally! Wrestled between the earth above ground and the water below, she just wants to blend in at her new “land” school, but that’s a little hard to do when your family is oh-so-whacky, you regularly go on adventures across the seven seas, and you live in a big blue whale named Blue! The Whale Family is an adventure/comedy/fantasy series for 6-11’s.
RU AT RED RIVER
Ru at Red River is about a group of young woodland creatures some of whom live with different visible and invisible disabilities. The series centres around Ru, a shy young raccoon with anxiety, and her friends Suki, Fergus, and Niko. Together the kids play, face new challenges, and navigate the world around them in their own individual ways. (Created by Celeste Koon).
Janinia Fialkowska - Notes in Time (working title)
Join us on this remarkable and continuing story of one of Canada’s, and the world’s, most renowned concert pianists. Janina’s breathtaking talent and unabashed determination saw her break through the traditional and often male-dominated world of classical music. Her journey has all the elements of a riveting story!
At one point Janinia made the decision to give it all up and start studying law when, with a twist of fate, she was noticed by the legendary Arthur Rubenstein, soon becoming his protégé. From then on she once again lived and breathed music, performing throughout the world with many legendary conductors and their orchestras. Yet even with such profound and global success there always lurked in the shadows the battle with the stress and anxiety of preparation and performance.
In the midst of professional triumphs and unexpected romance, Janina came face to face with disaster– a highly aggressive tumour in her left arm. Doctors assumed she would never again grace the concert stage.
But the Montreal-born star refused to abandon hope.
AWARDS
Our productions have been recognized around the world for their ability to entertain, educate and inspire!
2017 Youth Media Alliance – Awards of Excellence
Best Original Digital Content
2016 DigiAwards – Nominiation
Digital Series Non-Fiction
2016 Telly Awards – Bronze Winner Webseries
2016 IndieFEST Film Awards – Award of Merit
Best Webseries
2017 W3 Awards – Gold Award
Online Video-Educational/Training for Video
2017 Davey Awards – Silver Award
Film/Video-Education
2017 Official Selection – Eve Film Festival
2015 Ottawa Independent Video Awards
Best Director – Hoda Elatawi
2015 Yorkton Film Festival – Nominee
Muneeza in the Middle – Gold Sheaf Award
2015 Official Selection – Silver Springs International Film Festival
2015 IndieFEST Film Awards – Award of Merit
Muneeza in the Middle – Women in Filmmaking
2012 The Prestige Film Award Children/Family Program (Gold)
“The Prime Radicals” – TV Series
2012 The Prestige Film Award Special Effects/Animation (Gold)
“The Prime Radicals” – TV Series
2012 The Prestige Film Award Special Purpose Internet Productions (Gold)
“The Prime Radicals Interactive” – Website
2012 The Houston International Film Festival Remi Award Family/Children (Gold)
“The Prime Radicals” – TV Series
2012 Hermes Creative Awards Audio Original Music (Gold)
“The Prime Radicals” – Episode 20, “Going the Distance!”
2012 Hermes Creative Awards Video/TV Program (Honourable Mention)
“The Prime Radicals” – Episode 25, “A Balancing Act”
2011 International Pixie Awards Visual Effects (Gold)
“The Prime Radicals” – Episode 25, “A Balancing Act”
2013 The Accolade Awards – Award of Excellence
“The Prime Radicals” Children and Family Series
2013 The Accolade Awards – Award of Merit
“The Prime Radicals” Special Effects
2008 The Houston International Film Festival Remi Award Family/Children (Silver)
“Spellz” – TV Series
2007 U.S. International Film and Video Festival Children’s Programming
Certificate for Creative Excellence in Communications in International Competition
“Spellz” – Episode 12, “Stings & Stuff”
2008 U.S. International Film and Video Festival Reality Programming
Certificate for Creative Excellence in Communications in International Competition
“The Letters: Rediscovering the Art of Courtship” – Episode: “A Little Bit Country”
2003 The Film Council of Greater Columbus Honourable Mention
“Christopher Plummer – A Man For All Stages”
1999 Gemini Awards (Nomination)
Best Original Musical Score for a Documentary Program or Series
“North-West Mounted Police : The Great March”
1999 Gemini Awards (Nomination)
Best Sound in an Information/Documentary Program or Series
“North-West Mounted Police : The Great March”
The TEAM
GAPC Entertainment’s team creates diverse stories with power, creativity and humanity.
And, we have fun doing it!
HODA ELATAWI
Executive Producer, President / CEO
Charming and resourceful, with a passionate desire to bring greater understanding to her audience, Hoda brings 25 years of experience to the table. She also does a great KARAOKE version of “I Will Survive”!
KEN STEWART
Executive Producer, Vice-President
Always soft spoken, with a keen eye for detail and an appetite for new ideas, Ken’s 30 years of experience is reflected in the superior quality of all our projects. He can be seen, weekends, escaping the weeks challenges on the back of his Harley.
SHAYNE ARTELLE
CONTROLLER
From when he was very little Shayne always loved to count. With over 20 years of accounting & small business experience 15 of which as a CGA, Shayne has kept GAPC Entertainment and its subsidiaries on the right side of the balance sheet.
Travis Williams
Development Executive/Production Manager
With over 20 years experience in the kids entertainment industry, Travis creates, develops, and produces — from inception to delivery — scripted animated and live-action entertainment for kids of all ages. Recently, Travis served as the Director of Development at Mercury Filmworks where he developed the Annie-nominated Atomic Puppet for Disney and Teletoon amongst other kids properties. Travis also served as Production Executive for Teletoon, developing and overseeing over 300 hours of animated and live-action series for a broad range of demographics and genres. Truly a kid at heart, Travis is a passionate storyteller with a playfully mischievous sense of humour. He can be found on weekends binging cartoons and old episodes of the Muppets.
KATE KEATING
WRITER
Kate illuminates the room with her bright smile and great enthusiasm. She is always up for the challenge when it comes to writing a new show and taking in all sorts of viewpoints and considerations. An asset to the team we couldn’t do without!
JAMIE DEROOY
SENIOR EDITOR
Jamie puts the “I” in editor, because he always brings his own creativity and something special to every project he works on. When he’s not working tirelessly in the office editing or offering a helping hand, he’s probably refurbishing some furniture or buying presents for his niece!
JOHN JAMES
MOTION DESIGNER, 3D, VFX
With close to 30 years of experience, John has learned to channel his passion for all things creative into exactly what’s needed for each and every project. When not in the office you can catch him at home chopping firewood with a Boston butt gently smoking in the background.
ERIC VANIER
COMPOSER/AUDIO ENGINEER
A graduate from the Audio Recording Academy, Eric has been winning honourable mentions at the International Songwriting Competition since he was 18. When he’s not working his magic on jingles and musical scores, Eric teaches guitar, works as a session musician, and pranks us with the office skeleton prop. Thanks for that, Eric.
