Media Advisory - Cinespace Film Studios to host Canada Day celebrations in Chicago and Independence Day celebrations in Toronto

Media Advisory - Cinespace Film Studios to host Canada Day celebrations in Chicago and Independence Day celebrations in Toronto


TORONTO, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - In a same-week celebration of
cross-border camaraderie, Cinespace Film Studios will make their
Chicago and Toronto studio facilities available to host both Canada Day
festivities for the Canadian Consulate in Chicago on July 1(st), and Independence Day festivities for the US Consulate in Toronto on
July 3(rd).



Cinespace, currently in its 25(th) year of business, is North America's largest owner and operator of film
and television production space, having expanded into Chicago in 2010
and doubling their property holdings to over 2 million square feet on
over 100 acres.  Cinespace Toronto was approached last November by
staff of the US Consulate in Toronto, seeking an interesting location
for their Independence Day event.  NBC Universal, which produces the
SyFy original series "Warehouse 13" at Cinespace, later cleared use of
their sets for the special day.



"The Cinespace studio facility we have chosen is a singularly unique
venue, and thanks to NBC Universal's kind accommodation of our request,
we will mark Independence Day inside a similarly distinctive and
wonderfully imaginative television series setting", remarked the Consul
General of the United States in Toronto, Jim Dickmeyer.  "It is a most
fitting backdrop given the strong cultural and economic ties between
our two countries, especially those in the film and television
industry, and we are looking forward to a memorable and enjoyable day
at Cinespace where we will celebrate the 237(th) anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of
America."



Soonafter, in early 2013, Cinespace Founder Nick Mirkopoulos approached
the Canadian Consulate in Chicago, and offered up a similar venue
inside the City Hall set of "Boss", the Starz television series
starring Kelsey Grammer that shot in Chicago for two seasons.  The
show's fictional Chicago City Hall set was acquired from Lionsgate
Television after the series ended and was maintained by Cinespace
Chicago.  "Both the United States and Canada have played roles in our
success as a company", stated Mirkopoulos, "and I can think of no
better way to mark our 25(th) year than to host on-set celebrations for our friends on both sides of
our common border, in the same week".



"We are thrilled to celebrate Canada's national day inside the studio
facilities of a Canadian company that has brought its renowned business
model to the US and is thriving", remarked Canadian Consul General
Gitane De Silva, "This is a testament to the strong bond between Canada
and the United States, and it will be in this spirit of collaboration
and friendship that we will celebrate Canada Day on Monday with our
colleagues and friends in Chicago."


Currently on the lot at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios:

Chicago Fire (TV series, NBC Universal)

Chicago P.D. (TV series, NBC Universal)

Divergent (Feature, Lionsgate/Summit)

Transformers 4 (Feature, Paramount)

Mind Games (TV series, Fox TV)

Crisis (TV series, Fox TV)

Sirens (TV series, USA Networks)


Currently on the lot at Cinespace Film Studios in Toronto:

Nikita (TV series, Warner Bros TV)

Bitten (TV series, Entertainment One)

Warehouse 13 (TV Series, NBC Universal)

Maps To The Stars (Feature, Entertainment One/Integral Film/Prospero
Pictures)

Pompeii (Feature, Constantin Film/Don Carmody Productions/Impact
Pictures)

Beauty and the Beast (TV series, CBS TV)

Reign (TV Series, CBS TV)




About the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto:

The U.S. Consulate General in Toronto's provides consular services to
the thousands of American citizens in Ontario and to the many visa
applicants in the consular region, while at the same time working to
enhance the already strong cultural, economic, and political ties
between Ontarians and the people of the United States.




About the Canadian Consulate General in Chicago:

The Canadian Consulate General in Chicago, serving Illinois, Wisconsin,
Missouri, and northwestern Indiana, is part of a world-wide network of
Canadian diplomatic and trade offices, including more than 15 across
the United States.  The Consulate General works to further the strong
Canada-US relationship by promoting Canada's interests in this region
through stronger trade and economic ties, enhanced political, academic
and cultural links between Canada and the Midwest, and consular
assistance to Canadians visiting or living in the Midwest.


SOURCE Cinespace Film Studios Inc.

Cinespace Film Studios Inc.

CONTACT: For more information about Cinespace Film Studios Toronto, please contact:
D. Jim Mirkopoulos, VP, 416-406-4000, jim@cinespace.comFor more information about Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, please contact:
Alexander Pissios, General Manager, 773-521-8000, alex@chicagofilmstudios.com


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