Paperny Entertainment Inc. (previously known as Paperny Films and David Paperny Films) is a

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-based producer of television programming and films, ranging from character-driven documentaries to provocative comedy to quirky reality shows. It was founded by David Paperny, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his 1993 documentary ''

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''. In July 2014, Paperny Entertainment was acquired by

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, which in turn has been acquired by American toy manufacturer

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on December 30, 2019. It was later sold to

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on December 27, 2023.

Television series

Listed by the year the shows first aired.

2001

* ''

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'' (Showcase, 5 seasons, 63 episodes)

2005

* ''Crash Test Mommy'' (Life Network)

2007

* ''

Road Hockey Rumble ''Road Hockey Rumble'' is a half-hour reality series produced by Paperny Entertainment and broadcast on OLN. The series uses a documentary format but crosses over into the genres of sports, travel, and comedy. It follows two Canadian hosts, Calum ...

'' (OLN, 26 episodes) * ''

My Fabulous Gay Wedding ''My Fabulous Gay Wedding'' is a Canadian reality television show hosted by comedian Scott Thompson in the first season and Elvira Kurt in the second. The series airs on the Global Television Network. It was broadcast in the U.S. as ''First Come ...

'' (Global, Logo, 2 seasons, 19 episodes)

2008

* '' The Week the Women Went'' (CBC, 2 seasons, 16 episodes) * ''

Jetstream Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents in the Earth's atmosphere. The main jet streams are located near the altitude of the tropopause and are westerly winds, flowing west to east around the globe. The northern hemisphere and th ...

'' (Discovery, 8 episodes)

2009

*''

The 100 Mile Challenge ''The 100 Mile Challenge'' is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment and aired on Food Network Canada. The series follows the lives and eating habits of six families living in Mission, British Columbia, who, for a p ...

'' (Food Network Canada, 6 episodes) *''

Combat School released as ''Boot Camp'' in North America, is a 1987 arcade video game produced by Konami. The player takes control of a military recruit who is undergoing basic training at a United States Marine Corps Recruit Training camp, also known as a b ...

'' (Discovery, 6 episodes, follow-up to ''Jetstream'') *''Glutton for Punishment'' (US Food Network, 5 seasons, 56 episodes) *''

The Stagers ''The Stagers'' is a half-hour reality television show about home staging that airs on HGTV in the United States and Canada. It is produced by Paperny Films and stars Matthew Finlason, Bridget Savereux, and Maureen Powers. Synopsis Official s ...

'' (HGTV Canada, two seasons, 26 episodes) * ''

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'' (Slice, 13 episodes)

2010

2011

* '' Eat St.'' (Food Network Canada, 3 seasons to date) * ''

Dust Up ''Dust Up'' was a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment and Prairie Threat Entertainment that aired in 2011 on History Television. The series follows three crop dusters in Nipawin, Saskatchewan (73-year-old Bud Jardi ...

'' (6 episodes) * '' Consumed'' (HGTV Canada, one season) * ''

Dussault Inc. ''Dussault Inc.'' is a docu-sitcom television show about struggling fashion business. The series is conceived and produced by Paperny Entertainment and directed by Ziad Touma. Season 1 was broadcast on Saturdays at 8:30pm on Citytv. Season 2 was br ...

'' (City, 2 seasons, 32 episodes)

2012

* ''

World's Weirdest Restaurants ''World's Weirdest Restaurants'' is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment that airs on Food Network Canada. The series follows host Bob Blumer as he travels the world searching for weird and unusual restaurants. ...

'' (Food Network Canada, one season)

2013

* '' Yukon Gold'' (History Channel)

2014

* '' Chopped Canada'' (Food Network Canada)

Documentaries

The documentary ''

The Boys of Buchenwald ''The Boys of Buchenwald'' is a 2002 documentary film produced by Paperny Films that examines how the child survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp had to integrate themselves back into normal society after having experienced the brutality ...

'' (2002) and '' Love Shines'' (2010) were produced by Paperny. In 2008, Paperny partnered with

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and John Fleming on "The Civil Rights Cold Case Project" with the

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. The project brought together partners from across the media and legal spectrum to reveal long-neglected truths behind scores of race-motivated murders from the civil rights era, and to help facilitate reconciliation and healing. The project sponsored work in civil rights-era cold cases, including that of African American shoe-shop owner Frank Morris who was murdered by the Klan in Ferriday, Louisiana in 1964, and that of Clifton Walker, a Natchez Mississippi mill worker murdered by Klan members the same year. The documentary film ''Confessions of an Innocent Man'' (2007), which tells the story of a British-Canadian engineer William Sampson, won a

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for Best Biography Documentary Program."Press Releases: Confessions Of An Innocent Man"
- ''PapernyFilms.com''

References

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