Studio Backlot

The decision by Sullivan Entertainment Inc. to create its own studio and backlot was a major breakthrough in Canadian television.  The 4 acre / 54,000 square foot suburban Toronto facility was originally developed for “Road to Avonlea”, but has been used for numerous other productions as well, including “Wind at My Back”, “Love on the Land”, “Sleeping Dogs Lie”, “Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story”, “The Piano Man’s Daughter”, “Super Rupert” and “P.R.”

The strikingly real 1930’s small town backlot, with four connecting fully functioning sound stages, also rents on a regular basis to outside production companies.  The complex has provided a backdrop for productions such as “Mr. Bojangles” and “Sounder”, both set in the American south, as well as contemporary series “Charms for the Easy Life” and “Paradise Falls.”

The studio backlot is the largest set of its kind ever mounted for Canadian television and includes a main street, park, railway station, gas station, movie theatre, hotel and bank.  The studio also houses an extensive inventory of antique props, as well as sets and costumes preserved from Sullivan’s various period productions.  The backlot has the practical ability to be dressed and re-dressed for time periods ranging from 1850 to today.

Backlot

Period (1930’s) main street with multiple storefronts, train station and parkette.  With approval, the Backlot may be painted and/or altered to suit third-party productions.

General Information

All studios fully powered

• Existing grid
• Large quantity of period set dressing, props and costumes available on site
• Dressing rooms, hair & makeup, wardrobe facilities available
• Offices fully furnished and equipped with phones, fax, photocopier, etc.
• Rates negotiable based upon the duration and quantity of space and equipment required