Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2005, Barna-Alper is Canada’s leading independent production company. Renowned for its exemplary dramatic and documentary production, the company has garnered numerous national and international awards over the years — a testament to the consistent quality of Barna-Alper’s diverse productions.

The company’s dramatic series slate is crowned by seven seasons of CBC’s DaVinci’s Inquest honored five times as Best Drama. This season opens a new chapter in the life of the outspoken former coroner as DaVinci moves from the crime-ridden streets to city politics with the series premiere of DaVinci’s City Hall. Rounding off the dramatic side is the award-winning crime-series Blue Murder for Global. Barna-Alper’s diversity is exemplified with its lighthearted and sexy Showcase original series Show Me Yours, and the outrageously hilarious comedy series G-Spot for The Movie Network/Movie Central.

In 2005, Barna-Alper premieres entertaining, high-impact, and provocative television movies including the much-anticipated Shania: A Life In Eight Albums, and the mini-series Whiskey Echo, both for the CBC. These follow in the topical and inspiring vein of past productions: Open Heart, Choice, Hard Times: The David Milgaard Story, Betrayed, Scorn, At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story and Diana Kilmury: Teamster.

Barna-Alper’s production of prime time, fact-based shows — the long-running Turning Points of History (History Television), Frontiers of Construction and the upcoming Mega Builders (both for Discovery Channel) — form a key component of the company’s programming. Along with these programs, the company continues to produce event-limited series and one-offs, such as the critically acclaimed and award-winning The Last Just Man, Offspring and the international festival circuit hit feature documentary The Take.

The company’s development focus builds on the strengths of Barna-Alper’s expertise, while expanding its horizons; producing series, mini-series, television movies, feature films and documentaries in association with all of Canada’s major broadcasters, many of the specialty networks and international partners. Stories about people and events that resonate with television viewers around the world, define the spirit of Barna-Alper’s past and future productions.

MIPTV 2005 in Cannes marked the official launch of Barna-Alper Releasing. The division’s initial focus is on the distribution of select Barna-Alper productions offering some of Canada’s finest drama to the international markets. Over time, Barna-Alper Releasing will take on top-quality projects from other producers that reflect the company’s vision and share the same excellent production values.

Barna-Alper is led by Laszlo Barna, a passionate advocate for the Canadian film and television industry. The company’s outstanding reputation for quality in both dramatic and documentary programming continuously attracts internationally recognized creative talent and strong business partners. With 25 years of experience behind it, Barna-Alper continues making productions that garner the interest of major broadcasters, distributors, and, most important, are relevant to audiences around the world.