Breakthrough Entertainment and Vast Entertainment continue to build strategic partnership

Canada’s Breakthrough Entertainment and L.A.-based Vast Entertainment continue to build strategic partnership, delivering three heartwarming romances to launch an all-new holiday storytelling division.

The companies continue to expand their development and distribution offerings with a growing slate of feel-good holiday romance films.

TORONTO and LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2021 – Breakthrough Entertainment and Vast Entertainment have teamed up to offer three original holiday romance TV movies. Part of a new content model, MISTLETOE AND MOLLY, CHRISTMAS BENEATH THE STARS and SECRET SANTA will kick off an ongoing stream of high-quality TV movies in the genre.

“We are thrilled to continue building our relationship with Vast Entertainment, working together to feed the insatiable appetite for films of this genre,” says Craig McGillivray, Vice President, Distribution, Breakthrough Entertainment. “Our partnership with Vast Entertainment allows us to provide a continuous offering of high-quality holiday romance TV movies.”

As part of the new model, Breakthrough and Vast will welcome storytellers to submit scripts, helping build Canadian content and growing opportunities for industry creatives in both the US and Canada to tap into the popular holiday romance genre.

All three films are Executive Produced and Directed by Vast Entertainment CEO Lane Shefter Bishop, a multi-award-winning producer/director. Throughout her career, Bishop has received numerous accolades for her work, including an EMMY, and has shaped Vast Entertainment into the go-to book-to-screen company.

“Our partnership with Breakthrough is opening the door for both our companies to tell these stories to audiences around the world,” said Bishop. “Whether we’re bringing words to screen through books or original screenplays, our relationship allows us to pool our resources and incredible expertise to form a production powerhouse in this space.”

Mistletoe and Molly (based on the novella by Jennifer Snow with a screenplay by Jennifer Snow and Joshua Roach) Christmas Beneath the Stars (based on the book by Melissa Hill with a screenplay by Isabel Dréan) and Secret Santa (created and written by Isabel Dréan) were also Executive Produced by Craig McGillivray, Ira Levy and Michael McGuigan from Breakthrough Entertainment. Miljoy Entertainment served as an additional Executive Producer on Mistletoe and Molly; while Paul Lepore, Marian Lepore and Andrew Bishop were Executive Producers on Secret SantaSales (to date) of the three films include UPtv (USA: Mistletoe and Molly, Christmas Beneath the Stars) and Super Channel (Canada: Mistletoe and Molly, Christmas Beneath the Stars and Secret Santa).

Beyond the development of further holiday romance films, Breakthrough and Vast continue to develop additional projects together, including the series adaptation of Internationally acclaimed best-selling author Anne Perry’s popular William Monk Mysteries.

About Breakthrough Entertainment

Breakthrough Entertainment is an award-winning producer and distributor of original, premium content for audiences around the world. One of Canada’s most established and respected production companies, Breakthrough has a library now boasting 50-plus feature films and 3,000 television episodes which air on major networks and digital channels worldwide. Notable titles include the multi-award-winning comedy series Less Than Kind for HBO Canada and the Anne of Green Gables movie trilogy, starring Emmy Award-winner Martin Sheen, which sold worldwide, premiering on PBS in the United States.

For more information visit www.breakthroughentertainment.com. Follow @breakthru_ent on Twitter.

About Vast Entertainment

Vast Entertainment is the industry’s premiere adaptation company. Its CEO, Lane Shefter Bishop, is most known for the feature film THE DUFF, which she produced for CBS Films & Lionsgate. Lane has also produced, directed and written numerous films for Lifetime Television, including the The Choking Game, His Secret Marriage, Blood Sweat and Lies, Wicked Moms Club, and most recently Desperate Widows. Vast is currently developing the television series Hopetown for Hallmark Channel and The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein with Sony/Tristar and Zadan/Meron Prods.

For more information visit www.vast-entertainment.com.

Source：Gemini Public Relations