Sandra Faire & Associates - is a fully integrated 100% Canadian production and entertainment company, specializing in comedy.
Sandra Faire, acclaimed as one of Canada's leading variety producers, is President and CEO. Trisa Dayot, Senior Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer, Bronwyn Warren, Vice-President of Post-Production and Millan Curry-Sharples, Producer and Vice-President, Business Affairs are experienced producers with impressive credits to their names. All the principals are Canadian citizens and residents.
SFA Productions was incorporated in February 1997. Since its inception, it has produced an impressive array of Canadian award-winning programs seen in Canada and the U.S., primarily with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, CAVCO and the OFTTC.
SFA Productions' slate of programs include:
COMEDY
"Comedy Inc." [65 episodes], is an award winning sketch comedy series starring Roman Danylo, Jennifer Goodhue, Albert Howell, Terry McGurrin, Jenn Robertson, Ian Sirota, Leslie Seiler, and Sarah Cornell. The series airs in Canada on The Comedy Network and CTV, and in the U.S. on Spike TV (2 seasons).
"Comedy Now!" (150 episodes) is a series of solo performances starring comedy writer/performers from across Canada. Entering its 11th year, this award-winning series is The Comedy Network's highest rated original Canadian series. Comedy Now! also airs in Canada on CTV; in the U.S. episodes have aired on Comedy Central (3 seasons).
SFA Productions comedy shows have won 4 Gold Awards at the New York International Film and Television Festival, including their Grand Prize, 3 Canadian Gemini Awards plus an additional 19 international awards.
MUSIC SPECIALS
SFA Productions produced "Amanda Marshall" for SONY and "Rita MacNeil's Celtic Celebration" which aired on CTV and PBS. Both specials won awards in the U.S. and "Amanda Marshall" won a Canadian Gemini for Best Performance. "Rita MacNeil's Celtic Celebration" was CTV's highest rated Canadian special in 1998 (over 1.6 million viewers).
SFA Productions also produced "Rita MacNeil's Christmas", which aired on CTV and PBS, and was CTV's highest rated Canadian special for the year 2000 (1.75 million viewers), outdrawing all other music specials that year. In addition, SFA Productions produced Rita MacNeil’s Cape Breton and the Rankin Family Re-Union which will air in 2007/8.
Ms. Faire still holds the record for the highest rated variety special in Canada, "Anne Murray's Family Christmas" which garnered a 43% share on CBC Television with 4.2 million viewers.
DOCUMENTARY
SFA Productions produced the award-winning, critically acclaimed and controversial documentary for CTV, "Rita MacNeil: On A Personal Note".
FEATURE FILM
SFA Productions released it's first feature film "MY OWN PRIVATE OSHAWA" in March 2003, a gay coming-of-age comedy, based on the stage play by Jonathan Wilson. It is scheduled to air on television in 2004.
In 2000, SFA incorporated their own distribution company, Leopard Distribution Inc., which initiated the "Comedy Now" sales to Comedy Central.
