# Muse Entertainment

Muse Entertainment, commonly referred to as Muse, is an independent film and television production companies in Canada. It was founded by Michael Prupas in 1998.

## Background

Muse's production arm, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, produces films and television series for a wide variety of audiences. Its distribution arm, Muse Distribution International, delivers films and television series to broadcasters, cable networks, streaming services, and other distributors globally.
Muse is one of the most active film and television production companies in the world for internationally co-produced projects.
Under Canada's official film production treaties, Muse has co-produced projects in many countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Morocco, Australia, and South Africa.
The company garnered attention in 2011 for its production of the multi-Emmy-winning and nominated miniseries The Kennedys, in association with Asylum Entertainment.

## Productions
### Films

* Flood
* I'm Not There
* The Deal
* Blades of Glory
* The Fountain (2006)
* Niagara Motel
* The Guilty
* The Tracker
* Savage Messiah (2002)

### Television films

* Rise of the Gargoyles
* Hellhounds
* Taking a Chance on Love
* Sand Serpents
* Carny
* High Plains Invaders
* Unstable
* Swamp Devil (2008)
* The Christmas Choir (2008)
* The Watch (2008)
* An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
* Accidental Friendship
* Black Swarm
* Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde
* Infected
* Girl's Best Friend
* I Me Wed
* Too Young To Marry
* The Wind in the Willows (2006)
* The House Sitter
* The House Next Door
* Tipping Point
* Proof of Lies
* Answered by Fire (2006)
* Recipe for a Perfect Christmas
* Black Widower
* Mind Over Murder
* Murder in the Hamptons
* Plain Truth (film) (2004)
* Icebound (2003)
* Silent Night (2002)
* Deadly Friends
* Infected (2008)
* Cyberbully (2011)
* Picking Up & Dropping Off
* The Many Trials of One Jane Doe (2002)
* The Clinic (2004)
* The Stork Derby (2002)
* The Investigation (2002 film)The Investigation (2002)
* Chasing Cain: Face (2002)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000)
* The Royal Scandal (2001)
* The Sign of Four (1984)
* The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (2002)
* The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999)
* The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton (2003)
* Icebound (2003)
* Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol (1999)
* Class Warfare
* The Stalking of Laurie Show
* Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story (2000)
* The Wool Cap (2004)

### Series

* Coroner
* Bellevue (2017)
* Collision Course (2016-2017)
* Twice in a Lifetime (1999-2001)
* Bomb Girls
* Being Human
* Bounty Hunters
* Crusoe
* Durham County (2007-2010)
* Family Biz
* Gawayn
* Hubworld
* Largo Winch
* The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog
* See Robin Jones
* Tales from the Neverending Story
* This Is Wonderland (2004-2006)
* Doc (2001–2004)
* The Tournament (2005-2006)

### Miniseries

* The Kennedys: After Camelot (2017)
* 10.5: Apocalypse
* Answered by Fire
* Ben Hur
* Cat. 8
* Exploding Sun
* Flood
* Human Trafficking (2005)
* Impact (2009)
* Killer Wave
* The Kennedys
* The Last Templar
* The Pillars of the Earth
* The Phantom
* Tut
* University (2001)

### Non-fiction

* For Heaven's Sake
* Human Nature
* March to the Top
* Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae
* Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)
* Trump Unauthorized (2005)
* I'm Not There (2007)

## Awards and nominations

* This Is Wonderland
       Won four Gemini Awards for actors Michael Murphy, Cara Pifko, and Michael Riley
       Won WCC Award for Best Dramatic Series, George F. Walker, Dani Romain
       Nominated for 38 Gemini Awards over three seasons
       Nominated for three DGC Craft Awards
       Nominated for Golden Nymph Award for best dramatic series at Monte Carlo Television Festival
* The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
       Nominated for three Gemini Awards
       Nominated for CSC Award for Best Cinematography
* The Wind in the Willows
       Won Leo Award for Best Direction in Youth or Children's Program or Series, Rachel Talalay
       Nominated for Satellite Award, Best Motion Picture Made for Television
       Nominated for Gemini Award – Best Direction
* The Royal Scandal
       Nominated for Gemini Award for Best Costume Design
       Nominated for CSC Award for Best Cinematography
* The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
       Nominated for CSC Award and ASC Awards for Best Cinematography
* Twice in a Lifetime
       Won Gold Plaque Special Achievement in Direction, David Winning at Chicago International Film Festival
       Won Gold Plaque, Best Direction Variety/Entertainment, David Winning at Chicago International Film Festival
       Won DGC Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Television Series for Drama
       Nominated for five Gemini Awards, including Best Dramatic Television Series
       Nominated for DGC Craft Award for Direction
       Nominated for three Young Artist Awards
* Tales from the Neverending Story
       Won Grand Prize for Best Program Award of Excellence 2003 from Alliance for Children and Television
       Won Award of Excellence, Ages 9-12 Category from Alliance for Children and Television
       Won Gemini Award for Best Costume Design
       Nominated for four Gemini Awards
       Nominated for Young Artist Award
* The Stork Derby
       Nominated for Gemini Award for Best Supporting Actress for Pascale Montpetit
       Nominated for two Golden Reel Awards
* The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
       Won four Gemini Awards, including best actress Wendy Crewson, director Jerry Ciccoritti, screenwriter Karen Walton, and picture editor George Roulston
       Won DGC Craft Award for Picture Editing
       Nominated for five Gemini Awards, including Best TV Movie
       Nominated for DGC Craft Award for Best Direction for Jerry Ciccoritti
* Chasing Cain: Face (2002)
       Nominated for five Gemini Awards, including Best TV Movie
* Silent Night
       Nominated for four Gemini Awards, including Best Direction, Rodney Gibbons
* The Hound of the Baskervilles
       Nominated for Gemini Award for Best Costume Design
* The Royal Scandal
       Nominated for Gemini Award for Best Costume Design
       Nominated for CSC Award for Best Cinematography
* Savage Messiah
       Won three Genie Awards, Best Actor for Luc Picard, Best Screenwriter for Sharon Riis and Best Supporting Actress Pascale Montpetit
       Nominated for seven Genie Awards and one DGC Award nomination for Best Direction- for Mario Azzopardi
* Plain Truth
       Won DGC Award for Sound Editing
       Nominated for three DGC Awards
* Icebound
       Nominated for Golden Reel Award
* The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton
       Won Gemini Award for Best Actor for Brendan Fletcher
       Nominated for two Gemini Awards
       Nominated for CSC Award, Best Cinematography in TV Drama
* The Investigation
       Won WGC Award for Writer for Bruce M. Smith
       Nominated for two Gemini Awards
* Answered by Fire
       Won Silver Hugo, Television Drama Miniseries, from Chicago International Television Awards
       Won 2006 "Reflect d'Or" (Best Collection & Long Drama) at Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans
       Won 2006 SPAA Award for Television Drama, from Screen Producers Association of Australia
       Won 2006 Silver Prize, for Teleseries, Series and Miniseries Category, from Australian Cinematographers Society for Mark Wareham
       Won 2006 Best Director (Television Category) from Australian Film Institute for Jessica Hobbs
       Won 2006 Best Actor (Television Category) from Australian Film Institute for David Wenham
       Won 2006 Best Miniseries Script (Best Script Across all Genres) and Gold AWGIE from Australian Writers' Guild for Barbara Samuels and Katherine Thomson
       Won Best Editing, Gemini Award for Dominique Fortin
       Nominations for Gemini Awards
* Human Trafficking
       Won three Gemini Awards, including Best Dramatic Miniseries
       Won three DGC Awards, including Outstanding Direction for Christian Duguay
       Nominated for three Emmy Awards
       Nominated for two Golden Globes, Best Actor for Donald Sutherland and Best Actress for Mira Sorvino
       Nominated for five Gemini Awards
* University (2001)
       Won WGC Award for Writer Bruce M. Smith
* The Tournament (2005-2006)
       Won Gemini Award for Best Editing
       Nominated for five Gemini Awards, including Best Ensemble
* Doc (2001–2004)
       Nominated for four Gemini Awards
       Nominated for nine Young Artist Awards
* The Fountain
       Won DGC Craft Award for Sound Editing
       Won CFCA for Best Music Score
       Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Original Score
       Nominated for Golden Lion for Darren Aronofsky at Venice Film Festival
       Nominated for two Satellite Awards
* Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
       Won two Golden Satellite Awards, including Best Motion Picture Made for Television
       Nominated for two Emmy Awards, including Best Actor for James Woods
* The Wool Cap (2004)
       Nominated for Golden Globe Best Actor for William H. Macy
       Nominated for four Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie
       Nominated for Critics Choice Award for Best Picture Made for Television
       Nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards
       Nominated for WGA Award for TV, William H. Macy and Steven Schachter
* Trump Unauthorized
       Nominated for Golden Reel for Best Sound Editing
* I'm Not There
       Won Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett
       Won Robert Altman Award, Independent Spirit Awards
       Won CFCA Award Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett
       Won Volpi Cup Best Actress for Cate Blanchett at Venice Film Festival
       Won CinemAwenire Award Best Film at Venice Film Festival
       Won Special Jury Prize for Todd Haynes at Venice Film Festival
       Nominated for Oscar Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett
       Nominated for five Independent Spirit Awards
       Nominated for Golden Lion for Todd Haynes at Venice Film Festival
       Nominated for Critics Choice Award Best Supporting Actress for Cate Blanchett
       Nominated for Satellite Award
       Nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award
* Accidental Friendship
       Nominated for Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Chandra Wilson
* Swamp Devil
       Won the Best Feature Film award at Burbank International Film Festival.
       Won Best Director for David Winning
       Nominated Best Original Score at Burbank International Film Festival for composer James Gelfand
       Won 2009 Television Programming Awards Gold World Medal for Best Direction at the New York Festival
       Won 2008 Best Foreign Feature film award at Big Island Film Festival
       Won the Platinum award for Directing at Houston International Film Festival
       Won 2008 The Audience Favorite award at Philadelphia Terror Film Festival
       Won 2008 Best Supporting Actor award for Bruce Dern at Philadelphia Terror Film Festival
* Impact
       Nominated for four Leo Awards, including: Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Musical Score, and Best Visual Effects
* The Christmas Choir
       Won 2008 America's Epiphany Prize for the most inspiring television movie or mini series
* Durham County
       Won five Gemini Awards, two DGC Awards, and the CFTPA Indie Award for Best Series