LOCATED DEEP IN THE ALGONQUIN WOODS, ONTARIO
SCREENPLAYS
We create and produce unique I.P.
Recent
In development
Past
Post apocalyptic, thriller feature film
300,000 books sold. Mandy Magro's rural romance series are the foundation for an Australian television series
Animated series for 6-9 year olds
An Aussie adventurer with a Christmas phobia. A swoonsome Canadian with a Christmas secret.
animated series for 3 to 5 year olds
Waking up. Lotte Hotel Moscow Russia
Based in part on Gary Smith's book Ice War Diplomat
Directed by Helen Parker
Caving shoot
Helen at Prince Philip's 89th birthday party. Photo by G. Jepson
Pilot (left) Helen Parker (right)
42 miles out to sea filming approach to the volcano
Helen filming for FOX and writing for The Australian
Helen Parker
Carl Dixon
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Diamond Films Canada is a boutique production company with a focus on creating unique, original, intellectual property. We work with larger partners from pitch to production. We are story focused with a desire to create meaningful, original content.
We have access to an extensive back catalogue of 1980s - 2000s hard rock music by Coney Hatch and Carl Dixon, managed by Anthem Entertainment and Universal Music. Diamond Films is based in the snowy Algonquin woods 3 hours drive north of Toronto.
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BACKGROUND
Helen Parker is an Australian Canadian film producer. Her life as a reporter, television producer and cinematographer have taken her through 13 countries and extraordinary amount of experiences filming in prisons to palaces, 250 hours in choppers, political stories, aviation stories and in 2017 as a guest of Putin, exclusive access to the former Soviet legendary hockey team of 1972. Since 2018 she's turned her attention to feature films and created Diamond Films Canada, Helen was Consulting Producer on the Rockie Award finalist and Canadian Screen Awards finalist feature film Ice Breaker (2022) Helen's career began at ABC TV national news Australia. She produced two number one lifestyle series for the Nine and Seven Networks and was a Walkley Award judge. Her creations have been optioned and licensed by e-One, Bell, Universal, Prime, Netflix and more.
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Carl Dixon remains one of Canada's stellar rock voices. A singer and musician having opened for Judas Priest's Screaming for Vengeance Tour (27 shows) and then Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind Tour (40 shows) in his breakout band Coney Hatch. He's also a published author "Strange Way To Live" and an inspirational speaker presenting across Canada and the USA. Carl has recorded albums under Anthem ( 42 years with Anthem!), Polygram labels. He is lead singer hard rockers Coney Hatch for 40+ years. Carl played and toured in April Wine and was lead singer of The Guess Who for a total of eight years after Burton Cummings left the band. Carl has written songs for television and feature films including Tornado Hunters, Baywatch, Degrassi, Saddle Club, Dawson's Creek, Guitar Picks, Heaven Can Wait , Jersey Girl and more. Carl's career moved into inspirational speaking following his unlikely survival from a catastrophic car accident in rural Australia. He speaks about resilience and comebacks. Carl has an extensive back catalogue of 80s & 90s rock for use in film and television. We are proud to share samples here. See our music page for more info. Carl has a new 6 CD release of previously unpublished songs titled
Peaced Together due for release in Australia in mid 2025.
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We offer our respect to the Algonquin people, elders past, present and future, and acknowledge them as the traditional owners of the unceded land where we live and work.​ To learn more about the 94 recommendations of Canada's Truth & Reconciliation Commission Click here
