Producers
Raymond Massey
After graduating from Simon Fraser University with a B.BA in 1983, Raymond went into business with cinematographer brother Nathaniel, to produce documentaries, industrials and commercials. In 1989 he produced his first feature The Traveler and was subsequently invited to attend Norman Jewison’s prestigious Canadian Film Centre as a Producer Resident, producing films by some of Canada’s most noted playwrights, novelists and actors.
Following his residency, Raymond embarked on a prolific career producing a variety of award-winning films including Impolite; Whale Music, which opened at the Toronto Film Festival and was later awarded a Genie; Lives of Girls & Women; My Father's Angel a multiple Leo award winner, including Best picture and a Genie; and Lynne Stopkewich’s Suspicious River, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and later took a Leo for Best Picture. Massey also co-produced Mina Shum’s Long Life Happiness & Prosperity with Shaftesbury Films of Toronto. The film premiered in 2002 at the Toronto International Film Festival, followed by a screening at Sundance and other major international festivals in 2003. Raymond’s producing credits also include documentary programming, most recently, a successful collaboration on Kenny Hotz’s feature documentary Pitch, followed by The Papal Chase, which to date has won three festival audience awards in North America. In 2004 Raymond produced Nick Racz’s Burial Society, released in the US by Regent; Spirit Bear and Raphael Assaf’s The Zero Sum, starring Ewen Bremner. In 2005, Raymond completed line producing the Bob Yari production Gray Matters, starring Heather Graham, Tom Cavanagh and Bridget Moynahan, written and directed by Sue Kramer.
Raymond has joined Network to spearhead the development and production of independent Canadian films and international co-productions. Additionally, Raymond will guide Network’s production services division, providing high-level service expertise for US and international productions.
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