Draft:Hawkeye Pictures Inc.


Yellow hawk eye image above the text Hawkeye Pictures Inc.
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HAWKEYE PICTURES is an independent Canadian production company based in Toronto, Canada[1]. They are producers of feature films, documentaries and series[2][3]. Its inaugural project was the Cannes Semaine de la Critique selection SLEEPING GIANT[4][5]. In 2022, both Sheila Pye's THE YOUNG ARSONISTS and Clement Virgo's BROTHER world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)[6]. BROTHER was also one of TIFF Canada's Top 10 films[7], the winner of a record 12 Canadian Screen Awards[8], including Best Motion Picture and of the 2024 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding International Motion Picture and Outstanding Independent Motion Picture[9].

The feature documentary MR. DRESSUP: THE MAGIC OF MAKE-BELIEVE, world premiered at TIFF and went on to win the People’s Choice Documentary Award[10][11].

In 2024, Sook-Yin Lee's PAYING FOR IT adapted from the graphic novel by Chester Brown, world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Platform Programme[12][13].


Hawkeye Pictures is owned and operated by Sonya Di Rienzo with partner Aeschylus Poulos[14][15].

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  2. ^ "Hawkeye Pictures". Production List | Film & Television Industry Alliance. August 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "DEAL NEWS: Film/TV rights to Harriet Alida Lye's THE HONEY FARM". Transatlantic Agency. 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  4. ^ Lodge, Guy (2015-05-15). "Cannes Film Review: 'Sleeping Giant'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  5. ^ "Sleeping Giant / Le Géant endormi". Semaine de la Critique du Festival de Cannes (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  6. ^ "Aeschylus Poulos". Content Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  7. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (December 9, 2022). "TIFF releases annual Canada's Top Ten list of features and shorts". Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  8. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (April 14, 2023). "CSAs '23: Clement Virgo's Brother lands record 12 trophies". Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  9. ^ Townsend, Kelly (March 14, 2024). "Clement Virgo's Brother wins 2024 NAACP Image Award". Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  10. ^ Heller, Jeff (2023-10-02). "Interview: 'Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe' Director Robert McCallum". Screen Radar. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  11. ^ Star, Debra Yeo Toronto (2023-10-10). "'Mr. Dressup is a language, it's not just a show' — how Canada fell in love with Ernie Coombs". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  12. ^ Izzo, Kim Izzo (July 23, 2024). "Sook-Yin Lee's Paying For It to compete in TIFF's Platform". Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  13. ^ "Sook-Yin Lee's 'Paying for It' Gets TIFF Premiere │ Exclaim!". Sook-Yin Lee's 'Paying for It' Gets TIFF Premiere │ Exclaim!. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  14. ^ "Canadian Firms Team For 'Fruit' Animated Series; Outpost VFX Hire In London; JoBlo YouTube Features Expansion — Global Briefs". Yahoo Entertainment. January 28, 2022.
  15. ^ "2024 INDUSTRY GUESTS". Windsor International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-12.