NEWS & EVENTS
April 2024
VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: Paula Patton to Guest Star on ‘Murder in a Small Town’
VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood Legend Phil Tippett, RKSS’ Anouk Whissell Bring Brand New Projects to Powerful, Rangy Cannes Frontières Selection
Frontières: Fantasia Film Festival & Marché du Film Announce 2024 Selection
March 2024
DEADLINE: Fox’s ‘Murder In A Small Town’ Adds Guest Stars Including James Cromwell & Stana Katic
February 2024
VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: Sepia Films’ The Hobby’ to premiere at SXSW 2024.
January 2024
Sepia Films’ Confessions of a Cam Girl premieres on Lifetime US Saturday, January 27th
December 2023
DEADLINE: Fox Orders ‘Murder In A Small Town’ Drama Series Starring Rossif Sutherland & Kristin Kreuk Under New International Content Strategy
Sepia Films & Singer/White Entertainment begin production on Lifetime Television’s Confessions of a Cam Girl
September 2023
VARIETY EXCLUSIVE: Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon Star in Irish Period Drama ‘Cry From The Sea’
August 2023
Sugar premieres August 7th on ZDF Mediathek & Streaming on ZDF Mediathek in Germany
June 2023
Danger Below Deck airs on Lifetime in the USA June 4 at 8pm!
December 2022
Vic Sarin is a 2023 recipient of the Order of Canada, the country's highest honour.
A Big Fat Family Christmas now streaming on Crave in Canada!
A Big Fat Family Christmas premieres Friday, December 2nd on Hallmark Channel (US) & Friday, December 9th on CTV (Canada).
November 2022
Sugar streaming now on Hulu
Jasmine Sky Sarin interviewed in The Toronto Star for Sugar.
Sugar streaming now on Prime Video Canada, Australia, New Zealand
July 2022
A Big Fat Family Christmas begins shooting this month! Starring Tia Carere, Shannon-Chan Kent, Shannon Kook
December 2021
Principal Photography starts on Sugar in Cancun
November 2021
Katheirne McNamara joins Canada-Mexico Co-Production Sugar
September 2021
Imperfect High premieres September 18th on Lifetime!
March 2021
Sherri Shepherd & Nia Sioux join the cast of Imperfect High, shooting this spring.
December 2020
Kidnapped premieres on Lifetime January 2nd, 2021!
November 2020
Hue: A Matter of Colour is now available on ‘Hollywood Suite.’
August 2020
Theory of Evelyn, in-development TV series, is a recipient of the Creative BC Canada Media Fund and CMPA BC Producers Branch development program: Access 2020.
Sepia Films has wrapped Kidnapped, an Australian/Canadian Co-Production, directed by Vic Sarin.
April 2020
Honalee Entertainment received Telefilm Documentary funding for The Boardgame Movie.
December 2019
Memories of Christmas is airing on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries December 30.
November 2019
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet is available in Canada on VOD/Digital on November 5th.
June 2019
U.S. Outfit CMG Boards Sales Rights To Ireland-Canada Co-Production Cry From The Sea.
April 2019
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet is nominated for 6 Leo Awards! Best Motion Picture, Best Direction, Best Screenwriting, Best Supporting Performance, Best Editing, Best Musical Score.
February 2019
Keepers of the Magic is available on digital world-wide, outside of North America: Amazon, Vimeo, Google Play & iTunes.
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet is screening at the Victoria International Film Festival Saturday, Feb 2nd.
January 2019
A Winter Princess airs on Hallmark Channel, Friday January 18th at 8pm.
DEADLINE: Anthem of a Teenage Prophet is in select theatres & on Demand in USA today!
GETTY IMAGES: Anthem of a Teenage Prophet premiere red carpet at TCL Chinese Theatre.
Watch Peyton List’s Music video ‘Dance Til We Die’ for Anthem of a Teenage Prophet.
December 2018
Memories of Christmas premieres Friday, December 21st on CityTv across Canada! Airing again on December 23rd at 2pm & December 25th at 3pm.
November 2018
Cry From the Sea awarded Screen Ireland/Creative BC fund.
October 2018
Cast & Crew at the Anthem of a Teenage Prophet World Premiere at VIFF 2018!
September 2018
Congratulations to Vic Sarin on his DGC Lifetime Achievement Award! The awards ceremony will be held on October 20th. DGC Awards.
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet will screen at the Portland Film Festival in late October.
Memories of Christmas make Entertainment Weekly’s list of Upcoming Hallmark Christmas Movies.
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet will have it’s USA premiere at The Heartland Film Festival on October 13th!
Anthem of a Teenage Prophet is having it’s world premiere at The Vancouver International Film Festival on October 6th!
Keepers of The Magic is screening Friday September 7th at Vancity Theatre, part of the DGC BC showcase.
July 2018
Keepers of the Magic Review: Hawaii Film Critics Society.
Keepers of the Magic is available on USA Video on Demand services.
April 2018
Keepers of the Magic screens at the Beverly Hills Film Festival.
March 2018
Congratulations to Roger Deakins on his Oscar win! The cinematographer is one of our many accomplished subjects in Keepers of the Magic .
February 2018
Keepers of the Magic screens at the Sedona Film Festival!
November 2017
Vic Sarin's new book is released- Eyepiece: Adventures in Canadian Film and Television
September 2017
Drink Slay Love premieres September 16 10pm on Lifetime!
June 2017
JUST JARED JR: Peyton List Teases Upcoming Role In Anthem Of A Teenage Prophet
Ty Olsson wins the Leo Award for best supporting Actor in A Surrogates Nightmare.
Tiny House of Terror premieres 8pm Saturday, June 24th on Lifetime Movie Network.
May 2017
'Vic Sarin: A Life between Lens, Frames & Stories' for Darpan Magazine
Sepia Films is proud to announce 6 2017 Leo Award nominations!
April 2017
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Juliette Lewis Joins YA Adaptation ‘Anthem’
JUST JARED JR: Peyton List & Co-star Hang Offset of Their New YA Thriller
WONDERWALL: Cameron Monaghan and Peyton List visit the Summerhill Pyramid Winery in Kelowna, British Columbia, in Canada during a break from shooting their film "Anthem".
February 2016
WWD: Peyton List Talks ‘Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet’ Role Before Naeem Khan
JUST JARED JR: Peyton List & Cameron Monaghan Are Teaming Up For New YA Adaptation!
HUFFPOST: Cameron Monaghan And Peyton List Star In The Next Big YA Movie Adaptation
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Cameron Monaghan, Peyton List to Star in ‘Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet’
From Straight A’s to XXX premieres on Lifetime Saturday, February 11 at 8/7c!
November 2016
Keepers of the Magic's international premiere at the International Film Festival of India, Goa.
August 2016
Summer in the City airs on the Hallmark Channel on Saturday, August 13th at 9pm, Sunday August 14 at 3pm, Saturday August 20 at 7pm, Sunday August 21 at 11am and Saturday August 27 at 11am.
June 2016
Perfect High director Vanessa Parise and star Daniela Bobadilla at the Leo Awards 2016. Congratulations on their nominations for Best Direction and Best Supporting Actress!
May 2016
SCREEN DAILY: Sepia Films and Germany’s San Cinema are co-producing a new feature documentary on board games to be directed by Elizabeth Yake.
Perfect High receives five Leo Award nominations. Congratulations to the nominees; Vanessa Parise for Direction, Mahlon Todd Williams for Cinematography, Austin Andrews for Picture Editing, Kristian Bailey for Sound and Daniela Bobadilla for Supporting Actress.
April 2016
The Boy from Geita has been nominated for a 2016 Rockie Award in the ‘Social and Investigation’ documentary category. The Rockie Awards are part of The Banff Media Festival taking place June 12th to 15th 2016.
March 2016
Catch The Games Maker in Cineplex Theatres
Watch The Boy from Geita this March on Superchannel.
January 2015
We are proud to announce that our own Vic Sarin has won the Grand Prize Humanitarian Award in The Accolade Global Film Competition for The Boy from Geita. Congratulations, Vic!
Catch Perfect High next week on Superchannel!
The Boy from Geita has been officially selected for the Mumbai International Film Festival 2016, taking place in Mumbai, India from January 28th to February 3rd. Director Vic Sarin will be in attendance.
Congratulations to Jennifer Beals for her Best Actress nomination at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards for her performance in A Wife's Nightmare!
December 2015
Congratulations to our own Vic Sarin for his Excellence in Filmmaking Award from the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival!
October 2015
THE FILM JOURNAL: "While rife with harrowing moments, [The Boy from Geita] is infused with such generosity of spirit and keen intelligence that the viewer feels truly rewarded."
NEW YORK TIMES: "The Boy From Geita, a Harrowing Tale of Albino Persecutions"
VARIETY: 108 Media launches 108 Believe, a new specialty film label which will distribute socially conscious and inspirational films across traditional and new media platforms worldwide. Our documentary The Boy from Geita marks the label's inaugural title.
EYE ON FIM: "This is one of the most harrowing documentaries released this year. […] Used by the UN to rally support, The Boy from Geita might help."
The Boy from Geita will be premiering at the United Nations in New York City on Thursday, October 15th.
The Boy From Geita will open in New York for a special theatrical engagement at the Anthology Film Archives from Friday, October 16th to Thursday, October 22nd with the filmmakers present on the 16th, 17th and 18th.
The Boy from Geita has been nominated for The Allan King Award For Excellence in Documentary at the 2015 Director’s Guild of Canada Awards! The Boy From Geita will be having a free screening, open to the public on Sunday, October 18th at 3:30pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
July 2015
Canadian friends, catch Perfect High this summer on SuperChannel!
Perfect High’s premiere on Lifetime was tied for Saturday’s highest rated original show on cable! The Periscope premiere event was a network first and made social media history. Since its successful use with Perfect High, Lifetime has continued to use it with their flagship series, UnREAL.
June 2015
Just Jared Jr. shares exclusive photos from the Perfect High premiere party!
PEOPLE: Bella Thorne shares stories about filming her first love scene in Perfect High
SHE KNOWS: Bella Thorne discusses preparing for her role in Perfect High
HOLLYWOOD LIFE: Get a sneak peek at Perfect High, premiering June 27th at 8/7c on Lifetime!
ET Canada sits down with Bella Thorne for an interview on the set of Perfect High!
SARCASM MAGAZINE: Lifetime movie Perfect High with Bella Thorne addresses suburban teen heroin addiction.
The Boy From Geita wins the “Doing Life Award” at this year's Lifetree Film Festival!
April 2015
Perfect High star Bella Thorne is on the cover of Elle Canada and opens up about her role in this exclusive interview.
The Games Maker wins the Film & Kino Children's Film Award 2015 at Norway's Barne Film Festival!
The Games Maker wins the Grand Jury prize at the Stockholm Junior Film Festival!
March 2015
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: "A fine new addition to the library of imaginative children’s film fantasy, The Games Maker is a dark, continually inventive 3D adventure [...]"
February 2015
Go behind the scenes of Bella Thorne's photo shoot for ELLE Canada in support of Perfect High!
January 2015
The Games Maker will be screening at the Sundance Film Festival!
December 2014
The Games Maker wins three awards at the Argentine Academy Awards for best art direction, best costume design and best makeup!
November 2014
Our very own Vic Sarin will participate in the 4th Forum of the Canada-India Business Council from November 20th to 24th in Goa, India.
October 2014
VARIETY: The Boy From Geita will be distributed in North America by 108 Media Corp
September 2014
REAL SCREEN: The Vancouver International Film Festival has nominated The Boy From Geita for its inaugural Impact Award for Best Documentary!
August 2014
We are proud to announce that our lastest documentary The Boy From Geita has been selected as part of the BC Spotlight program at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival!
May 2014
Hue: A Matter of Colour wins Best Independent Production at Montreal's Vues d'Afriques International Film Festival!
Tomorrow night's the night! Don't miss our TV movie A Daughter's Nightmare this Saturday, May 3rd at 8/7c on Lifetime.
April 2014
THE FILM CORNER: "[The Boy from Geita] is a superbly crafted motion picture that finally instills in us some semblance of hope for the future."
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: "Harrowing and poignant... With its searing images, [The Boy from Geita] is both ode to human resilience and ingenuity, and indictment of human cruelty and stupidity."
Our upcoming TV movie A Daughter's Nightmare premieres this Saturday, May 3rd at 8/7c on Lifetime! Check out the lyric music video for the song "In Case of Fire" written and performed by the Emily Osment!
Vic Sarin sits down with The Vancouver Sun to share his experience making his new feature documentary The Boy from Geita.
March 2014
The Boy from Geita will premiere at this year's Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival!
Hue: A Matter of Colour will screen at the ReelWorld Film Festival on April 5 in Toronto and April 11 in Markham.
January 2014
SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT: In anticipation of the US Premiere of Hue: A Matter of Colour at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival next week, director Vic Sarin sat down with the Santa Barbara Independent for a quick interview.
Hue: A Matter of Colour will screen at the Mumbai International Film Festival
The Canadian Screen Awards have just nominated Jessica Lowndes for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for our TV movie A Mother's Nightmare.
November 2013
Don't miss the world broadcast premiere of our feature documentary Hue: A Matter of Colour on Documentary Channel tonight, 6PT/9ET!
October 2013
It's a wrap on A Daughter's Nightmare! Go behind the scenes with this exclusive video from Global News featuring our lead actors Emily Osment, Gregg Sulkin & Paul Johansson and our producer Tina Pehme!
September 2013
GEORGIA STRAIGHT: Hue: A Matter of Colour director Vic Sarin shares some insight on his new documentary.
August 2013
LIFETIME MOMS: A Sister's Nightmare star Kelly Rutherford talks about being a mother and taking on the challenging role of Jane Rydert in our upcoming TV movie.
Mark your calendars: A Sister's Nightmare will premiere on September 7 at 8/7c on Lifetime in the US, and September 14 at 9PT on Movie Central and 9ET on The Movie Network in Canada.
HUFFINGTON POST: Gossip Girl fans, get excited: co-stars Kelly Rutherford and Matthew Settle reunite for A Sister's Nightmare!
July 2013
THE WRAP: Ed Asner joins the cast of The Games Maker!
June 2013
REUTERS: Have a sneak peek at our upcoming feature The Games Maker, starring David Mazouz and Joseph Fiennes. The film is currently shooting in Argentina and is due for a 2014 release.
SHAW TV OKANAGAN: Get a glimpse into the making of A Sister's Nightmare with this exclusive & unedited video interview with star Natasha Henstridge.
March 2013
Our very own Vic Sarin just won the CSC Robert Brooks Award for Documentary Cinematography for his stellar work on Desert Riders. Congratulations, Vic!
February 2013
We are proud to announce that our very own Vic Sarin has been nominated for two awards by the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, namely the Robert Brooks Award for Documentary Cinematography for Desert Riders, and the TV Drama Cinematography Award for A Mother's Nightmare.
December 2012
A Shine of Rainbows makes Reel Life with Jane's list of 40 Great DVDs to Rent.
Watch out, Canada: A Mother's Nightmare will air on Movie Central on February 14, 2013. Don't miss out on adding a deliciously dark twist to your Valentine's Day!
November 2012
INDIEWIRE: Get more insight into the actors' experiences working on In Their Skin in these interviews with stars Selma Blair and James D'Arcy.
AINT IT COOL NEWS: "In Their Skin deals with [envy and identity theft] in a sophisticated manner and is extremely successful in doing so."
VARIETY: In Their Skin, An unnerving home-invasion thriller, "In Their Skin" achieves full creepy impact without succumbing to cheap genre thrills or cool arthouse abstraction.
Dread Central had some nice things to say about In Their Skin!
FANGORIA: Want to know more about the making of In Their Skin? We sat down with director Jeremy Regimbal and stars Josh Close, Rachel Miner and Quinn Lord to talk about their experience.
October 2012
SHOCK YA: Director Jeremy Power Regimbal Talks In Their Skin
Don't miss In Their Skin coming to theaters across Canada on October 26th and USA November 9th!
Apple Trailers premieres the official trailer for In Their Skin.
We are proud to announce that following its September 29 premiere and September 30 repeat, A Mother's Nightmare has become the highest rated co-production that Lifetime has had in 2012!
September 2012
In Their Skin (formerly Replicas) gets a new poster from IFC! In Their Skin arrives on VOD and On Demand October 4 with a limited theatrical run November 9.
A Mother's Nightmare makes the cover page of Reel West!
August 2012
Following In Their Skin (aka Replicas)' Canadian premiere at Fantasia Fest 2012, Ain't It Cool News' own Billy The Kidd sits down with director Jeremy Regimbal to talk about the film.
HORRO MOVIES.CA: In Their Skin Movie Review
Entertainment Maven calls Replicas "One of the best movies I've seen at Fantasia 2012."
FANGORIA: In Their Skin Review "Regimbal, making his directorial debut, demonstrates a real skill for building squirmy unease simply through dialogue exchanges..."
July 2012
We are proud to announce that our very own Vic Sarin has been nominated for the 2012 Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary by the Director's Guild of Canada for his feature documentary Desert Riders!
Jessica Lowndes and Grant Gustin discuss A Mother's Nightmare in this exclusive preview from ET Canada, complete with a sneak peek at the film!
Replicas screened to a sold-out crowd for its European premiere at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Switzerland! Next up for Replicas will be Fantasia Fest 2012 for its Canadian premiere.
The A Mother's Nightmare cast and writer Shelley Gillen talk about their characters and their experience filming the project in this video from Shaw TV Okanagan.
June 2012
THE PROVINCE: The stars of A Mother's Nightmare discuss meeting their fans while filming in Kelowna, BC.
CBC: Is the Okanagan a film-friendly region? CBC News inquires with the cast and crew of A Mother's Nightmare on location in West Kelowna, BC.
Following its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival 2012, our thriller Replicas has been picked up by IFC Midnight with plans of a theatrical and VOD release in 2013
May 2012
Don't miss Vic Sarin's feature documentary Desert Riders, airing this Sunday, May 13 at 8PM ET on the CBC Documentary Channel.
Replicas wins Best Narrative Film in the Tribeca Film Festival 2012 Flixist Awards!
April 2012
Twitch picks Replicas as one of its top 15 most anticipated films of this year's Tribeca Film Festival!
Replicas is one of the ten must-see films at this year's Tribeca Film Festival according to the International Business Times!
BLOODY DISGUSTING: Wondering what sets Replicas apart from other home invasion films? Get some insight from director Jeremy Power Regimbal in this exclusive feature.
March 2012
THE PROVINCE: Replicas's official selection as part of Tribeca Film Festival's Cinemania lineup.
November 2011
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Vic Sarin's new feature documentary Desert Riders is having its international premiere at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.
October 2011
THE PROVINCE: Get some insight from Vic Sarin and fellow globe-trotting Canadian filmmakers in this article.
METRO NEWS VANCOUVER: Vic Sarin's feature documentary Desert Riders, which recently premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
September 2011
VANCOUVER SUN: Read about Desert Riders and director Vic Sarin in this extensive article.
Vic Sarin's upcoming feature documentary Desert Riders is the Vancouver Courier's Pick of the Week!
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Vic Sarin's upcoming feature documentary Desert Riders gets 3.5 out of 4 stars from The Globe And Mail.
What does Film mean to Vic Sarin? Find out in this video love letter from the Vancouver Sun's coverage of the Vancouver International Film Festival.
August 2011
Our upcoming feature documentary Hue is one of 16 projects to get financing from the Canada Media Fund's POV Program.
February 2011
Catch A Shine of Rainbows this weekend at the Providence Children's Film Festival
A Shine of Rainbows opens tomorrow at the Century Cinema in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
A Shine of Rainbows is nominated for a Genie! Congratulations to Vic Sarin & Catherine Spear and Dennis Foon
December 2010
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Replicas begins principal photography.
October 2010
Partition selected to headline the Sikh Arts & Film Festival 2010 in Orange, LA Nov 19-21
September 2010
A Shine Of Rainbows is chosen to feature in The Milwaukee Film Festival "Take One" program for children
July 2010
A Shine Of Rainbows wins Best International Film at the Okanagan International Film Festival
June 2010
A Shine Of Rainbows takes home the Leo Award for Best Screenwriting in a feature length drama. Congratulations to writers Vic Sarin, Catherine Spear & Dennis Foon!
Catch A Shine Of Rainbows at the Berkshire International Film Festival in Massachusetts this Saturday and Sunday.
May 2010
A Shine Of Rainbows is nominated for 6 Leo Awards including Best Feature Length Drama
Congratulations to John Bell who was awarded the Jury Prize for Best Actor for his work in A Shine Of Rainbows at the Newport Beach Film Festival
March 2010
Congratulations to Vic Sarin for being awarded the prestigious Kodak New Century Award.
A Shine Of Rainbows wins the Director's Choice Award for Best International Film at the Sedona Film Festival.
February 2010
A Shine Of Rainbows is nominated for a WGC Screenwriting award for Best Feature Film.
January 2010
A Shine Of Rainbows is nominated for Best Original Score by the Irish Film & Television Awards.
A Shine Of Rainbows is nominated for Best BC Film by Vancouver film critics.
December 2009
A Shine Of Rainbows receives the prestigious Truly Moving Picture Award, an honor which "recognizes and honors filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for positive values of life".
A Shine Of Rainbows takes home the Children's Jury Award for Best Feature Film at the Belfast Cinemagic Film Festival.
November 2009
A Shine Of Rainbows is awarded first prize at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival - Children's Jury- English Language Feature Film.
October 2009
A Shine Of Rainbows wins the Audience Choice Award for Best Dramatic Feature at the Heartland Film Festival.
Director Vic Sarin on A Shine Of Rainbows in The Globe And Mail.
September 2009
THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE: Connie Nielsen on A Shine Of Rainbows.
A Shine Of Rainbows had its North American Premiere to rave audience reviews at the Toronto International Film Festival.
THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE: A Shine Of Rainbows.
CBC: A Shine Of Rainbows.
A Shine of Rainbows screens as an official selection at the Chinese International Children's Film Festival
A Shine Of Rainbows is selected to open the Vancouver International Film Festival.
A Shine Of Rainbows is invited to screen as an Official Selection at the Times BFI London Film Festival
A Shine Of Rainbows will screen at the largest children's film festival in North America- the Chicago International Children's Film Festival
June 2009
A Shine Of Rainbows takes home the Audience Choice Award at the Ibiza International Film Festival.
