Canana Films

Canana Films is a Mexican film and television production company and former distributor. Founded in 2005, Canana is focused on Latin American-focused projects in Spanish and English and became one of Mexico's leading producer-distributors during the late 2000s/early 2010s.[1][2][3] Canana has been inactive since 2020.

Canana Films
TypePrivate
GenreFilms
Founded2005
Founder
Headquarters
Mexico City
,
Mexico
Websitecanana.net

Among their best known productions are Cary Joji Fukunaga's Sin nombre (2009), the action thriller Miss Bala (2011) and its 2019 American adaptation, the Oscar-nominated drama No (2012), the comedy Rudo y Cursi (2006), and the biopic Cesar Chavez (2014).

Profile

Canana was founded in 2005 by Mexican actors Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna and producer Pablo Cruz.[4] García Bernal and Luna departed the company in 2018, with Cruz and Arturo Sampson providing leadership.[5] García Bernal and Luna subsequently founded their studio La Corriente del Golfo.[5]Cruz went on to co-found the international production studio El Estudio in 2020.[6]

In 2005, they partnered with Focus Features for worldwide film rights.[4] Beginning in 2007, Canana began distributing films in Mexico focusing on both promoting Mexican and international independent film around the country.[7][8] The company "pioneered upscale VOD, genre pic and indie 3D movie distribution in Mexico."[9]

2010 was an important year for Canana: they produced their first commercial hit, Abel directed by Luna, and significantly ramped up their film distribution.[8] That same year, it joined Golden Phoenix Productions to jointly produce a number of television documentaries about the unsolved murders of around three hundred women in the border city of Ciudad Juárez.[10] In 2011, they made their first big television deal with Netflix picking up their original series Soy tu fan.[11]

In 2012, a new global deal was made with IM Global, launching the joint venture Mundial to promote worldwide sales of Latin American movies.[12][13] In 2013, Canana joined Participant Media's five-year production deal Participant PanAmerica;[14] their first project was the film No starring García Bernal which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.[15] Also in 2013, the company launch a branded content division.[2]

Canana has had multiple collaborations with directors like Mariana Chenillo and Gerardo Naranjo, among others.

Filmography

Adapted from company website and IMDb.[16][17]

Films

Short films
  • Nana (2015)
  • Drifting (2013)
  • Puente Baluarte (2013)
  • Los Invisibles (2010)
  • Samantha (2010)

Television
  • Taco Chronicles (Netflix; 2019–2020)
  • Luis Miguel: The Series (Netflix/Telemundo; 2018–2021)
  • Niño Santo (Once TV; 2011–014)
  • Alguien Más (Once TV; 2013)
  • Fronteras (TNT Latin America; 2011)
  • Soy tu fan (Once TV/MTV Latin America; 2010–2012)
  • Back Home (2013)
  • Ruta 32 (2006)

Film distribution

Canana distributed a number of international films to Mexican theaters, particularly during the late 2000s.[7] List adapted from the company website and IMDb.[16][17]

References
  1. "¿QUIÉNES SOMOS?". Canana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. Hopewell, John (2013-11-13). "Canana Bows Branded Content Division (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  3. Hopewell, John (2016-05-15). "New Generation of Mexican Filmmakers Reaches Out to Europe, U.S." Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  4. Hecht, John (2007-11-16). "Canana Films aims to keep it real". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. Hecht, John (2018-03-26). "Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal Exit Their Own Production Company". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  6. Hopewell, John; Fuente, Anna Marie de la (2020-02-21). "Pablo Cruz, Enrique Lopez Lavigne, Diego Suarez Chialvo Launch El Estudio (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  7. O'Boyle, Michael (2007-03-22). "Canana digs distribution". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. Young, James (2010-11-20). "Mexico's Canana makes arthouse inroads". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  9. Hopewell, John (2012-05-28). "Canana takes 'Hunt,' 'No,' 'Swan'". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  10. "Two Film Production Companies Plan to Fund and Produce Documentary Films in Mexico". 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  11. Young, James (2011-12-20). "Mexico's Canana pacts with Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  12. Hecht, John (2012-11-30). "Mexico's Canana, IM Global Form Joint Venture". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  13. de la Fuente, Anna Marie; Hopewell, John (2012-11-28). "IM Global, Canana team to create Mundial". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  14. Hopewell, John (2013-02-07). "Participant PanAmerica launches". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  15. McNary, Dave (2013-04-29). "Gael Garcia Bernal Stars in First Pic From Participant PanAmerica". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  16. "CINE". Canana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  17. "With Canana Films (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  18. Goodfellow, Melanie (February 13, 2017). "'I Am Not Your Negro' sells to more than 40 territories". Screen. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  19. "Gloria". Canana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  20. "La Caza". Canana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  21. "El premio". Canana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  22. "El ladrón". Canana (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.


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