No Trace Camping

No Trace Camping
Privately held company
Industry Motion pictures and television
Founded 2008
Headquarters Toronto, Los Angeles
Key people
 Jesse Shapira, David Gross, Jeff Arkuss
Website notracecamping.com

No Trace Camping is a Canadian–American independent feature film and television financier and production company based in Toronto and Los Angeles. Its principals are Jesse Shapira, David Gross and Jeff Arkuss. Founded in 2008, the company produced the films Goon, What If (aka The F Word) and Room as well as the upcoming Goon: Last of the Enforcers.

The company's first film was Goon in 2011 starring Seann William Scott, Liev Schrieber, Alison Pill, Jay Baruchel and Eugene Levy. The film is an adaptation of the book Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey Into Minor League Hockey by Adam Frattasio and Doug Smith. Footage from Smith's career as an enforcer is shown during the film's credits, and Smith said in an interview with Grantland.com that he is happy with the finished film.[1] The book was discovered by Jesse Shapira and his producing partner David Gross. Along with Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, they developed the script and then proceeded to package and independently finance the movie. It was the first film under their No Trace Camping banner.[2] The film debuted at TIFF in September 2011 where it was sold to US distributor Magnolia.[3]

Next, the company produced What If (aka The F Word) in 2013. The script, based on a play by T.J. Dawe and Michael Rinaldi,[4] was included in the Black List's 2008 survey of Hollywood's best un-produced screenplays.[5] The film starred Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Mackenzie Davis, Rafe Spall and Adam Driver. The film was acquired by CBS Films at TIFF in 2013.[6]

Most recently, No Trace Camping co-financed and produced the 2015 adaptation of the New York Times best-selling novel, Room, by Emma Donoghue, starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, William H. Macy and Joan Allen.[7] The film premiered at the 2015 Telluride Film Festival[8] and won the prestigious People's Choice Award at TIFF.[9] The film has since been shortlisted for numerous award-season honors.[10]

The latest film from the company is Goon: Last of the Enforcers. In addition to bringing back the original cast, including Seann William Scott, Liev Scrieber, Allison Pill, Marc-André Grondin and Jay Baruchel, the sequel also adds Wyatt Russell to the mix.[11] It marks the directorial debut of Jay Baruchel, who also returns in a writing capacity, with co-writer Jesse Chabot.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer
2012 Goon Michael Dowse Jay Baruchel & Evan Goldberg
2014 What If (aka The F Word) Michael Dowse Elan Mastai
2015 Room Lenny Abrahamson Emma Donoghue
2016 Goon: Last of the Enforcers Jay Baruchel Jesse Chabot & Jay Baruchel

References

  1. ↑ "Q&A: Doug Smith, Hockey Enforcer". Grantland. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "'Goon' a comedic love letter to hockey". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  3. ↑ "Toronto: Magnet Attaches To Hockey Comedy 'Goon'". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  4. ↑ "First Look: Daniel Radcliffe Friendly with Zoe Kazan in 'The F Word'". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  5. ↑ "The 2008 Black List – The Hottest Unproduced Screenplays of 2008 – /Film". Slashfilm. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  6. ↑ "THE F WORD Goes to CBS Films, Weinstein Acquires ELEANOR RIGBY and RAILWAY MAN, and Lionsgate Nabs LIFE OF CRIME". Collider. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  7. ↑ "'Room' Sells Out For FilmNation; Universal Takes Multi-Territories – Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  8. ↑ "Telluride Film Review: 'Room'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  9. ↑ Howell, Peter (September 20, 2015). "TIFF's international jurors choose a Canadian film, the Steve Fonyo doc HURT by Toronto's Alan Zweig, for their inaugural Platform prize for global cinema.". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  10. ↑ "Oscars Best Actress Betting Odds | Awards". Oddschecker.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  11. ↑ "Hockey Brawler Pic 'Goon' Sequel Has Wyatt Russell Squaring Off With Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  12. ↑ "Jay Baruchel to Direct 'Goon' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
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