Rhombus Media is an internationally renowned producer of theatrical feature films, TV drama, documentaries and performing arts programmes. Since its inception in 1979, the company released over 200 productions. Rhombus films and programmes received literally hundreds of awards, including numerous Genies, Geminis, Emmys, Golden Pragues and an Oscar. Some of the company's more notable theatrical projects include The Red Violin (Academy Award winner for Best Original score), Last Night, The Saddest Music in the World, Clean, Snowcake, Silk, Blindness, and Passchendaele. Rhombus' more recent projects include Jason Eisener's Hobo With A Shotgun, which had its world premiere at The Sundance Film Festival in January 2011, Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral, which had its world premiere in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012, and Analeine Cal y Mayor's The Boy Who Smells Like Fish, which had its world premiere at the Miami International Film Festival in March 2013. The company is currently in post-production on An Enemy, a new film by Academy Award nominated Denis Villeneuve adapted from Nobel laureate Jose Saramago's The Double and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon and Isabella Rossellini.
For television, Rhombus recently produced the critically acclaimed series Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays for CBC. The company also produced Slings & Arrows, an 18-part multi-award winning series broadcast on TMN and Movie Central in Canada, the Sundance Channel in the US and a number of other networks around the world. The New York Times said "It's a hoot, and it's kind of a miracle." Also well known for a rich variety of performing arts programmes, the company produced several International Emmy winners including Le Dortoir and Pictures on the Edge. Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired By Bach, a six part multi disciplinary series aired on BBC, PBS, ZDF, NHK, CBC and numerous other networks around the world, was a notable international success, receiving countless awards including the Prime Time Emmy and the Golden Rose of Montreux.