Henrik Meyer

Henrik Meyer and production company Red Cedar Films have entered into an option, purchase and screenwriting agreement with visionary, world-renown and bestselling Sci-Fi and Cyberpunk author William Gibson (from “Neuromancer” to upcoming “Zero History”) and his congenial screenwriting partner Michael St. John Smith for their highly original feature film treatment “Archangel”.

The brand-new, international co-venture “Archangel” is a groundbreaking Sci-Fi thriller set in the summer of 1945 in post-war Germany, at ground zero of modern civilization.

While Gibson and Smith currently continue to work on the story of “Archangel”, Meyer is negotiating the further development and production financing with potential partners in North America and Europe.

Stay tuned for further news on this exciting, global Sci-Fi motion picture thriller.

Currently, screenwriter Michael St. John Smith is adapting Ivan E. Coyote’s celebrated novel “Bow Grip” into a screenplay. Mike was provided valuable input on his treatment by story editor Peggy Thompson (”Better Than Chocolate”) and director Aubrey Nealon (”A Simple Curve”).

Producer Henrik Meyer (”Everything’s Gone Green”) of Red Cedar Films is glad to confirm that the screenplay is being developed with the participation of Telefilm Canada, and the option of the underlying material is funded with the assistance of Astral Media - The Harold Greenberg Fund.

I will attend the Filmfest in München this year from June 26 to July 1 and look forward to seeing my friends and colleagues there as well as new European films and German television movies. Hope some additional Europe-Canada co-ventures will be the outcome of this journey.

Happy Summer!
Henrik Meyer

Spring has arrived in Vancouver, well actually it arrived during the ‘Winter’ Olympics, which were exciting times here in BC. Now everything is blooming, but is it also booming? The verdict is still out for that. The Canadian dollar is currently very strong, which is not good for the service production business. But there are very good news: BC raises the tax credit for service productions from 25 to 33% of the local labour spending. In combination with the regional bonus of 6% outside of Vancouver and the Federal tax credit of 16% you can expect about half of your BC labour expenses being paid back to you. I gladly provide you with a more accurate estimate based on the specifics of your production. I am happy to hear from you. Happy Easter!

Happy New Year to everyone!

It is my pleasure to announce that I will be in Berlin from February 8-18, 2010 in order to arrange meetings before and during the Berlinale and the European Film Market.

I am grateful that BRITISH COLUMBIA FILM is assisting me on this journey and I am thrilled to be one of 20 Canadian producers selected into Telefilm Canada’s PRODUCERS WITHOUT BORDERS initiative in Berlin. That will provide me with a fantastic opportunity to expand my knowledge of orchestrating international co-productions. It will help me making new contacts to potential co-partners for my projects in development as well as for their production needs in Canada.

I am looking forward to seeing you in Berlin.
Henrik Meyer

Since early 2009, I consider myself fortunate to have a development deal with Berlin-based Polyphon International Film und Fernseh GmbH. The CEO of the company, Frank Buchs, and I are developing projects together primarily for the German television audience but also for the international market. Our projects cover a broad range from contemporary romantic movies to be shot in Vancouver and British Columbia to international thrillers to complex period pieces. We are striving for the physical production of more quality entertainment from a proven team in 2010!

Red Cedar Films has optioned Ivan E. Coyote’s breathtaking and bestselling first novel “Bow Grip” for a big screen adaptation. Producer Henrik Meyer and publisher Arsenal Pulp Press have signed an extensive option agreement with the support of The Harold Greenberg Fund. In addition, Telefilm Canada has already funded the treatment phase of the development. Michael St. John Smith is attached as the screenwriter of this tale about loneliness, love, the modern family, and a man who is transformed to embrace them all:
When his beloved wife unexpectedly leaves him for another woman, a childless 40something small-town car mechanic begins to question himself and his entire existence. Choosing to follow his deeper impulses for the first time in his life, Joey Cooper unexpectedly acquires an exquisite cello and travels to the big city where he embarks on a journey of self-discovery and personal redemption.

I am a Canadian television and film producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and also working out of Calgary, Alberta. My roots are in Germany where I also spent most of my career and produced most of my films before I immigrated to Canada in 2004. Thanks to my background, most of my producing partners are European and especially German. I am creatively developing television and film projects with Canadian talent in English language as well as service producing German language projects in Canada. In addition, I have a development deal for Canadian-German projects with Berlin-based Polyphon International.
Knowing both sides of the Atlantic and living on the Pacific Coast, I consider my main job building a bridge between Europe and Canada, helping projects as well as colleagues finding their way through the Canadian wilderness and bureaucracy.

Please check out my site, both in English and German.

Welcome to Canada!
Henrik Meyer