Fortin Films Inc.
A woman standing in a single shaft of light on a Fortin Films set

Est. 2023 — Ontario, Canada

Fortin.Films

Stories that refuse to look away.

An independent Canadian production company creating elevated, female-led stories at the intersection of genre, psychology and social consequence.

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Fortin Films Inc.

Female-led✦Speculative✦Psychological✦Canadian✦Genre-forward✦Consequential✦Female-led✦Speculative✦Psychological✦Canadian✦Genre-forward✦Consequential✦

Across time. Beyond the familiar. Human at the core.

Bold cinematic worlds—speculative, historical and deeply personal—built to uncover the truths that make us human.

Fortin Films makes elevated genre films, intimate dramas and speculative worlds that examine power, control, identity, trauma and survival — visually ambitious, emotionally grounded, socially conscious.

Gillian Fortin directing on a darkened set
On set — Fortin Films

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Key art, in-world and official

The Drip Lounge — key art for Serenity Spa
The Drip LoungeSerenity Spa
Let Your Indulgence Run Wild — key art for Serenity Spa
Let Your Indulgence Run WildSerenity Spa
Portrait of Consumption — key art for Portrait of Consumption
Portrait of ConsumptionPortrait of Consumption
Lucy's Birthday — key art for Lucy's Birthday
Lucy's BirthdayLucy's Birthday
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Selected work

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A guard alone at a lamp-lit desk on the set of The Line

“Entertainment can be both cinematic and consequential — provoking audiences without sacrificing character, tension or beauty.”

Gillian Fortin — Founder

Gillian Fortin directing on set

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Founder

Gillian Fortin

Writer. Director. Producer. Actor.

Before filmmaking, Gillian worked as a psychiatric nurse — an understanding of trauma, human behaviour and institutional power that continues to shape every story Fortin Films tells.

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The visual world

58 frames

Screen-lit in the dark — Portrait of Consumption.
Portrait of Consumption — Film still
Appetite, held at the lips — Portrait of Consumption.
Portrait of Consumption — Film still
Morning haze at the kitchen table — Portrait of Consumption.
Portrait of Consumption — Film still
Tea service at the throne table on the green screen stage — The Start of a Problem.
The Start of a Problem — Behind the scenes
Blocking a scene with the lead before the take — The Start of a Problem.
The Start of a Problem — Behind the scenes
Cast and crew portrait on the portrait-gallery set — The Start of a Problem.
The Start of a Problem — Behind the scenes
Between setups in the makeup room — The Start of a Problem.
The Start of a Problem — Behind the scenes
Camera department resetting on the green screen stage — The Start of a Problem.
The Start of a Problem — Behind the scenes
Special effects makeup team with the lead in continuity blood — The Start of a Problem.
The Start of a Problem — Behind the scenes
A rare break on the cyc wall — The Start of a Problem.
The Start of a Problem — Behind the scenes
Lucy's Birthday — official poster.
Lucy's Birthday — Poster
Party table setup under practicals — Lucy's Birthday.
Lucy's Birthday — Behind the scenes
Watching the take at the cart — Lucy's Birthday.
Lucy's Birthday — Behind the scenes
Resetting cake and props between takes — Lucy's Birthday.
Lucy's Birthday — Behind the scenes
Backyard camera and boom setup — Lucy's Birthday.
Lucy's Birthday — Behind the scenes
Crew between setups — Lucy's Birthday.
Lucy's Birthday — Behind the scenes
A woman, alone inside the architecture that remains — Alarie Alienated.
Alarie Alienated — Film still
Blocking the scene — Alarie Alienated.
Alarie Alienated — Behind the scenes
Between takes on set — Alarie Alienated.
Alarie Alienated — Behind the scenes
A quiet word before the take — Alarie Alienated.
Alarie Alienated — Behind the scenes
On set — Alarie Alienated.
Alarie Alienated — Behind the scenes
Gillian directing — Alarie Alienated.
Alarie Alienated — Behind the scenes
The bathroom set, wide — Alarie Alienated.
Alarie Alienated — Behind the scenes
A single shaft of light — Serenity Spa.
Serenity Spa — Film still
In-world propaganda — Safe Injection Site.
Serenity Spa — Concept art
In-world propaganda — The Drip Lounge.
Serenity Spa — Concept art
Serenity Spa — official poster.
Serenity Spa — Poster
The Line — official poster.
The Line — Poster
Portrait of Consumption — official poster.
Portrait of Consumption — Poster
Setting the camera with the DOP on Portrait of Consumption.
Portrait of Consumption — Behind the scenes
Watching playback at the monitor — Portrait of Consumption.
Portrait of Consumption — Behind the scenes
The performer in white face — Portrait of Consumption.
Portrait of Consumption — Film still
Shooting in the gondola with the young lead — Portrait of Consumption.
Portrait of Consumption — Behind the scenes
A single shaft of light across the holding block.
The Line — Film still
Gillian Fortin working a scene with the cast.
The Line — Behind the scenes
Calling a frame adjustment at the monitor.
The Line — Behind the scenes
Between setups on the production floor.
The Line — Behind the scenes
Corridor setup on the monitor — 25mm, T2.8.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Framing the cell interview at the video village.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Watching playback with the sound team.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Waiting on the reset beside the concrete wall.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Crew watching the take from the wings.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Working through the next setup between takes.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Slate up on the ensemble — American Ingenuity.
American Ingenuity — Behind the scenes
Directing the ensemble on the collar-lit soundstage.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Blocking a scene against the concrete cell wall.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Notes between takes, working in near darkness.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Watching the framelines at the monitor.
Serenity Spa — Behind the scenes
Restraint detail — production still.
The Line — Film still
Harnessed and held — production still.
The Line — Film still
Slate for the night shift, the monitor wall glowing behind — The Line.
The Line — Behind the scenes
Watching the wall of televisions from behind the boom — The Line.
The Line — Behind the scenes
The camera finds the guard from behind — The Line.
The Line — Behind the scenes
The security desk, dressed between takes — The Line.
The Line — Production design
The night watch, under the only light in the room — The Line.
The Line — Film still
Logging the incident by lamplight — The Line.
The Line — Film still
Face to face with the man in the harness — The Line.
The Line — Film still
Head bowed inside the harness — The Line.
The Line — Film still
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