Hawkeye Pictures is an independent Canadian production company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] It produces feature films, documentaries and series. [2] [3] Its inaugural project was the Cannes Semaine de la Critique selection Sleeping Giant . [4] [5] In 2022, both Sheila Pye's The Young Arsonists and Clement Virgo's Brother premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). [6] Brother was also one of TIFF Canada's Top Ten films, [7] the winner of a record 12 Canadian Screen Awards, [8] including Best Motion Picture and the 2024 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding International Motion Picture and Outstanding Independent Motion Picture. [9]
The feature documentary Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe , world premiered at TIFF and went on to win the People’s Choice Documentary Award. [10] [11]
In 2024, Sook-Yin Lee's Paying for It world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in the Platform Programme. [12] [13] Paying For It was also selected as one of TIFF's Canada's Top Ten films of 2024. [14]
The four-part international documentary series Who Owns the World won Best Factual Series at the 2025 Canadian Screen Awards. [15]
Hawkeye Pictures is owned and operated by Sonya Di Rienzo with partner Aeschylus Poulos. [16] [17]