Periscope Pictures

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Periscope Pictures
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FoundedMarch 2010;13 years ago (2010-03)
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Headquarters42 Upper Hillsborough Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
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Periscope Pictures is a Canadian production company, based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Founded by producers/writers Cheryl Wagner, the creator of The Big Comfy Couch and Harmony Wagner in March 2010, Periscope Pictures creates screen-based entertainment. [1]

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Productions

Web series

Periscope Pictures' first venture is the 15-episode preschool web series Bunny Bop!, launched February 3, 2011. It is one of the first series to be produced with financial participation of the Independent Production Fund – Pilot Web Drama Fund. [2]

Short films

Vast written, directed and produced by Harmony Wagner, [2] finds a young teen waking up to discover he seems to be the last person on earth. Vast was voted Viewer's Choice at the 2011 Island Media Arts Festival [3] in Charlottetown. [4] Vast is Harmony Wagner's first effort as a director.

Lucky 7 written and directed by Jason Rogerson and produced by Harmony Wagner, is a comedy about an office lotto pool tragedy. Lucky 7 is the winner of the 2010 CBC 321 Award for PEI. [5]

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