Pyramid Productions[1] is a Canadian television series production company that has aired over 20 series around the world.[2] Since 2015, Pyramid Productions has won awards for its edgy-styled programming in True Crime.
History
Formed in 1983, Pyramid’s first series The Movie Show, aired for 17 years. It was broadcast in over 70 countries.[3]
The Film Festival Project won a Silver Medal at the New York Festivals International TV Broadcasting Awards,[8] while Pyramid’s global-warming documentary Thin Ice: Saattuq was screened at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam,[9] Planet in Focus International Environmental Film and Video Festival[10] and Greendance Film Festival.[11] Pyramid was a finalist for the 2007 CTV Canadian Documart competition[12] and winner of the 2008 Pitch It! UKTV Lifestyle competition.[13]
The company was originally formed by President Larry Day[14] under the name Larry Day Productions and changed its name to Pyramid Productions in 1996.[15]Kirstie McLellan Day was the CEO. Pyramid Productions was a recipient of an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award[16] and the Alberta Chambers of Commerce’s Alberta Business Award of Distinction.[17] Since 2015, Pyramid has focused on true crime films, including “Casey Anthony: Her Friends Speak,” “Charles Manson: The Final Words,” “Sex, Lies & Murder,” and “The Shocking Truth.”[18]