sisu production is a Canadian media and film production. sisu production provides customized film production, animation and photography services to independent clients. The company was founded in 2013 by Jaana Hein and Robin Ingle.[1] sisu production maintains a dedicated studio in addition to corporate office space in downtown Toronto.[2]
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sisu production works in different areas of film production and provides various media production services, including generating and developing ideas to a full range of production services. The company provides specialized services based on content requirements. In the past, they have produced commercials, training videos, photography, documentaries, and other media.[3][4]
The origin of the name "sisu production" comes from the Finnish word sisu, meaning strength, endurance, and determination.[5]
The company’s first production was a video feature for the 2013 International Travel & Health Insurance Conference (ITIJ) event in Vienna, Austria.[6] Ingle International ended up winning the ITIJ Global Insurer/Underwrite of the year at the ITIC Industry event in Barcelona, where the video was shown.[7]
In 2013, sisu production produced video features for the educational sector, at the 2013 Canadian Association of Public Schools – International (CAPS-I) Conference.[8]
In 2014, sisu production collaborated with the Canadian Bureau of International Education at the annual conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to provide video coverage of the event.[9] sisu production also worked with CreativeMornings to produce a short film feature.[10] In the same year, sisu production provided video coverage of the story of Roya Shams, an Afghan teenage girl who was funded by a Canadian charity campaign to obtain secondary and post-secondary education in Canada.[11][12] Additionally, Google Canada collaborated with sisu production and Hand Eye Photography to produce two films for marketing purposes.[13][14]
In 2014 and 2015, sisu production produced a promotional image movie for Enactus Canada, a Canadian non-for-profit foundation.[15][16][17]
In 2016, sisu production won third place in TVO's short documentary contest for "I am a Doctor", directed by Jaana Hein. The movie explores the disparity between the job market Canada is promoting to immigrants versus reality.[18]
sisu production has also collaborated with Novus Health, a health navigation platform, to create bilingual animations and commercials for Novus Health, as well as for their clients. sisu has also worked with VarageSale, a Canadian startup, to produce website animation.[19]