The Grand Duchess Olga in The Land of the Maple Leaf is a TV documentary about Toronto connection of the Russian Imperial Highness, the Grand Duchess Olga Romanov, the only surviving sister of the last Russian Tsar.
based on a true documented story, memoirs and archival information.
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Our Great Team
Igor Malakhov
Director/Script

Stan Whyte
Producer/DOP

Nikita Ovsyannikov
Editor/Videography
Daniil Protsyuk
Music Director/Performer

Viktor Burenin
Videography

Ivan Medeany
Videography
Alisa Arutiunian
Assistant Director

Michael Abramov
Camera Assistant

Vasiliy Ivanov
Camera Assistant
Michelle Weyland
Editor of English version

Osip Mendel
Make-up
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We would like to thank everyone who dedicated time to this project!
Special Thanks:

Natalia Abramova
Victoria Novinskaya
Sophia Dmitrieva-Tovamassian
St.Peterburg Magazine

Internships to enable young cinematographers' participation in the production of this film were made possible thanks to the support of SPARK Project for the Cultural Hotspot in partnership with the City of Toronto.

The distribution of this documentary was financially supported by the Russian Nobility Association in America.
Festivals, Awards and Selections
Films can't live without finding audience. We are grateful and proud being noticed for our work.
Production Timeline: The Grand Duchess Olga in The Land of the Maple Leaf, Version 1
Summer 2016
Summer 2016
Research and story development
September 2016
September 2016
Filming, V1
October 2016
October 2016
Post Production, Voice Over, Editing - V1
November 2016
November 2016
Closed Preview - V1
January 2017
January 2017
Festival Submission
V2.0: The Grand Duchess Olga in the land of the Maple Leaf
now in production
extended version/docudrama
Production Timeline: Extended Version (V2.0)
December 2016
December 2016
Writing of the Script; Securing Interviews; Finding of Archival Footage Purchase; Budgeting
March-May 2017
March-May 2017
Funding
Summer 2017
Summer 2017
Filming
October 2017
October 2017
Post Production, Voice Over, Editing, GCI, Animation
November 2017
November 2017
Ready for distribution
Project Details
Overall project completion charts
90%
Script
We have finished our script, but we are still discovering new story lines and artifacts.
10%
Funding
First round of funding completed
15%
Filming
By working on our first version of the film we have filmed a lot!
What will be added in the new Extended Version?
Our goal to achieve funding and present the story in a modern form of docudrama.
Archival footage
We will add more real footage of the story time. By using modern computer software we will improve quality of the archival materials to full HD/4K resolution.
Dramatization
We will include filming of real actors to reflect tensions of the era and to create a modern, new type of Docudrama - factual based television film.
Computer Graphics and Animation
We will recreate streets, backgrounds and ambiance of the time by using the most modern computer-generated imagery (CGI).
Contacts
We are happy to answer your questions.
1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801
Toronto, ON
M5E 1W7 Canada
Phone: +1 416 2736557
E-mail: [email protected]

We are located in Toronto