Groupe PVP

Company history

Groupe PVP was created by Vic Pelletier and his passion for the world of images. His fascination with large open spaces was what first motivated him to shoot films which juxtapose larger than life settings with an intimate look at human issues. Starting in 1976, the National Film Board made possible his first productions, Les Bûcheronnes, Ce que Gens pensent and Lots renversés, thereby allowing him to earn a reputation both in national and international television.

In 1985, Vic Pelletier founded his own production house, named Les Productions Vic Pelletier and demonstrated a strong talent for feature-length film and documentary series production, many of which explore the Great White North.

With such captivating and well-documented television projects as Histoires oubliées, Y paraît que, On est tous des artistes (Art by you and me), Terres Arctiques (Arctic Territories), La grande soif, and Artisans du Changement (Architects of Change), over the years Groupe PVP has become one of the most respected companies in Quebec. Its artistic development has been rewarded with prizes, special awards, and nominations, in particular from the prestigious Gémeaux Awards.

At the turn of the new century, the group decided to broaden its horizons by establishing two new fields of expertise: animation production through PVP Animation, and new media creation with PVP Interactive. These two branches have gradually worked their way to the top of their respective domains. Although their accomplishments and successes have helped broaden Groupe PVP 's reputation, these two developments have also established themselves in their own right.

PVP Interactive was initiated by new media producer Sam De Champlain in 2001. Since its early days of Internet website design, the branch has considerably enlarged its scope of expertise throughout the years, producing diverse digital products for an increasingly wide range of platforms.

As for PVP Animation, it has been making a name for itself in 2D and 3D animation for nearly 10 years. From contributing to the documentary projects and Internet sites produced by the company, to producing stand-alone animation projects, the productions emanating from the Saint-Lambert studio represent international standards of quality.

In 2009, Les Productions Vic Pelletier, PVP Interactive, and PVP Animation merged into one single entity: Groupe PVP. Specializing in a wide range of complimentary activities, from documentary series production to creating digitally animated cross-platform products, the company has proven that creativity and imagination can be expressed through all sorts of mediums.