{{other uses}} {{Use Canadian English|date=August 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} '''Atopia''' was a production company and film distributor based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The company was founded in 2000 by Pascal Maeder. During the following decade, the company produced and released a string of critically acclaimed and award-winning feature films including Daniel Cross' ''S.P.I.T.: Squeegee Punks in Traffic'',<ref name="spit">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0307398/companycredits|title=SPIT IMDB Page|publisher=IMDb |accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref> Federico Hidalgo's ''A Silent Love'',<ref name="asl">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0344337/companycredits|title=A Silent Love IMDB Page|publisher=IMDb |accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="asl-var">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/a-silent-love-1200534670|title=A Silent Love Variety review|date=7 March 2004 |accessdate=3 August 2017}}</ref> Simon Sauve's ''Jimmywork'',<ref name="jwk">{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424200/companycredits|title=Jimmywork IMDB Page|website=IMDb |accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="jwk-cqc">{{cite web|url= http://collections.cinematheque.qc.ca/recherche/oeuvres/fiche/73883-jimmywork|title=Fiche Jimmywork Cinématheque québécoise|accessdate=3 August 2017}}</ref> Noel Mitrani's ''Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi'',<ref name="riz">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832958/companycredits|title=Sur la trace d'Igor Rizzi IMDB Page|publisher=IMDb |accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref> Laura Bari's ''Antoine''<ref name="ant">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1370139/companycredits|title=Antoine IMDB Page|publisher=IMDb |accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref> Jephté Bastien's ''Sortie 67''<ref name="s67">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1651916/companycredits|title=Sortie 67 IMDB Page|publisher=IMDb |accessdate=20 October 2010}}</ref> as well as André Forcier's ''Je me souviens''.<ref name="jms">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139803/companycredits|title=Je me souviens IMDB Page|publisher=IMDb |accessdate=9 June 2010}}</ref>
Initially launched as an online film studio<ref name="webfilm">{{cite web|url=http://www.atopia.com:80/webfilm/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011024213546/http://www.atopia.com/webfilm/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2001|title=web.archive.org|accessdate=11 May 2018}}</ref> with the development of 39 episodic web films in 2001, Atopia became the first Canadian distributor to release its feature films online through early platforms such as Jaman.<ref name="Jaman">{{cite web|url=http://jaman.com:80/a/video/0DNWajy_YQ6M/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018162105/http://jaman.com/a/video/0DNWajy_YQ6M/|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2007|title=Jaman.com|accessdate=11 May 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{YouTube|u=AtopiaTube}}
Category:Film production companies of Canada Category:Companies based in Montreal Category:Film distributors of Canada Category:Entertainment companies established in 2000
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