Inflo Films

Inflo Films is an independent film production company based in Toronto, Canada. The company was founded in 2004 by filmmakers Dusty Mancinelli and Harry Cherniak and has focused its publicly documented work on short-form narrative films. Its productions have included comedy, satire, and other distinctive genre-oriented projects intended for festival circulation and broadcast distribution. The company's early work included the short comedy Death to Charlie!, produced in 2006. In 2007, Inflo Films released P.U.R.E., described as a quirky satire. The film received several awards and circulated at more than a dozen film festivals in Canada and the United States, including the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the Whistler Film Festival, and the Washington DC Independent Film Festival. This festival activity established Inflo Films as a small independent producer with a presence beyond its Toronto base. Inflo Films' next documented short, Soap, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. The film was subsequently sold to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, demonstrating the company's ability to move projects from the festival circuit into national broadcast distribution. The available reference material does not provide enough information to establish the company's later ownership, current production slate, employee structure, website, or operating status. Its documented identity is therefore centered on independent short-film production, filmmaker-led development, festival exhibition, and Canadian broadcast licensing.

Inflo Films was established in Toronto in 2004 by Dusty Mancinelli and Harry Cherniak. The available public record identifies it as an independent production company rather than a large studio or vertically integrated media group. Its documented output consists primarily of short films, with an emphasis on narrative projects that use comedy, satire, or unusual premises. The company's first specifically recorded production is Death to Charlie!, a short comedy made in 2006. The project reflects Inflo Films' early focus on compact, filmmaker-driven productions rather than feature-length commercial releases. In 2007, the company released P.U.R.E., a quirky satirical short that expanded Inflo Films' visibility through the festival system. The film won several awards and was shown at more than twelve festivals across Canada and the United States. Named venues included Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, the Whistler Film Festival, and the Washington DC Independent Film Festival. Inflo Films' most recent production identified in the supplied reference material is Soap. The short premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009, one of Canada's most prominent film events. Following its festival premiere, Soap was sold to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. That transaction illustrates a distribution path characteristic of independent Canadian cinema: a project can gain attention through a major festival before reaching a broader audience through a national broadcaster. The sources supplied for this dossier do not document additional productions, later corporate developments, current leadership changes, ownership arrangements, financial performance, or a confirmed active operating status. Accordingly, the company's known history is best understood as a concise record of Toronto independent film production during the 2000s, marked by festival participation, award recognition, and at least one Canadian broadcast sale.

• 2009

  Soap premieres at TIFF

  [1]Inflo Filmsen.wikipedia.org

  Soap premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival and is subsequently sold to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

• 2007

  P.U.R.E. is released

  [1]Inflo Filmsen.wikipedia.org

  The satirical short P.U.R.E. enters festival circulation, earns several awards, and screens at more than a dozen festivals in Canada and the United States.

• 2006

  Death to Charlie! is produced

  [1]Inflo Filmsen.wikipedia.org

  The company produces the short comedy Death to Charlie!, one of its earliest documented releases.

• 2004

  Inflo Films is founded

  [1]Inflo Filmsen.wikipedia.org

  Dusty Mancinelli and Harry Cherniak establish the independent film production company in Toronto.

A Toronto-based independent film producer focused on distinctive short-form narrative work, including comedy and satire, with distribution through film festivals and Canadian broadcast outlets.

• Short film · 2006

  Death to Charlie!

  A short comedy produced by Inflo Films in 2006. The available reference material identifies it as an early company production but does not provide further details about its plot, cast, distribution, or awards.

• Satirical short film · 2007

  P.U.R.E.

  A quirky satirical short released in 2007. P.U.R.E. won several awards and played at more than a dozen film festivals across Canada and the United States, including Cinéfest Sudbury, the Whistler Film Festival, and the Washington DC Independent Film Festival.

• Short film · 2009

  Soap

  A short film that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. The film was later sold to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, providing the company's documented example of festival-to-broadcast distribution.

1. 1Inflo Filmsen.wikipedia.org