ABOUT US
Your destination for addictive viewing experiences.
Ocean Entertainment produces award-winning television, with over 500 broadcast hours delivered. Our shows will take you down hidden paths, to the depths of the sea and to delicious destinations around the globe. Our shows air in the US on A&E Networks, NBCU/ Oxygen, Warner Brothers Discovery channels: Discovery, ID, HGTV, Food Network and Cooking Channel. Our shows are seen in Canada on CBC Television, Corus Entertainment’s Food Network and HGTV, and also AMI-TV & Vision.
Our team is made up of talented, experienced people both in front of and behind the camera, and our full service-production company oversees everything from show development, to production, and post-production.
Ocean’s small but mighty team are experienced service producers, having created series for Oxygen, Discovery US, Investigation Discovery, and Travel Channel for our clients. Our local Nova Scotia crews are hardworking and resourceful; always showcasing the very best our province has to offer.
Ocean’s recognitions include six Gemini Awards, two James Beard Awards, and numerous film festival prizes.
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Our Team
Johanna Eliot
President & Executive Producer
Johanna is President of Ocean Entertainment and Ocean Digital. She has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Calgary and is the key strategist for the Ocean group. As an Executive Producer, Johanna oversees all the hiring and budgets and personally guarantees the highest quality for all projects generated by Ocean. She is a member of the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association, the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and The Canadian Independent Film Caucus. She also sits on the board of the Atlantic Chapter of EO (Entrepreneur Organization) and is a member of IWF (International Women’s Federation).
Jennifer Comeau
VP Development and Production
With over 20 years of film & television industry experience in development, production, post production, marketing and distribution, Jennifer oversees development and production of all of Ocean’s award-winning television series and documentaries. Jennifer was previously Animation Producer at Collideascope Digital; Director of Marketing & Distribution with Topsail Entertainment, and Sales & Marketing Coordinator with Salter Street Films. She is a member of the Board of Directors of AFCOOP, The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, and a volunteer with Women in Film & Television, WIFT-AT.
Jeff Parker
Story & Development Producer
Jeff Parker is a Halifax-based producer and filmmaker with over a decade of industry experience. As Story & Development Producer, he oversees all of Ocean Entertainment’s productions from inception to delivery. Jeff has worked as writer, director and producer for TV series that have appeared on Discovery, History Channel, Smithsonian TV, CBC, and more. He also holds an honours English degree from Mount Allison University (’10) and a Masters in Popular Culture from Brock University (’12).
Awards
The Candy Show- Small Spaces, Familiar Faces – Trevor Grant
Canadian Screen Award Nomination for Best Direction in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series 2014.
French Food At Home with Laura Calder
James Beard Award 2010 for Television Show, In Studio or Fixed Location: French Food at Home with Laura Calder.
Host: Laura Calder, Network: Food Network Canada, Producer: Johanna Eliot.
French Food At Home II – Mike O’Neill
Gemini Award 2009 for Best Original Music in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series -episode “French Food Desserts”
The Chateau Dinner: A French Food At Home Special
Gemini 2009 nomination for Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series – Dugald McLaren
Gemini 2009 nomination for Best Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series
Chef At Home – Trevor Grant
Gemini for Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series from the 2006 Gemini awards.
Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film
Gold Remi from the 2005 World Fest Houston Awards
Chef At Large – Food Critic
Gold Remi from the 2005 World Fest Houston Awards
Childhood Lost: The Story of Canada’s Home Children
Special Jury Award from the 2005 World Fest Houston Awards
Childhood Lost: The Story of Canada’s Home Children
Certificate For Creative Excellence from the 2005 US International Film and Video Festival
The Food Hunter – Pete Luckett
Gemini for Best Host in a Lifestyle/ General Interest or Talk Program or Series from the 2004 Gemini Awards
Reinventing Ritual – Coming of Age
Certificate For Creative Excellence from the 2004 US International Film And Video Festival
Reinventing Ritual – Birth and Death
Honourable Mention at the 2003 Columbus International Film and Video Awards.
The Hero’s Hero: The Forgotten Life of William Barker
Certificate For Creative Excellence from the 2004 US International Film And Video Festival
Saturday Night: A Day in the Night of Chef Michael Smith
James Beard Foundation Award 2002
Viking Range Best National Television Cooking Show or Special
Breakaway: Tale of Two Survivors
Gemini 2001
“Donald Brittain Award” Best Social Political Documentary
Humanitarian Award, Hot Docs 2001
Golden Sheaf award, Yorkton Film & Video Festival 2001
Best Atlantic Documentary, Atlantic Film Festival 2000
Nominated at Amsterdam International Documentary Festival 2000
The Moody Brood
Columbus International Film & Video Festival 1999 – “Honorable Mention”
US International Film & Video Festival 1999
“Gold Camera Award” Documentary
Worldfest Houston 2000
“Silver Award” Short Subject Film & Video Awards Documentary
Minyan on the Mira
Columbus International Film & Video Festival 1998 – “Honorable Mention”