Redefining Film Distribution For A New Era
A forward-thinking foreign sales company founded by filmmakers for filmmakers, dedicated to building long-term, collaborative relationships with the creators they work with. Specializing in genre films such as horror, sci-fi, and action, our team leverages cutting-edge AI technology to predict market trends and identify films with strong global appeal.
Our ProjectsSome of the studios we've worked with
Evolution of Film Sales
Maple Street Pictures is a filmmaker-led foreign sales company specializing in genre films, using AI-driven market insights to build long-term, collaborative relationships with fellow creators.
Contact UsOUR SKILLS
Film Distribution Expertise
Market Analysis
Networking
27+
Year of experience
200+
Filmmaker Collaborations
120+
Countries served
1B+
Audience Reach
UPCOMING PROJECTS
Empowering FILMMAKERS WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND a human touch
By combining industry expertise with data-driven insights, Maple Street Pictures ensures that their slate of projects aligns with audience demand while empowering filmmakers to maximize their creative and financial success. Their filmmaker-first approach fosters trust and innovation, making them a valued partner in the ever-evolving world of international cinema.
Our team
Gabriel Napora
Gabriel Napora is a Producer and Executive Producer who has specialized in creating dramatic, scifi and documentary content often with significant visual effects. Gabriel Napora, founded Triton Films, a hybrid production and visual effects company. Chappie (2015) a Sony Pictures release was the number one film in the world for two weeks running and was based on a Triton Films’ Proof of Concept.
Yas Taalat
As a Founding Partner and President of Electric Panda Entertainment, Yas Taalat is a Canadian-Moroccan producer that has been producing films, discovering talent, and developing original IP. He is a producer known for Bandit (2023) directed by Allan Ungar and starring Josh Duhamel and Mel Gibson, the critically acclaimed documentary film The Loneliest Whale (2021) directed by Josh Zeman and Executive Produced alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, The Informer (2019) starring Joel Kinnaman, Clive Owen, Rosamund Pike and Common, Universal Pictures documentary Bisping (2021) starring Michael Bisping and Vin Diesel, and most recently Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story (2024) which was Executive Produced alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.
Yipeng Ben Lu
Founding Partner & Executive Director - Yipeng Ben Lu, a China native who now calls Canada home, is a multiple award-winning television commercial producer and director, as well as a scripted dramatic content producer. His latest 4-season prime time TV drama series BLOOD AND WATER was nominated and won a number of prestigious awards including the Canadian Screen Awards for Best Dramatic Series, to name a few. BLOOD AND WATER has also garnered applauds from some of the top reviewers in the country such as John Doyle from The Globe and Mail, CBC National, and has launched a number of noteworthy North American Asian actors including Simu Liu and Selena Lee.
Shasha Pu
Shasha graduated from the prestigious Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, China. And founded the well-known Pony Children’s Theatre and serves on the Beijing Television Artists Association (BTAA) as well as the Actors Committee of Chinese Federation of Radio and Television Associations. As a prominent screen and stage actor, she has performed in over a dozen television series as well as stage plays to live audience.
