Basset Hound Distribution is a full-service production, development and financing company created by industry veterans Alexandre Coscas and Michael R. Goldstein. It was Initially started to cement their partnership in 2017, on the first film they produced together. Since its inception, one movie has turned into over 50 plus films and multiple series produced and released. Basset Hound has partnered and worked with companies such as E!, ABC, FOX, Netflix, Hulu, The Disney Channel, CBS, Nickelodeon, Lifetime, The Hallmark Channel, Amazon, Tubi, and Roku. They’ve leveraged their expertise to create brand partnerships for content with companies such as Scholastic, USA Today/Gannet, Princess Cruise Lines, and others.
In order to keep pace with their prolific output and a desire to maintain quality productions, Goldstein and Coscas created Timeless Pictures, their Canadian Service Production arm. Through Timeless, they produce films, series, TV Movies, and independent features across both borders and around the world having shot films in Norway, Ireland, Vancouver, Victoria, Fiji, London, and in the coming year will add Spain, Australia, and Colombia as well as others to their list of on location producing experience. Timeless Pictures has become the fastest growing Production Services company in Canada producing for a broad array of networks, production companies, independent producers and their own projects.
Basset Hound and Timeless Pictures embrace and cultivate creativity within their expansive 11,000-square-foot production hub, providing an environment that encompasses not just office space and cutting-edge post facilities but also a unique talent agency partnership facilitating easy access to directors, writers, and the diverse below-the-line talents of Canadian and World Services. Together, Basset Hound & Timeless Pictures extend a heartfelt commitment to the entire spectrum of production services, jointly overseeing financing, development, and the intricate details of business affairs, production legal, clearance, budgeting, scheduling, remote dailies, and complete post-production services, including the meticulous management of all deliverables. Since 2020, Basset Hound Distribution, in collaboration with Timeless Pictures, has successfully delivered over 40 films in the $3 million range, captivating audiences in the U.S. and around the globe. Beyond their existing achievements, the duo boasts an extensive development slate, featuring projects like the one-hour drama with Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain (Fantasy Island, Vampire Diaries) at NBC, a unique comedy series with Amazon Prime, spearheaded by the voice of Nikhil Jayaram (Star Trek: Prodigy, Make Me a Match), and several compelling one-hour series in development at The Hallmark Channel, as well as a number of high profile IP based development in series and features.
In order to continue to grow their company and create a vertically integrated solution from inception to distribution, Coscas and Goldstein, partnered to launch Leading Distribution Partners a new distribution and sales company. With Basset Hound, Timeless Pictures and now Leading Distribution Partners, Coscas and Goldstein are able to create, develop, produce, finance and distribute their own projects and other’s and work with individuals, networks, streamers, studios, and other companies in support of the entire process.
