Ed Barreveld
Ed Barreveld
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Bio
For the past forty years, Storyline Entertainment CEO Ed Barreveld has been bringing together top Canadian and international creatives, investors, and partners on award-winning, auteur-driven documentary films that explore underexposed stories, events, and perspectives in society and culture.
Born in Rotterdam, Barreveld moved to Canada in his early twenties and began his film career as the unit administrator of the NFB’s Ontario studio in Toronto. After four years traveling the world as a documentary line producer, he cofounded Storyline Entertainment in 2000 for its inaugural release, “Aftermath.”
Since becoming Storyline’s sole principal in 2004, Barreveld has remained a hands-on creative producer with an eye for emerging talent, a commitment to filmmaker development, and a penchant for iconoclastic subjects. His films have won Emmy, Gemini and Canadian Screen Awards, garnered numerous festival accolades, and been sold and broadcast around the world.
In 2016, Hot Docs opened with Storyline's “League of Exotique Dancers” and recognized Barreveld’s creative vision, entrepreneurship, and mentorship with the Don Haig Award. In 2024, Barreveld’s contribution to and advancement of the Canadian documentary community was acknowledged with DOC Institute’s Rogers - DOC Luminary Award. He continues to broaden his experience in both financing and partnerships, working with co-producers and investors in numerous countries and participating in international doc market events.
Storyline’s twenty-fifth anniversary year finds Barreveld working on feature projects with filmmakers Aisha Jamal, Angad Bhalla, Gary Lang and Maria Markina. A lifelong jazz fan, he is also developing a handful of music docs with Canadian and international partners.
Barreveld is a member of the Documentary Organization of Canada, the International Documentary Association, the Documentary Producers Alliance and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Documentary Film Committee.
Projects
Harkness
A musician's quest for rock'n roll glory takes him from the bars of Toronto to the clubs of London, but after eight years chasing a deal, he’s sick of the trend-crazy music business and turns to solitary songwriting. Now, twenty years later, the mysterious tunesmith emerges from his parents’ basement with DIY flair and a power-pop masterpiece he believes will change everything.
COVEN
Three millennial women explore what it means to identify as a witch in today’s world, and set out to discover if the rituals, lore, and sacred places of their ancestors can help them channel their gifts, confront their obstacles, and claim their power.
Queen of the Deuce
From pre-WWII Greece to her meteoric rise through the Times Square porn circuit in the 1970s, Queen of the Deuce tells the fascinating story of Chelly Wilson, trailblazing entrepreneur and unconventional matriarch, who built an empire based on desire.
The Face of Anonymous
When Toronto novelist Ian Thornton gives a copy of his book to a mysterious panhandler, they forge an unusual connection. The man turns out to be legendary Anonymous hacktivist, Commander X, on the run from the FBI. Christopher Mark Doyon, aka Commander X, is one of the most iconic, divisive, and outspoken figures in the history of the international hacktivist network. Now living in exile in Mexico, he's ready to tell his own remarkable story.
