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David Anselmo

David Anselmo

Producer, also actor · Born May 13, 1979 (47) · Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

David Anselmo is a Canadian producer and former actor who is the CEO of Hideaway Pictures and the Northern Ontario Film Studios, the first and biggest film production company and studio - respectively - in Northern Ontario. After studying Law, Psychology, and Theatre at Laurentian University, Anselmo began his acting career in Europe working with a small theatre groups in 2001. When he visited a friend in South Korea, he ended up spending the next seven years working as an actor and producer in Seoul, which was a great beginning for a career in the film industry. Many credits in his acting filmography include successful international films such as "Rpoint", a 2004 horror film during the Vietnam War, "Welcome to Dongmakgol", a 2005 comedy-drama during the Korean War, and the highest grossing South Korean film of all time, "The Host", a 2006 horror film which surpassed $100M at the box office domestically in Korea. Seeing and opportunity to help create a new industry in Northern Ontario, David moved back to Canada in 2019 after a successful film career overseas and founded Hideaway Pictures in 2010, and the Northern Ontario Film Studios in 2012, which provides a wide range of equipment and services to help grow the industry for producer filming in Northern Ontario. As President of Production of Hideaway Pictures, he has filmed over 60 feature films and television series produced in Canada which amounts to over 150,000,000 in production dollars spent in the region. As CEO of the Northern Ontario Film Studios (NOFS), his strategic business development has attracted to the region and services over 125 feature film and television projects in the last decade generating over $300,000,000 in economic development to Canada. In 2015, the NOFS opened its second stage in the region to meet the industry's needs. In 2019, NOFS build a permanent turn of the century town on its 60 acre back lot which has garnered attention from the industry abroad and is sought after as a future filming location.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 13, 1979 (47)
From
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are David Anselmo's films like?

Across their 69 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy26 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama20 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Romance8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
25%
Society
11%
Morality
9%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Power
1%
Romantic love41 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds27 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose19 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity19 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth13 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 69 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 61 · Serious 6 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 62 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 55 · Charged 11 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 62 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 47 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 58 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 58 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 62 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
52
Hopeful
44
Romantic
30
Joyful
22
Tense
10
Other
34

How their films linger

Feel-good60 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy60
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Anselmo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 66 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hallmark+ (33).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Anselmo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

R-Point (2004)

$6.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (2019)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Toying with the Holidays (2021)

Film career

  • 2004Screen debut· R-Point

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 59: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing55 of 59: 55 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score47th

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s25 · crew2020s30 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do David Anselmo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 71; across their 69 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 69

Midcredits score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th27
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

35 of their 71 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · producer

Blood Honey (2017)

89th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Host (2006)

Midcredits 86th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 68 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Anselmo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 3 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles9–54 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Anselmo work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Anselmo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Krevoy shares the most, 48.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Brennan Elliott10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Brennan Elliott
  • Lacey Chabert7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Lacey Chabert
  • Chad Michael Murray6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Chad Michael Murray
  • Danica McKellar6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Danica McKellar

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Jonathan Yapp21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Jonathan Yapp
  • Sean Nimmons-Paterson21 titles    See newest 12 of 21 shared titles with Sean Nimmons-Paterson
  • Peter Benison20 titles    See newest 12 of 20 shared titles with Peter Benison
  • Gordon McClellan14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Gordon McClellan

Producers

  • Brad Krevoy48 titles    See newest 12 of 48 shared titles with Brad Krevoy
  • Amy Krell41 titles    See newest 12 of 41 shared titles with Amy Krell
  • Amanda Phillips39 titles    See newest 12 of 39 shared titles with Amanda Phillips
  • Susie Belzberg38 titles    See newest 12 of 38 shared titles with Susie Belzberg