Productions Testa is a documentary film production company that has been teaching us about people and communities with different or unique realities since 1993.
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Productions Testa inc., was founded by Anne-Marie Rocher with the primary objective of making documentaries. Between 1993 and 2006, a number of Anne-Marie’s award-winning films were shown throughout the world.
Anne-Marie became head of the National Film Board of Canada’s Toronto production studio in 2006. Among her many achievements at the NFB, she produced Entre les lignes/Front Lines and Le Royal 22e Régiment en Afghanistan/The Van Doos in Afghanistan by Claude Guilmain, Les épouses de l’armée/Nomad’s Land and Enfants de soldats/Children of Soldiers by Claire Corriveau, Le secret d’un moine/A Monk’s Secret by Yves Étienne Massicotte and Courage by Geoff Bowie.
In 2012, Anne-Marie went back to being an independent producer and filmmaker. Her recent works include the feature-length Forêts urbaines : une planche de salut/ Urban Forests: A Lifeline for the Future (SRC-NFB), the series Droit comme un F/The Fight for Francophone Rights (TFO and NFB), the documentary Correspondant du Grand Nord/Letters from the North (TV5UNIS) and the series Qu’est-ce qu’on sauve?/What do we save? (TV5UNIS).
An accomplished producer, director and screenwriter, Anne-Marie has quite a few feathers in her cap. She treats her subjects with sensitivity, curiosity and respect, and views the world from an authentic, disciplined and honest perspective. A number of her projects have won awards over the years.