Portal Films

Background
Portal Films was formed following the merger of Dandy Films and The Millimeter Station. It had offices in Steinbach, Manitoba and operated from Millimeter Station's former headquarters in Dorchester. Portal was poised as bridging the gap for international co-productions through multi-slate deals and cultivating ongoing business relationships. The name of the company is inspired by that of Portal, North Dakota, an American town that borders North Portal, Saskatchewan. Portal would shift their focus to film production, only to close by the end of 2004 amid financial issues.

1st Logo (2001-2004)
Logo: We see two eye-charts fading in. The top rows contain three letters each "POR" and "TAL" while the letters below are randomized. The charts appear blurry, but are magnified three times before merging together. The image flashes to what looks to be the sun, with the bottom right resembling a crescent moon encased in a box which slowly zooms in. "PORTAL" is on the bottom portion.

FX/SFX: The eye charts and the box.

Music/Sounds: An upbeat marimba sample with a synthesized woods during the explosion.

Availability: Appeared on Five Fading Stars and Tonka Search and Rescue. This doesn't appear at all on Far Darrig, due to the company's owners producing it under the Deathly Lucky Productions label; a joint venture between Moshe and Limor Diamant and Rudy Cohen.