History

It all started with the 1976 Suspense/Thriller Feature Film entitled "Rituals" filmed in Northern Ontario.

Its Associate Producer & Packager - Lee Broker (Co-Founder of FilmArts Entertainment Inc.) initiated "Rituals" ... together with Screenwriter - Ian Sutherland ... Investment from CFDC/Telefilm Canada ... Astral Bellevue Pathe ... and Producer - Lawrence Dane (Canart Films)

Lee Broker brought CFDC/Telefilm into this Film Project.

"Rituals" (1976) has been in Distribution since 1977-78 and this film still has a fan-based Audience/Market today.

In his 1981 non-fiction Book about the Horror genre - "Danse Macabre" ... Author Stephen King marks "Rituals" as being one of his "own personal favorites".

Critical Response
The Terror Trap awarded "Rituals" (1976) 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the film's atmosphere, editing, and Hal Holbrook's performance, calling it : "An above average journey-into-hell gem" .

Justin Kerswell of the slasher film website The Hysteria Lives! gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing :
"Not since Deliverance ... has the wilderness held such terror" .

John Townsend from HorrorNews.net praised the film, writing :
"Watching 'Rituals' ... drives home the fact that it is possible to make a taut, tense horror thriller without the need for huge swathes of special effects and gallons of fake blood ... there is more character, story and enjoyment to be had in this film ... than in much of the current franchise put together" .

Worldwide Distribution 
Since 1977-78 ... "Rituals" has had a Cult Following and Audience/Market
... being in constant International Distribution in Cinemas ... on CBS
Network Television ... Syndicated Television ... Home Media ... VHS ... DVD
... and as recently as January 2021, on Blu-ray.

ReBoot
A Re-Make/Re-Boot of "Rituals" is In Development by FilmArts Entertainment
Inc.