Norm Bolen
Executive VP, programming, Alliance Atlantis Communications

Barna-Alper Productions’ ongoing contribution to our industry is enormous.

When a broadcaster seeks professionalism, quality, passion and value for money, Barna-Alper can be relied upon to deliver all that and more.

While there are many factors that have contributed to Barna-Alper’s long success story, Laszlo Barna is the key. He cares deeply about Canadian stories and the people who tell them. He attracts excellent producers, directors, researchers, writers and actors and gives them the tools and the freedom to do their jobs. Laszlo is a producer who understands that the key to managing highly creative people is to believe in them. He’s also a producer who understands that production is a struggle that requires enormous energy, commitment and focus. I am proud to have him as a colleague and friend.

Peter Moss
EVP of TV programming and development, Corus Entertainment, Toronto

The thing about Laszlo is that his quick wit, intelligence and humor are matched by his great big warm heart. His appetite for life is prodigious.

From his early days in the radical theater of the ’60s, he learned to stand fast against the creeping grayness of modern life, and he has always been willing to take on the world – to challenge it with creative energy and push it into a better place. He is fearless in pursuit of his artistic ambitions, even going so far as to teach English under an assumed name (true but don’t ask). The plays and stand-up comedy routines he has written and performed and the movies and television shows he has made have always been characterized by courage and generosity of spirit.

And now he has gathered his strength and many talents to take him to the next level – increased funding for production and breaking 90 consistently.