ABOUT US
PARTNERS IN MOTION
Since its creation in 1993, Partners In Motion has grown and matured into a multi-dimensional, multi-purpose entertainment entity engaged in the development, production and distribution of comprehensive, award-winning media programming seen in more than 150 countries around the world and heard in over 30 languages.
The company is dedicated to the creation of smart, imaginative and entertaining non-fiction programs and television series, with a focus on science and technology, lifestyle, history, crime, and mystery. Partners In Motion fully integrates its television programming as part of a complete, interactive multimedia package that includes high-end digital animation, convergent websites, webisodes, mobile applications, and mobile media.
Recognized for its commitment to excellence and innovation in all areas of media production, Partners In Motion has received many key national and international awards, the New York Film Festival Award, and the television industry’s most prestigious tribute, the American Emmy®, for the compelling documentary 13 Seconds: The Kent State Shootings.
The company has also received numerous business excellence awards from both the Regina and Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, including the province’s highest honour, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce ABEX Business of the Year Award.
In 2013 Harmony Distribution was nominated for New Exporter and Exporter of the year at the BC Export Awards.
In 2012 Partners in Motion and Harmony Distribution relocated their head offices to Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
Much more than a production house, Partners In Motion has positioned itself as a complete entertainment entity that includes Harmony Distribution Inc., a private film financing and distribution company dedicated to investing in high-quality Canadian productions for the international market.
Incorporated in 1997, Harmony Distribution has since added a Sales and Marketing Division involved in the delivery of over 400 hours of first-class television programming to countries around the globe, as well as providing interim and bridge project financing.
Ron Goetz
Executive Producer
In 2000, Goetz left an executive position with CKCK TV to form Partners in Motion – an independent production house that allowed him to produce documentaries about significant historic events.
First up was 13 Seconds: The Kent State Shootings, an investigation into the infamous 1970 event where 4 unarmed students were shot to death during an anti-war protest. 13 Seconds: The Kent State Shootings won the 2000 Emmy Award for Best Documentary and an airdate on American Public Television.
More documentaries followed including Midnight Massacre: The Donnelly Murders, Vietnam: Canada’s Unknown War and Escape from Iran: The Hollywood Option. Escape from Iran was the documentary inclusion in the boxed set release of Ben Affleck’s Argo (the Academy Award and Golden Globe ‘Best Picture’ winner).
Meticulous research, insightful writing and fresh visual storytelling set Goetz’s work apart. The networks noticed. Goetz was approached to produce multi-episode series to fill broadcast schedules.
Goetz ramped up production. He brought leadership and vision to multi-episode productions including Legend Hunters (8 episodes), Trading Places (23 episodes), The Re-Inventors (35 episodes) and Disasters of the Century (42 episodes).
His best-known brand is Crime Stories/Blood, Lies and Alibis, a 76 episode, ten-season success story that originated and defined the factual crime genre.
Engaging storytelling, high production standards and strong ratings have made Goetz and Partners in Motion a favored supplier for networks including Discovery International, History Television, A&E Biography, The Travel Channel, HBO and TLC.
Goetz is currently developing new programs including lifestyle entry Canine Cupids, the WW2 series War Through My Eyes and the reality/comedy offering The UnOriginals.