About
TIMELESS PICTURES in partnership with BASSET HOUND DISTRIBUTION is a full-service development, production, financing, sales, and distribution company created by Michael R. Goldstein, Alexandre Coscas and Ben C. Silverman. They bring together years of producing and entrepreneurial expertise. Headquartered in Vancouver, Timeless Pictures has a production hub of over 10,000-square-feet which includes office space, post facilities with edit bays, and a warehouse inventory. The services provided and administered by Timeless Pictures & Basset Hound jointly include but are not limited to financing and development in all aspects in production services such as in-house business affairs, In-house accounting, production legal, clearance, budgeting, scheduling, remote dailies access, complete post-production services and management of all deliverables. In connection with Ben C. Silverman, Timeless Pictures also has a talent agency partnership offering unique accessibility to directors, writers, as well as below the line BC Services.
Timeless Pictures & Basset Hound Distribution pride themselves on the quality of their work. Their television movies, series and independent features all have a signature production value, enchanting locations, beloved talent, and memorable stories and themes. The results are movies that become instant favorites and stand the test of time.
Our team
Ben C. Silverman
Co-Founder/President
Ben C. Silverman’s notable films include receipt of Canada’s Golden Box Office Award for Goon, Best Feature Film at the Canadian Comedy Awards for Summerhood, SXSW Premiere for At First Light as well as numerous other prestigious film festivals. He currently has projects in development with Point Grey Pictures and XYZ Films. Ben volunteers in various capacities with the Whistler Film Festival including as a mentor to the Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship program. He is also a long-time sponsor of Women In Film, as well as a dedicated anti-racist and LGBTQ+ rights advocate. Ben is a recipient of BC’s Top 40 Under 40 business award (BIV Magazine, 2019) and is a proud alumnus of the NSI Features First program and the UBC creative writing program. Ben is also the co-founder and president of one of Canada’s largest talent agencies, Integral Artists (Vancouver & Toronto).
Michael R. Goldstein
Co-Founder
Michael R. Goldstein is an independent television and film producer whose credits include Still Star-Crossed and Scoundrels for ABC, Secrets in the Walls for Lifetime, 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shootout for FX, Four Minutes for ESPN, the docu-series, Caesars 24/7, for A&E Television and a number of movies for The Hallmark Channel including A Harvest Wedding, You’re Bacon Me Crazy, A Little Christmas Charm, A Harvest Wedding, and Pearl in Paradise. He currently has more than two dozen projects in development both in the U.S. and around the world with networks including, ABC, Fox, Bravo, Netflix, Hulu, The Disney Channel, and The Hallmark Channel. In addition to his work in film and television, Michael is an entrepreneur who has created, consulted, and been a board member for several businesses and charities in a variety of industries. Michael started his first company right out of college and later sold it before working in advertising at DMB&B. He soon transitioned to the entertainment industry before creating his own production companies, always yearning to keep his entrepreneurial spirit alive.
Alexandre Coscas
Co-Founder
Alexandre Coscas’ extensive background in the TV & Film industry started in writing,having graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in English, Creative Writing. His first job in the entertainment business was as a freelance reader for MGM/United Artists and since then Alex is a successful independent Executive Producer. His background includes but is not limited to, being a Creative Executive and Production Executive at Nu Image (one of the world’s largest independent production, finance, and foreign sales companies), and MPCA as their SVP of Production and Development. Entrepreneur at heart, Alex created various prosperous companies over the years. In 2014, Alex founded Storybox Entertainment, an international salesproduction & developmentcompany. StoryBox was the exclusive sales agent for all of Hallmark Channel / Crown Media owned content (since 2015) and was sold to The Hallmark Channel after over 65 films since its inception. More recently, Alex has focused on producing and developing many different television movies an series based on formats, books, graphic novels and other IP, along with a healthy independent film slate. He is always on the lookout for new exciting content to sell worldwide rights to and develop.
Aidan Heatley
Chief Financial Officer
Aidan Heatley is an experienced Financial Accountant and the Chief Financial Officer of Timeless Pictures. He has had the pleasure of being involved in over a hundred projects including, feature films, MOWs and documentaries for several networks such as Hallmark, NBC, Sony, Lifetime, TBS, and others. Building upon his depth of production knowledge, Aidan is also an Executive Producer on Christmas at The Golden Dragon, Dating The Delaneys, Inventing The Christmas Prince, Why Can’t My Life Be A Rom- Com?, Ms.Match, Make Me a Match, amongst others. Aidan’s love for both production and finance allows him to bring enthusiasm and energy to all projects that he is involved in.
Ronny Kurland
Creative Executive, Development & Production
Ronny Kurland is an emerging producer who graduated from Capilano University with a bachelor’s degree of Motion Picture Arts. Since a young age she has always been intrigued by the film industry, driving her to produce and develop her own films. In university, Ronny opened her own film company Octopi Media which produced commercials, documentaries, corporate videos, and independent short films. Outside of her own projects, she started out in the Vancouver industry in the locations before quickly working as a Producer’s Assistant on various movies. Ronny first joined Timeless Pictures in 2021 and worked her way up from an Executive Producer’s Assistant before becoming an Associate Producer on several films such as Dating The Delaney’s, Christmas At The Golden Dragon, and A Royal Corgi Christmas. As an Associate Producer, Ronny was fortunate enough to work on location for various film shot in both Canada and Europe. Recently promoted to Timeless Pictures’ Creative Executive (Development and Production), Ronny oversees the company’s extensive development slate and is excited to produce new films in the company’s roster.
Alex “AG” Glua
VP, Business Affairs
As an MBA graduate of Simon Fraser University, AG shares a passion for filmmaking that is evident by his prolific two decade career in entertainment. His early experiences on the sets of family classics such as Elf and Night at the Museum inspired him to dive into the fascinating business side of creating motion pictures. Producing critically acclaimed short films (Dead Friends, Dead Hearts) led to producing full-length feature films (Daughter, Toxin 3D, Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido) and a commitment to fostering compelling storytelling through meaningful collaboration. Along his journey, AG’s business affairs acumen has supported the delivery of high-profile feature films such as the Academy Award-winning Fences starring Denzel Washington, the Golden Globe-nominated Tully starring Charlize Theron, and the international co-production French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer. With industry experience encompassing over 150 feature films and television series, he brings a unique viewpoint as a Filipino-Canadian film maker and a specialist in motion picture tax credit incentives.