About the Company

Pop Sandbox is a multimedia production and publishing company with a central focus on graphic novels and film. It is a small boutique operation centered on innovative and meaningful storytelling across platforms.

“Pop” because the company develops projects for a variety of popular visual mediums including graphic novel, film, television and the web. “Sandbox” because the company is intended as a broad creative environment that fosters childlike creativity and innovation.

Pop Sandbox was officially launched in 2008 and currently has 3 announced projects in production with additional projects in development.

About the Owner

Pop Sandbox is owned and operated by Alex Jansen.

Prior to launching Pop Sandbox, Jansen spent three and a half years managing home entertainment with Mongrel Media, Canada’s premiere independent and foreign film distribution company. There, Jansen oversaw marketing and production for more than 250 releases and built the operational system that continues to drive the division. Some of the releases he handled include The Corporation, Water, Manufactured Landscapes and The Festival Collection series for Blockbuster.

In addition to his extensive distribution background, Jansen was Co-Producer of the feature film Walk Backwards, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2001 and was distributed by ThinkFilm. Jansen is also Founder and Chair of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, the largest stand-alone showcase of feature films from across Canada, which is currently approaching its tenth anniversary.

Jansen studied Business – Marketing at Durham College and University Centre, where he received the Governor General’s Award for academics, followed by Film Studies at Queen’s University.