David Anselmo has been in the entertainment industry for over 25 years.
Seeing an opportunity to help create a new industry in Northern Ontario, David moved back to his hometown from a successful film career overseas and founded Hideaway Pictures in 2010, and the Northern Ontario Film Studios in 2012, which provides a wide range of equipment and services to help grow the industry for producer filming in Northern Ontario.

Hideaway Pictures has produced over 80 film and television titles sinces its inception in the last decade, with total combined production budgets of more than $300 million since its inception.