Paul Lalonde is a renowned producer and screenwriter in the faith-based and apocalyptic-thriller genre, boasting over 20 years of experience as the owner of Cloud Ten Pictures. In 2012, he founded Stoney Lake Entertainment (SLE) to produce big-budget faith-themed films for a wider audience.
SLE's debut feature film, "Left Behind" (2014),starred Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray, Cassi Thomson, Nicky Whelan, Jordin Sparks, and Lea Thompson, and was released nationwide and internationally in theaters on October 3, 2014. The film launched as the #1 home video "new release" and second overall on the chart next to "The Equalizer" in January 2015.
Paul's career in television began in 1989, and he co-founded Cloud Ten Pictures in 1995. To date, the company has produced nine feature-length films and 15 documentaries. The "Left Behind" trilogy, which Paul co-wrote, has sold over 10 million copies and has been chronicled in various media outlets, including the "Los Angeles Times", "The Wall Street Journal", "GQ", "The New Yorker", and "Forbes Magazine".
As a producer, Paul's success has earned Cloud Ten Pictures nominations for prestigious awards, such as the "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award", "Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies", and "Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year" awards. He was also named one of the 100 Most Influential Christian Leaders in America in 2015.
Paul's business acumen is demonstrated by the incredible sales and consistent chart-topping results of his award-winning films, including "Apocalypse: Caught in the Eye of the Storm" (1998),"Revelation" (1999),"Tribulation" (2000),"Deceived" (2002),and "Judgment" (2001),which made waves in Hollywood when it flew to #7 on the Billboard sales charts right behind the Oscar-winning film "Gladiator".
Some of Paul's notable screenwriting successes include "Left Behind" (2000) and its sequels, "Left Behind II: Tribulation Force" (2002) and "Left Behind: World at War" (2005),which feature Kirk Cameron and have topped studio releases such as "Toy Story 2", "The Green Mile", and "Erin Brockovich". The films have garnered several honors, including a family-friendly "Four Dove Rating" from "The Dove Foundation", "Best Feature Film" at Chicago's "WYSIWIG Film Festival", and "Best Action-Long" at the "Thunderbird International Film Festival".
Paul lives with his wife of 27 years and two children in southern Ontario.
