What is the most unusual collection you have ever seen? I bet not the one that you will see today. Check out our new episode from the Crazy Canuck Collections project!
Mila from Toronto has a huge collection of figurines of ladybugs. She collected more than 600 items from all over the world. There are dolls, toys, brooches and even ladybug-shaped coins from different countries in her collection.

“For me, ladybugs are associated with kindness and happy moments. It is no coincidence that it is believed to be a symbol of joy and luck in many countries. I wish I could open a small museum or a cafe, where everyone could see all my collectibles”- says Mila.

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ECG Productions presents a new episode of the Crazy Canuck Collections project dedicated to Tin Soldiers.

The main character – Oleg Sokruto is rightfully considered one of the most famous collectors of tin soldiers not only in Canada, but also in the world. Oleg was born in the city of Leningrad now Sankt-Petersburg. “The city was regarded as a cultural capital of Soviet Union. In 1962 there was a 150 anniversary of the War of 1812 and the famous movie by Serguei Bondarchuk after Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” was in production.”- says Oleg.  “I saw images from the movie on the post envelope and could not have stopped asking my parents what it is, what is the movie about, why there are so many colourful soldiers on the pictures, how can get the book. From this time I have started the long way to my dream. Toy soldiers were always in my life but my dreams and love belonged to a little flat figure. In the 17 century some Nuremberg pewterers have made few tin figures as toys for their own kids. But very soon this figures became popular outside Nuremberg and eventually found their way to other countries. Flat figure became a popular and cheap toy, There was an enormous variety of subjects on the market, they were used not only like toys but also for dioramas and finally they became collectible. My work in the Hermitage Museum, which I entered in 1988 and changes in the country, expand of my foreign contact with German, English and French collectors led to me idea to create my own figures”.

Watch this amazing episode and learn more about the world of tin soldiers and their true fans.

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We continue to introduce you to our projects. Today we are going to share one of the episodes from our award-winning series Crazy Canuck Collections. The episode is dedicated to the unique collection that belongs to Ontario resident Tim Khachurov (pictured). He fell under the spell of Japanese print, one may say, by mistake. One day while walking to school a print in an old antique shop caught his eye. Since then he has been researching, studying, and collecting Japanese prints feverishly. The beauty of color, design, line, the alluring dream like charm of composition, made him a slave to this wonderful art form. The finest form of graphic art rarely equaled, certainly never surpassed anywhere, anytime. Through many painful mistakes, and learning from experts, art dealers, Tim has amassed a very fine collection of Japanese prints representing the entire oeuvre spanning a period of nearly 200 years.

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We continue to introduce you to our projects. Today we are going to share one of the episodes from our award-winning series Crazy Canuck Collections. The episode is dedicated to the unique Cadillac cars collection that belongs to Ontario resident Steve Plunkett. Today, the collection consists of almost a hundred cars with some rare custom-made Cadillacs. Watch the episode to learn more about the collector’s world and enjoy beautiful cars!

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Did you know that ЕCG Productions is one of the largest producers of ethnic content in Canada? Over the years, we have made dozens of documentaries in various languages including English, French, Arabic, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, Hindi and Japanese.
Not so long ago we finished a documentary project called “Crazy Canuck Collections” dedicated to breathtaking collections and collectors. While working on the episodes we were lucky to meet a unique person – an actor, illusionist, showman, collector, writer and researcher Steve Santini (pictured). We were so impressed with Steve and his passion for collecting a wide range of unusual objects that we filmed 2 episodes with him. One of the documentaries was dedicated to his collection of artifacts related to the sinking of the Titanic. The second episode was about Steve’s unique collection of medieval instruments of torture.

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