BlackBerry movie: Canadian film documents rise and fall of Research in Motion
RIM was founded in 1984 by Lazaridis and Doug Fregin, two business partners who had previously worked together on a failed LED sign business. After a decade of dabbling in various other technology projects, they turned their attention to the two-way communications systems that would become the foundation for the BlackBerry device.
Balsillie, a Harvard graduate, remortgaged his house at 33 years old to invest $250,000 into the idea. By the mid-1990s the company had debuted its first hand-held pager, on the road to making the device that solidified its reputation.For years, BlackBerry was the dominant smartphone, seen in the hands of everyone from celebrities to average citizens. The brand enjoyed that status until the iPhone debuted in 2007.
At its peak, RIM was the most valuable company in Canada, with a market value that passed even the country’s biggest banks.is financed by XYZ Films which intends to shop the film to global distributors at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
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