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SHAYAIN LAKHANI PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES SEPT APR 2015 - 2020 EMERALD FILM STUDIOS LLC CONTENT CREATOR Development Executive Internationally award-winning production company dedicated to creating independent films. 7 SE Emmy wins & 2 National Emmy RECENT FILMS: Nominations (2018, 2020). TOTAL VIEWERSHIP: 108,000,000 OCT- APR Coca-Cola Regal (100,000,000 Views) 2018 2020 AMERICAN 11 Writer - Director Odyssey (3,000,000+ Views) Stars Sarah Shahi (Kate Reed in the USA Network legal drama and Sameen Shaw on Person of Interest). Produced by Darren Hot Case (3 2018 Regional Emmy’s) Dean (The Florida Project). A 2020 Tribeca Film Institute Finalist. DUREX: Own it. (2020 Natl. Emmy Nom) JAN- MAR 2019 2020 COCA-COLA REGAL FILMS - 2019 WINNER SLAP! (OFF Commercal) Head Producer and Co-Writer Grand Prize Winner. Screening in 550+ Regal locations before all ESCAPER (Red Dot Design Award) screens and showtimes including Avengers Endgame. Viewership of over 100,000,000. Led crew of over 110 Students to win against 600+ Lakeland (16 mm; $35,000 Short) submissions. Mentored by Olivia Wilde. MAY JULY The Senator (International Awards & 1 Emmy) 2018 - 2018 HBO: SHARP OBJECTS Producer’s Assistant- Office PA Neighbors (Single Camera Musical) Assisted the Production Coordinator and Line Producer directly Champs (Music Video: Adrian Stresow) throughout the Georgia unit shooting. Tasks included delivering Dailies and creating progress reports. Boyz ii Men (Documentary) AUG NOV 2017 - 2017 AGA KHAN FOUNDATION Social Media Manager The AKF is a non-profit organization to alleviate global poverty. FILM FESTIVALS: Supported 200 projects worldwide. Oversaw the social media team and created commercials that were exposed nationally to 2019 Savannah Film Festival reach donors. Accomplished our target goal of 45 million dollars. JUNE AUG 2019 Orlando Film Festival 2017- 2017 DUBAI: THE JUBILEE GAMES Production Manager 2018 Southeast Emmy Awards (5 wins) Selected U.S. Production Manager for The 2016 Jubilee Games. An eight day event in Dubai covering over 15,000 individuals. 2018 Intl. Jubilee Arts Festival (Portugal) Produced feature stories, daily sports highlights, and livestreamed 2018 The Wrap’s ShortList key events. 2018 Red Dot Design Awards 2017 Kansas City FilmFest SELECTED WORKS NOV MAY 2018 50th Worldsfest-Houston 2019 - 2020 MIDNIGHT CURRY 2017 Chicago International Film Fest Writer-Director Starring Rizwan Manji (Schitt’s Creek) and Jason Louder (Wu-Tang Clan). Currently in post-production. Pilot Script is in development as SKILLS: an Episodic Serial Show. NOV AUG 2017 - 2018 THE PEAK MovieMagic Budgeting & Scheduling Head Producer Adobe Premiere & Avid Media Composer Flown by the Network to Hong Kong to lead a team of 17 filmmakers to produce a $25,000, 18 minute narrative. Winner of The Wrap’s Davinci Resolve ShortList and selection to the 2018 Savannah Film Festival.

Final Draft X SEPT JULY 2017 - 2018 ODYSSEY: A STAR WARS STORY Adobe InDesign & Photoshop Head Producer Kickstarted $16,000 to produce a $35,000 Star Wars Fan-Film. Microsoft Office Specialist Contacted by story executives at Lucasfilm Ltd. 3,000,000+ Views. Scenechronize FileMaker Pro EDUCATION Frame.io Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Film and Television / 2020 Savannah College of Art and Design (3.91 GPA) Legalzoom Minor in Producing for Film and Media / 2020 Savannah College of Art and Design (4.0 GPA) Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market / 2020 CONTACT: HarvardX

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Represented by Paradigm Talent Agency. [email protected] 2020 Tribeca Film Institute: Untold Stories Finalist 2020 Television Academy College Television Award Nominee www.shayainlakhani.com 2020 Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab Semi-Finalist Dean’s List: 2016-2020 SOCIAL: Winner of the Hong Kong Film Initiative Scholarship Turner Studios: Career Fair Representative (2017) Linkedin Production intern at BBC (2017) & GCPS-TV (2016) https://www.linkedin.com/in/shayainlakhani/