SRINIVAS KRISHNA

FILM, TELEVISION, INSTALLATIONS

Installations

• WORKING TITLE: TIME TABLET EXPERIENCE AT FORT YORK - CURRENT Site-specific, Historical, Interactive, Virtual Reality experience with 3D characters on mobile devices at Fort York National Historic Site in downtown Toronto; produced by Divani Films affiliate Fort York Tour 1 Inc. with the participation of the City of Toronto, Ryerson University, and the Canada Media Fund

• THE BLOCKHOUSE – (2012-2013) Immersive, Interactive Mixed Reality historical drama with 3D characters set in a 200 year old building called the Blockhouse at Fort York National Historic Site, Toronto; Prod co. Divani Films with the participation of Ryerson University, Seneca College, the City of Toronto Museum Services, and the Canada Media Fund http://awecompany.com/#tech

• MY NAME IS RAJ – (2011 to 2013) Public Participatory Multi-platform, Multi-media Documentary Installation commissioned by Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and Luminato Festival; world premiere 10 June to August 2011 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox; Australia premiere at The Perth International Arts Festival, Australia, February 2013 http://divanifilms.com/my-name-is-raj/

• WHEN THE GODS CAME DOWN TO EARTH – (2008 – 2013) Public Digital Media Installation - Commissioned by curator Robyn Archer as part of the ‘Light In Winter at Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia, June 2008; Canadian premiere in Toronto presented by Institute of Contemporary Culture at the Royal Ontario Museum in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 2008; Code Live presentation as part of the Cultural Olympiad in Vancouver during the Winter Olympics in Feb. 2010; European premiere presented by Noorderzon Performaing Arts Festival in Groningen, The Netherlands, 2010, American Premiere presented by IAAC Crossing Borders at the Queens Museum of Art, NY, January 2011; New Zealand premiere at the Auckland Arts Festival, 2013 http://godsonearth.com/

Films In Active Development

• HISTRONAUTS - SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (2013-2015) Multiplatform children’s animation show and interactive game with second screen application in development with Divani Films with the support of CMF

• GLITCH - SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (2006-2012) Sci-fi Feature Film in development with Divani Films with the support of Telefilm Canada, Astral Media – The Harold Greenberg Fund and Movie Central, based on novel TheTerminal Experiment by Robert J. Sawyer; Co- writer Peter Lauterman

• WAITING FOR THE MAHATMA - SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (2006-2012) Feature film in development with Divani Films, da da kamera pictures, Toronto and Karma Film, Saskatoon, with the support of Telefilm Canada, SaskFilm. Astral Media – The Harold Greenberg Fund and Movie Central; period romance set in 1940’s India, adapted from the novel by R.K. Narayan

Produced Work (selected)

• WHO KILLED GANDHI? – SCREENWRITER (2012-2013) Two Hour cross-platform TV documentary and interactive iOS App investigating the murder of Mahatma Gandhi; prod co. Karma Film in association with Vision TV / Zoomer Media; producer Anand Ramayya; Exec Producer Moses Znaimer; premiere Vision TV Canada September 31, 2013

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• ATHLETES IN MOTION – EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER (2009-2010) A multi-platform production of 10 two minute films (HD) for CTV Bell Media, pairing top Olympic athletes with top Canadian talent, including Douglas Coupland (Writer); Jennifer Jones (Curling); Jason Priestley (Director); Gordon Downie (Composer); Jan Hudec (Alpine Ski Racing); Warren Shouldice (Freestyle Aerials); Katie Willis (Ski Jump); Sara Reid (Skeleton); Jay Malinowski (Composer); John Kerr (Director); DJ Deadmau5 (Composer); Myriam Bouchard (Director); Cam Christensen (Director/Animator); Megan Imrie (Biathlon); Rosanna Crawford (Biathlon); Srinivas Krishna (Director); Nicole Mion (Director); Clarence Ford (Director/Choreographer); Michael Maxxis (Director); Regan Lauscher (Luge); Heather Moyse (Bobsleigh); Michelle Kelly (Skeleton); Mark Adam (Director); Josh Dueck (Paralympic Ski Racing); Murray Siple (Director); and Elizabeth Manley (Figure Skating); 1 TV hour for Bravo! and CTV, combined with interactive geo-locative experience for Bell Website, plus mobile phone distribution and exhibition on live onsite screens during the 2010 Winter Olympics; Best Drama / Fiction Award at the 2010 European Video and Mobile TV Forum in Paris; nominated for Best Branded Entertainment at the 2010 Banff International Television Festival http://divanifilms.com/film-tv/athletes-in-motion/

• GANESH, BOY WONDER – DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER, CO-PRODUCER (2007-2009) Feature documentary (HD) Prod Alfons Adetuyi, Inner City Films, Toronto; Distributor Film Options World Premiere in Competition at Hot Docs, the Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2009; nominated best Science Documentary at 2009 Yorkton Film Festival; Winner Best Documentary Indian Film Festival of New York 2009; Honorable Mention Indian Film Festival, Los Angeles 2010; Prime time Broadcast on OMNI Networks, Canada, Discovery Channel Asia, ARTE France.

• ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM INSTALLATION - DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER, (2000) Wrote and directed the content (D-Beta) for a large-scale multimedia installation in the Christopher Ondaatje Gallery of South Asian Art and Artifacts, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

• FOREVER - DIRECTOR, ACTOR, PRODUCER (1999) Short Film (35mm, Colour) Divani Films Inc. & The People’s Republic of Film, Toronto; International Film Festival of India & Birmingham International Film Festival, UK; Sold to Star TV Network, Hong Kong and broadcast to 200 million viewers in 50 countries

• LULU - SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR, PRODUCER (1994 – 1996) Feature Film (35mm Colour) about Vietnamese mail order bride; Co-writer Robert Armstrong; Production Co.: Divani Films Inc., Toronto / Distribution & World Sales: Alliance Communications

Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, 1996 / Competition, International Film Festival of Mar Del Plata, Argentina, 1996 / Asian American Film Festival, NY, 1996 / Toronto International Film Festival, 1996 / International Film Festival of India, 1997 / Best Feature Film, 2003 Indian Film Festival of New York

• TELL ME WHAT YOU SAW - SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR, CAMERA, EDITOR (1994) Short Experimental Film (16mm B&W) Divani Films Inc. / Distribution: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre / Toronto International Film Festival 1994 / Art Gallery of Ontario 1994 / San Francisco Cinemateque 1995

• BURNING SKIN - DIRECTOR (1994) Adapted and directed modern dance choreographed by Roger Sinha into 1/2 hour television performance, shot in studio on Beta, in a multi-camera shoot; Executive Producer Carol Moore-Ede, CBC Television; screened at Moving Images Dance Film Festival, Toronto, 1994

• MASALA - SREENWRITER, DIRECTOR, ACTOR, PRODUCER (1990 – 1993) Feature Film (35mm Colour) Production Co.: Divani Films Inc. / Distributors: Wellspring US, Alliance Atlantis Canada & Icon Entertainment Int’l World Sales

Voted Best South Asian Diaspora Film of the 20th Century, British Film Institute Audience Poll, 2002 / Top Ten Critic’s List of Best South Asian Diaspora Films of the 20th Century, British Film Institute / Best Contemporary Drama, Birmingham International Film Festival, UK 1991 / Best Actor Canadian Genie Nomination for Saeed Jaffrey, 1991 / Toronto International Film Festival, 1991 / Montreal International Film Festival, 1991 / Vancouver Srinivas Krishna Page 3 of 6

International Film Festival, 91 / Jerusalem Film Festival, 1992 / Sundance Film Festival 1992 / The American Underground Film Series, Cinematèque Francaise, Paris 1992 / Berlin Cinemateque 1993

THEATRE (Selected)

• AHAKISTA, AN OPERA – CO-LIBRETTIST AND DRAMATURGE (2009 – 2011) An opera commissioned and produced by the Cork Midsummer Arts Festival, the Banff Centre For The Arts, the Push International Performing Arts Festival, with the Turning Point Ensemble; Composer Jurgen Simpson

• LONDON BRIDGE – PLAYWRIGHT (1999) A two hour play in 5 acts, first performance at the George Ignatieff Theatre, Toronto, July 1999; Directed by Colin Taylor, Theatre WUM

• THE PERFORMING ART- PLAYWRIGHT (1994) 90 Minute 3 act play produced in June 1994 at The Theatre Centre, Toronto, directed by Colin Taylor

FOUNDER AND CEO: AWE COMPANY LIMITED www.awecompany.com 2012 to Present • Conceived new augmented reality technology and experience product line • Envisioned and executing business development and commercialization strategy • Established relationships with key research labs at Ryerson University, Seneca College, and UOIT to undertake technology development • Developed and co-invented patent pending technologies • Concluded sale to City of Toronto to commence commercialization • Developed customer and market channel partner pipeline including partnership with Google • Capitalizing and staffing the company

FOUNDER, PRESIDENT: DIVANI FILMS INC. www.divanifilms.com 1990 to Present • Produced and sold feature films, short films, digital media and nearly 40 hours of television programming • Managed day-to-day activities of independent production company and its affiliates • Developed and evaluated proposals, wrote pitches, business, marketing and finance plans, budgets and cash flows • Succesfully built and led creative, production and technical teams on productions with time and budget constraints • Successfully opened, negotiated and closed a variety of agreements, from options/purchases with authors to writer, director, producer and talent agreements, international co-production agreements, broadcast, distribution and sales agency agreements, and production finance agreements • Buyers of company productions include Alliance Atlantis, CBC, Movie Network, Movie Central, ARTV, Bravo!, CTV, APTN, HBO Cinemax, Channel Four, SBS Australia, Star TV Networks Hong Kong, Strand Releasing, Wellspring Media, Icon Entertainment International and Warner Home Video

EDUCATION M.F.A. FILM (1993) Annenberg School of Communications and Theater, Temple University, Philadelphia; Advisor: Prof. Warren Bass

B.A. (HONOURS) ART & ART HISTORY (1987) University College, University of Toronto