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Avi Federgreen Producing CV 150810 AVI FEDERGREEN 194 Glenholme Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada, M6E 3C4 Tel.: (416) 898- 3456 Fax: (416) 658-9913 Email: [email protected] www.federgreenentertaInment.com EMPLOYMENT – FILM/TV Producer “Sedare” (Feature FIlm – PakIstan) Nov 2014 – December 2015 Sedare ProductIons Inc. Produced WIth – Adnan Ahmed Director – Adnan Ahmed Producer “Prisoner X” (Feature FIlm – Toronto, ON) Dec 2014 – August 2015 PrIsoner X ProductIons Inc. Produced WIth – Robyn Bigue Director – Gaurav Seth Executive Producer “How To Plan An Orgy In A Small Town” (Feature FIlm – Toronto, ON) Sept 2014 – August 2015 Beaver’s Ridge ProductIons Inc. Producers– Jordan Walker, Chris Bennett ExecutIve Produced WIth – Ryan Goldhar Director – Jeremy Lalonde Executive Producer “The Cocksure Lads Movie” (Feature FIlm – Toronto, ON) Jan 2014 – November 2014 SpIral Entertainment/ FILMCOOP TO Producers– Murray Foster, Darren PortellI ExecutIve Produced WIth – Tamara Doerksen, DavId MIller Director – Murray Foster Executive Producer “Relative Happiness” (Feature FIlm – HalIfax, NS) June 2012 – August 2014 Ivy Cottage (NL) Productions Inc. Ivy Cottage (NS) ProductIons Inc. Producers– Jill Knox-Gosse, Lynne WIlson, Alan CollIns Director – Deanne Foley Executive Producer “Porch Stories” (Feature Film Toronto, ON) May 2013 – April 2014 Producers– Sarah Galea DavIs, Sarah Goodman Director – Sarah Goodman Avi Federgreen – Resume 2 Executive Producer “Sunday Punch” (Short FIlm – Toronto, ON) November 2012 – August 2013 Sunday Punch ProductIons Producers– Matt Code, Alex House Director – Alan Powell Executive Producer “Empire of Dirt” (Feature – Toronto, ON) August 2011 – September 2013 Narrow Path ProductIons Inc. Producer– JennIfer PodemskI Co-Producers – Geoff Ewart, Heather Dahlstrom Director – Peter StebbIngs * Official Selection TIFF 2013 Executive Producer “30 Ghosts” (Documentary – Toronto, ON) February 2012 – May 2013 MythIc ProductIons Inc. Producer – Sean CIsterna Director – Sean CIsterna Executive Producer “Random Acts of Romance” (Feature – Vancouver, BC) November 2011 – September 2012 Random Romance ProductIons Inc. Producers – Darren ReIter, KatrIn Bowen ExecutIve Produced WIth – Darren ReIter, LIndsay Macadam, Jason RIley Director – KatrIn Bowen * Official Selection of VIFF 2012 Producer/ “Still” (Feature – North Bay, ON) Production Manager January 2011 – September 2012 Mulmur’s StIll Inc. Produced WIth – Michael McGowan ExecutIve Producers – Richard Hanet, Jody Colero Director – Mike McGowan * Official Selection of TIFF 2012, Whistler Film Festival 2012, Atlantic Film Festival 2012, Calgary International Film Festival 2012. * Winner Best Actor - Canadian Screen Awards 2013 * Nominated Best Picture - Canadian Screen Awards 2013 * Winner Best Director – DGC Awards 2013 * Nominated Best Film – DGC Awards 2013 Producer “The Ballad of Hugh” (Documentary – Toronto, ON) February 2011 – July 2012 Supergarage MusIc Inc. Produced WIth – Marco DIFelIce, NadIa TavazzanI ExecutIve Producer – Jody Colero Director – Marco DIFelIce Avi Federgreen – Resume 3 Executive Producer/ “Dead Before Dawn” (Feature – Niagara Falls, ON) Production Manager March 2011 – December 2011 Wango FIlms Inc. Producers – AprIl Mullen and TIm DorIan Director – AprIl Mullen Producer “I’m Yours” (Feature – North Bay, ON) August 2010 – September 2011 I’m Yours Productions Inc. Produced WIth – JennIfer Jonas and Mallary Davenport Director – Leonard FarlInger * Official Selection Tiff 2012 Executive Producer “Moon Point” (Feature – OrIllIa, ON) August 2010 – August 2011 MythIc ProductIons Inc. Produced By – Sean CIsterna, ChIstIan Potenza Director – Sean CIsterna * Official Selection – Cinefest 2011, Calgary International Film Festival 2011, Edmonton International Film Festival 2011, Film North Film Festival 2011 • Winner – Film North Film Festival 2011 -Viewers Choice Award Executive Producer “Hidden Driveway” (Short FIlm – Toronto, ON) October 2010 – AprIl 2011 Federgreen Entertainment Inc./16fps ProductIon Produced WIth - Sarah Zammit, Sarah Goodman Director – Sarah Goodman * Official Selection TIFF 2011 Producer/ “Good Dog” (TV Series – Toronto, ON) Production Manager AprIl 2010 – August 2010 Shaftesbury Good Dog Inc. Produced WIth – Peter Meyboom ExecutIve Producers – Ken Finkelman, ChrIstIna JennIngs, Scott GarvIe Director – Ken Finkelman • Nominated For Gemini Award -Best Canadian Television Series - Comedy Producer “She Said Lenny” (Short FIlm – Toronto, ON) November 2009 – October 2010 Federgreen Entertainment Inc. Produced WIth – Mallary Davenport Director – Jim Donovan Avi Federgreen – Resume 4 Producer/ “Score: A Hockey Musical” (Feature – Toronto, ON) Production Manager October 2009 – October 2010 Mulmur’s Hockey MusIcal Inc. Produced WIth – Michael McGowan ExecutIve Producers – Richard Hanet, Jody Colero Director – Mike McGowan *Opening Night Film TIFF 2010, Atlantic Film Festival 2010, Sudbury Film Festival 2010, Calgary International Film Festival 2010, and Edmonton International Film Festival 2010 * Winner – Best Film – CIMMFEST Chicago Film Festival Producer “Little Larry” (Short Film – Toronto, ON) September 2009 – September 2010 Federgreen Entertainment Inc./Staggeredwheel ProductIons Inc Produced WIth – Jill Carter Director – Jill Carter Producer “Bagged” (Short FIlm – Toronto, ON) March 2009 – January 2010 OutsIde Edge ProductIons Produced WIth – Lisa BaylIn & Evan TsItsIas ExecutIve Producer – SarI FrIedland Director – Lisa BaylIn Producer “Hungry Hills” (Feature – RegIna, SK) August 2007 – December 2009 Hungry Hills ProductIons Inc. Other Producers –Rhonda Baker, Rob KIng, Gary FIsher ExecutIve Producers – JennIfer Jonas, Leonard FarlInger Directors – Rob KIng *Official Selection TIFF 2009 Co-Producer/ “Leslie, My Name Is Evil” (Feature - Toronto) Production Manager September 2008 – June 2009 New Real FIlms Inc. Producers – JennIfer Jonas, Leonard FarlInger Directors – RegInald Harkema *Official Selection TIFF2009 Producer “Grateful” (MusIc VIdeo – RegIna, SK) May 2008 – August 2008 ArtIst – PLEX Produced wIth – JennIfer PodemskI Director – Rob KIng Avi Federgreen – Resume 5 Supervising-Producer/ “Rabbit Fall 2” (TV Series - Saskatoon) Production Manager/ May 2008 – December 2008 Rabbit Fall FIlms SerIes 2, Inc. Producers – Bob Crow, Wally Start, Jennifer PodemskI Directors – Luke Hutton, Alan Goluboff, Stephen Hall, Rob KIng Producer “Pudge” (CFC - Short Film) February – May 2008 Canadian FIlm Centre Produced wIth – Antonella La Caprara, Ani Baravyan Director – Annie Bradley *Official Selection TIFF 2008 Co-Producer/ “High Life” (Feature - ManItoba) Production Manager/ October 2007 – September 2008 High LIfe ProductIons OntarIo Inc. High LIfe ProductIons ManItoba Inc. Producers – Robin Cass, Gary Yates, Liz Jarvis Director – Gary Yates *Official Selection TIFF 2009 Co-Producer/ “One Week” (Feature – Across Canada) Production Manager/ August 2007 – September 2008 Mulmur’s One Week Inc. Producers – Michael McGowan, NIck de PencIer, Jane Tattersall Director – Michael McGowan *Official Gala Film TIFF 2008 *Best Canadian Film – Calgary Film Festival 2008 *Best Canadian Film – Edmonton Film Festival 2008 * Winner – Geni Award – Best Actor * Nominated – Geni Best Film Producer “ASAP” (Documentary - 60 mIn.) May 2006 – AprIl 2008 TrIptych MedIa Inc./Federgreen EntertaInment Inc./ Giraffe ProductIons Inc. Director – Scott SmIth *Official Selection HOTDOCS 2008 Supervising-Producer/ “Rabbit Fall 1” (TV Series - Saskatoon) Production Manager/ June 2007 - August 2007 Rabbit Fall FIlms SerIes 1, Inc. Producers – Bob Crow, Wally Start, Jennifer PodemskI Directors – Tom Hale, Rob King, Luke Hutton, Lorne CardInal Avi Federgreen – Resume 6 Associate Producer/ “Emotional Arithmetic” (Feature- Montreal) Post Supervisor September 2006 – June 2007 ArIthmetIc OntarIo ProductIons Inc. Producers – Anna Stratton, Suzanne GIrard Director – Paolo Barzman *World Premiere TIFF 2007 Line Producer/ “All Hat” (Feature - OntarIo) Production Manager/ September 2006 – June 2007 Post Supervisor No Cattle ProductIons Inc./New Real FIlms Inc. Producer – JennIfer Jonas Director – Leonard FarlInger *World Premiere TIFF 2007 Line Producer/ “The Altar Boy Gang” (TV PIlots x 2) Production Manager/ July – September 2006 Sienna Films ProductIons IX Inc./CBC Producers – JennIfer Kawaja, JulIa Sereny, Brent Barclay Director – Kelly MakIn Line Producer/ “JOB” (TV Pilot) Production Manager/ July – September 2006 Sienna Films ProductIons VIII Inc./Comedy Network Producers – Brent Barclay, Jennifer Kawaja, JulIa Sereny Director – Robert De LInt Line Producer/ “Heyday!” (TV MovIe – In Newfoundland) Production Manager/ August - June 2006 Post Supervisor Heyday ProductIons Inc./CBC Producers – Anna Stratton, Robin Cass, Paul Pope Director – Gordon PInsent *2006 Silver Hugo Award Feature-Length Telefilm-Drama *Nominated for Five Gemini Awards Line Producer/ “Northern Town” (TV MInI-SerIes – In Yukon) Production Manager October 2004 - August 2005 Post Supervisor TagIsh Lake Films Inc./CBC Producers – Danny Iron, DanIel Janke Director – Gary Burns *2006 DGC Awards for Best Television Series – Comedy Co-Producer/ “It’s Me…Gerald” (TV Mini-Series) Line-Producer/ September 2004 – August 2005 Production Manager/ Foundry Films Inc./Showcase Post Supervisor Producer – Danny Iron Director – Gerald L’Ecuyer Avi Federgreen – Resume 7 Producer “Giving Thanks” (Bravo!Fact MusIc VIdeo) September 2004 Big Soul ProductIons ArtIst – Tamara PodemskI ExecutIve Producers – Laura MIllIken, JennIfer Podemski DIrector – Bruce McDonald Line Producer/
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