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With an eye for storytelling and killer animating skills, Greg is a hands-on director from the start of storyboarding through to final delivery. Best known for developing appealing characters, bringing them to life with an impeccable eye for detail, Greg executes comedy, drama and action at a feature film level.His directorial awards include second place at the World Animation Festival as well as a Detroit Caddy Award for co-directing ADT's 'Big Bad Wolf' and 3 awards at the 2012 Elevators for SaskTel's 'Player'. Greg's credits also include Sr. Animator on the critically acclaimed animated feature film, Gnomeo and Juliet.
Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Toronto, Srinivas Krishna's Divani Films Inc. has a twenty year history of successfully developing, producing and selling film, television, cross-platform and other motion picture media productions. The company has produced and sold numerous hours of Canadian television, along with two feature films and several shorts. Its films have screened in the official selection at Toronto, Sundance, Cannes and numerous other film festivals and have been distributed worldwide. Buyers of company productions include Alliance Atlantis, CBC, CTV, Bravo!, Movie Network, Movie Central, ARTV, Bravo!, APTN, HBO Cinemax, Channel Four, SBS Australia, Star TV Networks, Hong Kong, Strand Releasing, Wellspring Media, Icon Entertainment International and Warner Home Video. Company productions and co-productions have been supported by Telefilm Canada, the Canadian Media Fund, the Ontario Media Development Corporation, the Alberta Film Development Program and SaskFilm.
Incorporated in Ontario in 1998, Mirkin Creative Inc. develops and produces work for television and film. Lawrence S. Mirkin, veteran producer and writer, is the President of the Company. Currently, Mirkin Creative Inc. is providing the services of Mr. Mirkin to produce the second season of 'What's Your News?' – a Treaty co-production between TT Animation (UK) and Lenz Entertainment (Canada), airing on Kids' CBC in Canada and on Sprout in the United States. 'What's Your News?' has won the 2009 Japan Prize, was one of the three finalists at the 2010 Prix Jeunesse and won a Special Jury Award in 2011 by the Youth Media Alliance.Mirkin Creative is also actively developing a feature film, 'Cracked!' with CCI Entertainment. With Production Shed TV in New Zealand, Mirkin Creative is also in active development of 'My Portable Ghost,' a series for older children based on a book by 2006 Hans Christian Andersen Award winner Margaret Mahy.With Cambium Film and Video it developed and produced the film, 'The Ride' for Showcase Television, the first original dramatic work aired on the Alliance/Atlantis. broadcaster.