David Cormican | |
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Born | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | December 22, 1981
Nationality | Canadian and Irish |
Alma mater | Grant MacEwan College (Theatre Arts, 2001), Gaiety School of Acting (2002), New York Film Academy (2003) |
Occupation(s) | Film producer Television producer Screenwriter Entrepreneur |
Years active | 2008 - Present |
Notable work |
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Awards | MacEwan University's Distinguished Alumnus Award 2016 Playback Website's New Establishment Distinction ContentsPlayback Website's 10 to Watch Award Recipient2012 |
David Cormican is an Emmy Award-nominated producer [1] , showrunner and screenwriter. Between 2013 and 2023 he served as President and co-founder at Don Carmody Television. [2] Selected producer credits include the International Emmy Award nominated Netflix and NHK mini-series Tokyo Trial [3] , the Rogers-Netflix original series Between , [4] which debuted in 2015 and the Primetime Emmy Award nominated The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe for Lifetime. [5]
In 2014, Cormican was selected by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the Next Generation Canada: Class of 2014, [6] he was also recognized by Playback as one of the Top 10 to Watch in 2012. [7] Cormican is also a recipient of the National Screen Institute’s Producer Drama Prize and delivered the keynote convocation address [8] when he was awarded by MacEwan University with their highest honour, as their 2016 Distinguished Alumnus for his contribution to the arts, business and community. [9] Additional filmmaking accomplishments include the Christian Slater thriller Stranded, directed by Academy Award® winner Roger Christian, treaty co-production The Tall Man (Jessica Biel), directed by Pascal Laugier (Martyrs) for SND and released theatrically by Image in the USA, 13 Eerie for eOne, Faces in the Crowd (Milla Jovovich) for Voltage Films and Michal Kunes Kováč's directorial debut feature Réveillon. Since founding the Canadian Short Screenplay Competition (CSSC) in 2008, the CSSC and Cormican have produced five of the winning short film scripts, including Rusted Pyre, which premiered at the 2011 Festival de Cannes as part of Telefilm’s "Not Short On Talent" programme and Will, which won the Golden Sheaf for Best Drama as part of the 2013 Yorkton Film Festival.
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