Steve Jaggi

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Steve Jaggi
Born
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation(s) Film director, producer
Years active2005 - present

Steve Jaggi is film producer, film director and showrunner. His surname is of Swiss-German etymology.

Jaggi has produced the teen films Swimming for Gold , starring Peyton List, which was released by Universal Pictures and on Hulu; tween film Back of the Net , [1] starring Sofia Wylie which premiered at the 2018 CinefestOz film festival, [2] and was acquired by Netflix and Disney Channel; teen film Rip Tide , [3] starring Debby Ryan, which premiered at the 2017 Sydney Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix, [4] Embedded ; [5] Spirit of the Game; [6] Ambrosia; Circle of Lies; [7] Temptation; the documentary London Tango; and the short-lived British cable television series Be On TV .[ citation needed ]

Jaggi has directed Chocolate Oyster, which premiered at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival, [8] and the documentary And The Beat Goes On . [9] He also acts as an executive producer, with credits including Rough Stuff, Skin Deep, Zelos and Crushed. [10]

In 2020 he was showrunning and producing the 12-episode teen series Dive Club for Netflix and Network 10. [11]

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