Speaker Kevin Krikst
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Kevin Krikst is an award-winning producer of feature films and television at Rhombus Media, one of Canada’s leading production companies. Since joining the company in 2007, Kevin has had been involved in a number of prominent films and series, and has worked with some of the world’s most celebrated filmmakers, including Denis Villeneuve, Park Chan-wook, Fernando Meirelles, Andrew Haigh, Patricia Rozema, and Guy Maddin.
Recent feature film credits include Seven Veils, directed by Atom Egoyan, which premiered at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival; Blackberry, directed by Matt Johnson, which premiered in Competition at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival and was recently nominated for a record-breaking 17 Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture; Possessor, directed by Brandon Cronenberg, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival; and Disappearance at Clifton Hill, directed by Albert Shin, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.
For Television, Kevin is a Co-Executive Producer on the recent HBO series The Sympathizer, starring Robert Downey Jr and Sandra Oh, from world-renowned filmmaker Park Chan-wook. Kevin also served as a Co-Executive Producer on the BBC Two/CBC limited series The North Water, directed by Andrew Haigh; Co-Producer on the CBC series Michael: Every Day, directed by Don McKellar; and Co-Producer on the HBO Canada series Sensitive Skin, directed by Don McKellar.
In 2019, Kevin was the co-recipient of the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award by the Canadian Media Producers Association.
Speaking on: Topic Tables; Production Partners