Bio

Entrepreneur. Filmmaker. Father. Television Tastemaker. David Cormican is an Emmy®-nominated producer, member of the pga and both President & Co-Founder of DCTV. DCTV projects include the Emmy®-nominated Tokyo Trial for NHK & Netflix, the Primetime Emmy®-nominated The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe for Lifetime, ShadowHunters for Freeform, as well as the first Canadian Original Netflix series, Between. Recently selected by Playback Magazine as one of the 2015 New Establishment and by the Hollywood Reporter as Next Generation Canada: Class of 2014, Cormican was also previously recognized by Playback Magazine in 2012 as one of the Top 10 to Watch and received the National Screen Institute’s Producer Drama Prize in 2010 and is an alumnus (and instructor) of the Trans-Atlantic Partners programme (TAP). In 2016, Cormican received the Distinguished Alumnus Award, MacEwan University’s highest honour, where he was recognized by his Alma Mater for his outstanding achievements in the areas of business, arts and culture, lifelong learning and community service and delivered the inspirational commencement address to the graduating class. Filmmaking accomplishments for this intrepid producer include the Christian Slater thriller Stranded, directed by Academy Award® winner Roger Christian, The Tall Man (Jessica Biel), directed by Pascal Laugier (Martyrs) for SND and released theatrically by Image in the USA, 13 Eerie for eOne, and Faces in the Crowd (Milla Jovovich) for Voltage Films in addition to the upcoming Tulips, Love, Honur and a Bicycle helmed by two-time Academy Award® winning director, Mike Van Diem. Present entrepreneurial pursuits outside of the entertainment sector include a significant stake in Golden Renewable Energy (GRE), a privately held environmental and energy focused company founded in 2010 by its current senior management. GRE is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the various waste streams that are generated by medium to large metropolitan areas. Cormican is also an early investor in Vinzan International, a global cannabis trading company, focused on exporting from low-cost cultivation regions to high-value retail markets.