Kevin DeWalt


Kevin DeWalt is a Canadian film and television producer based in Regina, Saskatchewan. He is the former president of the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers and the past Chairman of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association. DeWalt has produced over 60 films and television shows such as A Score to Settle, The Englishman's Boy, Forsaken and The Tall Man. He is the founder and the CEO of Minds Eye Entertainment, a Canadian film production and distribution company.

Early life

DeWalt was born in 1957 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to Elaine and Art DeWalt. He attended Luther College, University of Regina where he studied music.

Career

DeWalt's first production in 1983 was a touring multimedia travelogue using 6 slide projectors and a 16 mm film projector of his three year around the world backpacking travel adventure titled Namaste.
In 1986, DeWalt founded Minds Eye Entertainment with Ken Krawczyk in Regina. The company produces and distributes independent films in the United States as well as Canada. Minds Eye Entertainment has subsidiaries in production and international distribution through its subsidiaries QME Entertainment and Minds Eye International. As the CEO and the Chairman of the company, DeWalt has produced more than 60 films and television shows that have received more than 50 national and international awards as well as 52 nominations between the Genie Awards, Gemini Awards and Canadian Screen Award including 13 wins.
Over the years, DeWalt has held several leadership positions at various organizations within the field of film production such as the former Chairman of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association, past president of the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers, past board member of the Canada Media Fund, formerly known as Canadian Television Fund and the National Screen Institute.
In 1999, DeWalt was awarded with Chetwynd Award by Canadian Film and Television Production Association for his achievements in Canadian cinema. In the year 2002, he was awarded with the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Media Category. Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association awarded DeWalt with the Centennial Volunteer Industry Leader award in 2005.

Filmography

YearTitleCast
2020Menendez: The Day of the LordDolores Heredia
2017School SpiritsTiffany Alvord
2013StrandedChristian Slater
Brendan Fehr
201213 EerieKatharine Isabelle
Brendan Fehr
Michael Shanks
2010Ticket OutRay Liotta
Billy Burke
2009The ShortcutKatrina Bowden
Dave Franco
2004Intern AcademyDave Thomas
Dan Aykroyd
2004Seven Times LuckyKevin Pollak
Liane Balaban
2003Falling AngelsCallum Keith Rennie
2003One Last DancePatrick Swayze
Lisa Niemi
2001The UnsaidAndy Garcia
2001Viva Las NowhereDaniel Stern
James Caan
1999Held UpJamie Foxx
Nia Long
1999Something MoreMichael A. Goorjian
1998Stranger in TownHarry Hamlin
1995DecoyPeter Weller
Robert Patrick
1994GuitarmanShawn Ashmore
Nicholas Campbell

YearTitleNotes
2012Around the Next BendA 12-episode travel documentary and adventure series for HiFiHDtv.
2010Hollywood: SaskatchewanA 26-episode documentary series for SCN.
2008The Englishman's BoyA two-part dramatic mini-series for CBC Television.
2006Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas StoryA two-part dramatic mini-series for CBC Television.
20022030 CEA 26-episode drama series for YTV.
2001Just CauseA 22-episode legal drama series produced for PAX.
2001MythQuestA 13-episode drama series produced for PBS.
1998Prairie Berry PieA 26-episode children's series produced for Global Television Network.
1998MentorsA 52-episode drama series produced for Family Channel.
1997Incredible Story StudioA 65-episode drama series for YTV.

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