Bill Niven(I)
- Producer
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Niven began his film career in 1984 at Telefilm Canada with positions in Halifax, Vancouver, Toronto, Paris, London and Los Angeles. In 1995, Niven produced the Gotham Awards in New York for the IFP. In 1996 he joined Salter Street films as VP Development. He opened his own production company, Idlewild Films, in 1999 and formed Northeast Films with Jay Dahl in 2009. Niven's producer credits include The Book of Negroes for CBC/BET (winner of 17 awards, including nine Canadian Screen Awards); nine seasons of the CBC Short Film Face Off; the comedy series Picnicface for CTV's Comedy Network; and seven feature films including Andrea Dorfman's Heartbeat (Toronto International Film Festival) and Roller Town (Slamdance). Niven is currently producing the feature film Halloween Party (Jay Dahl, 2017).
Niven is bilingual (English and French). Originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, he is Past-Chair of the Nova Scotia Motion Picture Industry Association; a member of the CMPA; Lifetime ex-officio member of the board of the Atlantic Film Festival; and served for three terms as Vice-chair, Eastern Canada of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
Niven is bilingual (English and French). Originally from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, he is Past-Chair of the Nova Scotia Motion Picture Industry Association; a member of the CMPA; Lifetime ex-officio member of the board of the Atlantic Film Festival; and served for three terms as Vice-chair, Eastern Canada of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
