Writer / Producer

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After 40 years in media production, Jacob Potashnik has earned his stripes and the reputation that precedes him: boundless creativity, unflinching honesty and a cool head under pressure. "There are no problems, only creative solutions".

Producer and executive producer of documentaries, TV series, commercials, web content and films of all genres, Jacob is also an award-winning screenwriter, script doctor, consultant and educator, winner of the WGC Best Screenplay Award for, Stardom, and author of, The Golem of Hampstead, shortlisted for the QWF/Concordia University First Book Award.

In 2019, Jacob co-produced the feature documentary Berlin, l'Art de l'Évasion, produced the Radio Canada documentary Vue de l'Hôtel, and co-produced Pink Lake, a feature film that screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival, among others.