Brant Pinvidic

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Brant Pinvidic
Born Denver, Colorado
Alma mater Harvard University
University of Victoria
Occupation Film producer, film director
Years active 2005 - present
Organization INvelop Entertainment
Website http://www.invelop.com

Brant Pinvidic is an award-winning American-Canadian documentary film director and television producer, best known for Why I'm Not on Facebook[1], Why I'm Not on Pokemon GO[2], Bar Rescue[3] and Extreme Weight Loss. He is the CEO of INvelop Entertainment[4] and host of the podcast Why I'm Not... With Brant Pinvidic, based on the film series of the same name.

Early life and education

Pinvidic was born in Denver, Colorado. He attended Spectrum Community High School in Victoria, Canada. He then studied at University of Victoria and documentary film and video at Harvard University.

Career

Pinvidic began his career producing television series and made-for-television movies, beginning in 2005. He first served as Senior Vice President of Development at GRB Entertainment[5], followed by Senior Vice President of Programming and Development for TLC[6], and then served as President and Chief Creative Officer of Eyewinks (formerly 3 Ball Entertainment)[7] for six years[8][9]. In 2012, he was a speaker at The West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference.[10] Pinvidic is the CEO of INvelop Entertainment, a multimedia production company specializing in unscripted and non-fiction programming, which he founded in January 2016.[11] The company entered into a multi-year production deal with STX Entertainment in 2016.[12][13]

His debut feature film Why I'm Not on Facebook premiered at Woodstock Film Festival in 2014.[14][15] Pinvidic wrote, produced, and directed the film, which explored the cultural phenomenon of Facebook. It features interviews with both everyday users and public figures, including Dr. Drew Pinsky, Roseanne Barr, Cameron Winklevoss, and Tyler Winklevoss.[16][17][18] The film won an award at the Manhattan Film Festival in 2015 and screened at the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival.[19] In 2016, FilmRise acquired home media rights from Gravitas Ventures for the film.[20]

In 2015, Pinvidic was a speaker at Paramount Pictures Produced By LA 2015 conference, hosted by the Directors Guild of America, in Los Angeles,[21] and at the Real Screen Summit in Washington D.C.[22] That same year, he was listed on The Hollywood Reporter's 30 Most Powerful Reality Players of 2015 list.[23]

In 2016, Pinvidic produced, directed, and starred in the short film Why I'm Not On Pokémon Go[24], which received over 1 million views on YouTube[25]. In the film, Pinvidic explores the popular game Pokémon Go by interviewing over 100 people, including family members, die-hard Pokémon trainers, and public figures. He made the film with the intent of creating a stronger connection with his daughter.[26][27][28] The film was featured as a parenting tool in LA Parent Magazine[29] and won multiple awards, including Best Documentary Short at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival, Best Documentary Short Film at the Move Me Productions Film Festival[30], the Silver Award at the Spotlight Short Film Awards[31], and an Award of Recognition at Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival[32]. It also screened at the Silicon Valley International Film Festival[33], the Creation International Film Festival[34], and the Miami International Film Festival[35].

In April 2017, Pinvidic expanded the Why I'm Not... concept into an audio and video podcast, Why I'm Not... With Brant Pinvidic, in collaboration with producer Maria Menunous.[36] The podcast explores topics, fads, trends, and addictions from an outsider's perspective in which Pinvidic interviews guest experts on each topic. Guests have included Ben Shapiro, Jason Ellis, Spencer Pratt, Heidi Pratt, Mick Foley, Freddie Wong, Matthew Santoro, and Todd Marinovich. The podcast is produced at Afterbuzz TV Studios[37] and distributed by PodcastOne[38] and on iTunes[39].

Filmography

Film

Year Title Position Note(s)
2005 Muscle Car Makeover Executive Producer TV Movie
2006 Secret Life of a Soccer Mom Executive Producer TV Movie
2007 24/24 Rule Executive Producer TV Movie
2008 Wrestling My Family Executive Producer TV Movie
2011 Office Bonus Executive Producer TV Movie
Love Triangle Executive Producer TV Movie
2013 Secret Bachelor Executive Producer TV Movie
2014 Why I'm Not on Facebook Director, Producer, Writer Won: Manhattan Film Festival Award (2015)
Kitten Bowl Executive Producer TV Movie
2015 Kitten Bowl II Executive Producer TV Movie
2016 Kitten Bowl III Executive Producer TV Movie
Why I'm Not on Pokémon Go Executive Producer Short Film

Won: Best Documentary Short at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival (2016)

Won: Best Documentary Short Film at the Move Me Productions Film Festival (2016)

Won: Silver Award at the Spotlight Short Film Awards (2016)

Won: Award of Recognition at Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival (2016)
2017 Kitten Bowl IV Executive Producer TV Movie

Television

Year Title Position Note(s)
2005 The Princes of Malibu Executive Producer
2006 Designer to the Stars: Kari Whitman Executive Producer
2007 Wild World of Spike Executive Producer 14 episodes
2010 What's Eating You Executive Producer 8 episodes
2011 Roseanne's Nuts Executive Producer
2010-11 I Used to Be Fat Executive Producer 10 episodes
2012 The Revolution Executive Producer 11 episodes
2012 Death Dealers Executive Producer
2013 Splash Executive Producer 6 episodes
My Big Fat Revenge Executive Producer 8 episodes
2014 Opposite Worlds Executive Producer 12 episodes
2014 Boss Under Fire Executive Producer
2014 Funniest Wins Executive Producer 8 episodes
2014 Hungry Investors Executive Producer 11 episodes
2015 Remote Survival Executive Producer 4 episodes
2015 Outback Nation Executive Producer
2015 Food Fortunes Executive Producer 9 episodes
2011-15 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition Executive Producer 21 episodes
2015 Kingin' With Tyga Executive Producer 5 episodes
2014-15 Catch a Contractor Executive Producer 30 episodes
2015 Breaking Ground Executive Producer
2016 Adventure Capitalists Executive Producer 4 episodes
2016 Downtown Shabby Executive Producer Episode: "Stunning Shingled Victorian Gets Luxury Makeover"
2011-16 Bar Rescue Executive Producer 124 episodes
2012-17 L.A. Hair Executive Producer 50 episodes
2011-17 My Cat From Hell Executive Producer 87 episodes

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Awards and nominations

In 2015, Pinvidic's film Why I'm Not on Facebook won a Manhattan Film Festival Award.

In 2016, his film Why I'm Not on Pokémon Go won multiple awards, including Best Documentary Short at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival, Best Documentary Short Film at the Move Me Productions Film Festival, the Silver Award at the Spotlight Short Film Awards, and an Award of Recognition at Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival.

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