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Floyd Kane

Birthplace
East Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation
Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Lawyer, Production Executive, Story Editor
Alma Mater
St. Mary's University, Dalhousie Law School

Biography

EARLY LIFE

Floyd Kane was born in East Preston, a predominantly Black community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. He pursued an English degree at St. Mary's University in Halifax before enrolling at Dalhousie Law School.

CAREER

Kane graduated law school and commenced his legal career articling with Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1998. From 1999 to 2003, Kane secured a position as in-house legal counsel at Salter Street Films, a movie and television production company based in Atlantic Canada. As a media lawyer and production executive, he worked on notable productions such as This Hour Has 22 Minutes and the Bowling For Columbine documentary. In 2004, he joined Halifax Film Company as the Vice President of Creative and Business Affairs. In 2006, Kane created North/South, a Canadian soap opera. The Halifax Film Company eventually transformed into DHX Media, where Kane continued as a VP until 2010. In 2010, he started his own independent company, Freddie Films Inc., producing projects such as the 2015 film Across the Line, a screenplay he wrote. In 2018, he created the CBC original drama, Diggstown, which was the first Canadian legal drama television series to feature a Black Canadian woman as its lead character.

Filmography

No filmography available for this person yet.

Box Office

Weekly Top Grossing
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3 Cold Dishes

₦5,331,351.00

Week 51
2

Gingerrr

₦12,727,775.00

Week 47
3

Gingerrr

₦21,139,500.00

Week 46
4

The Herd

₦16,977,673.00

Week 46
5

3 Cold Dishes

₦15,261,240.00

Week 46

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