Brant Pinvidic

Brant Pinvidic is a Canadian film director and television producer who is best known as the director of the movie Why I'm Not on Facebook and the short film Why I'm Not On Pokémon Go (2016).

Early life and education He attended Spectrum Community School in Victoria, British Columbia.

Career

Directing and producing Pinvidic began his career producing television series and made-for-television movies in 2005. He was Senior Vice President of Development at GRB Entertainment, followed by Senior Vice President of Programming and Development for TLC, and then president and Chief Creative Officer of Eyeworks for six years. In 2016 he started INvelop Entertainment, a multimedia production company specializing in unscripted and non-fiction programming. The company entered into a multi-year production deal with STX Entertainment in 2016. He is one of the producers of Bar Rescue.

His debut feature film, Why I'm Not on Facebook, premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival in 2014. Pinvidic wrote, produced, and directed the film, which explored the cultural phenomenon of Facebook. The film won an award at the 2015 Manhattan Film Festival and screened at the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival. In 2016, FilmRise acquired home media rights from Gravitas Ventures for the film.

In 2016, Pinvidic produced, directed, and starred in the short film Why I'm Not On Pokémon Go, in which 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. The film 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 the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival.

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. The podcast explores topics, fads, trends, and addictions from an outsider's perspective, in which Pinvidic interviews guest experts on each topic.

Filmography Why I'm Not on Facebook (2015) Why I'm Not on Pokémon Go (2016)