Jay Ferguson is an Emmy Award-winning Writer, Director, Producer, and Cinematographer whose cutting-edge work has garnered him acclaim across the world. His series Guidestones - won an International Emmy, which was one of 77 major awards and nominations. The series has also won the triple crown of Canadian accolades; The Rockie, The Digi and the Canadian Academy Award. This past year his company Mira produced three series for the inaugural launch of the groundbreaking digital platform Blackpills. Jay produced two of the series, wrote two of them and directed and shot one. Jay is CEO of the Toronto based production company Mira. Mira works in many formats including commercial, digital, documentary and dramatic content.Jay has contributed as a writer, director, producer and cinematographer on over 15 feature films. His work with institutions such as The National Film Board of Canada has garnered him acclaim, including winning the top cinematography award at the Atlantic Film Festival for the documentary Animals. He has also won the Canadian Society of Cinematographers top award for cinematography for Inside Time and has been nominated for other projects such as Alter Egos and Guidestones. Besides features and documentaries, Jay also has 12 years of experience in commercial production, working with CIBC Wood Gundy, GolfTown, Nike, Spalding, The Shaw Theater Festival, Sail, and BCS. In 2015 Jay directed and shot The Nations! (2016), a digital series starring Sean Cullen for CBC that aired in early 2016.
Listed skills include Television, Film Production, Film, Documentaries, and 6 others.