Niv Fichman

Niv Fichman is one of the founding partners of Rhombus Media in Toronto - Canada’s pre-eminent feature film production company. The company’s 38-year history has yielded a rich compilation of feature films, documentaries, performing art films and series television. Rhombus’s dedication to excellence is reflected in the awards the company’s projects have garnered: an Oscar, seven Emmys, numerous Genies and Geminis, Golden Pragues as well as a Golden Rose of Montreux and a Prix Italia.
 
Niv’s most recent projects include: Patricia Rozema’s INTO THE FOREST (starring Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood), Pedro Morelli’s ZOOM (starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Alison Pill), Paul Gross’s HYENA ROAD, starring Rossif Sutherland and Stephen Dunn’s first feature, CLOSET MONSTER which came away with the award for Best Canadian Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016. Niv is also known for such films as Denis Villeneuve’s ENEMY (2013) starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon and Isabella Rossellini, HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN (2011) starring Rutger Hauer, exploded onto the scene premiering in the Sundance Festival’s midnight section; Fernando Meirelles' adaptation of Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago's BLINDNESS (2008), written by Don McKellar and starring Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, and Gael Garcia Bernal opened the 2008 Cannes Film Festival; Paul Gross' World War I romantic epic PASSCHENDAELE (2008) was the top grossing Canadian film of 2008 and received the Best Picture Genie. Early 2017 saw the premiere of MICHAEL: EVERYDAY, the second season of the much acclaimed TV series by Don McKellar starring Bob Martin and Matt Watts. Niv’s latest feature film was THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS, which premiered late in 2017.
Fichman has previously produced renowned directors such as François Girard, Olivier Assayas, Guy Maddin, Don McKellar, Peter Mettler, Peter Wellington, Kevin McMahon, Marc Evans, as well as Paul Gross. Other selected feature films include THE RED VIOLIN, THIRTY TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD, LAST NIGHT, THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD, SNOWCAKE and SILK. Selected television projects include SLINGS & ARROWS, YO-YO MA: INSPIRED BY BACH and SEPTEMBER SONGS.
 
In June 2007, Niv Fichman was named the Canadian Producer of the Year by the CFTPA and was honoured by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in 2011.