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Karen Harnisch

Undergraduate Film Program Director, Assistant Professor
EducationM.A., Humanities, Social Sciences & Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto | B.F.A., Film Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
Phonex 556877

Karen Harnisch (she/her) is a feature film producer, Co-President of Toronto-based production company Film Forge, and an Assistant Professor at TMU's School of Image Arts. She produced IMA alumnus Andrew Cividino’s breakthrough SLEEPING GIANT which premiered at Semaine de la Critique (Critics' Week) in Cannes and won the Best Canadian First Feature Award at TIFF 2015. Select producing credits include Calvin Thomas and Yonah Lewis’ WHITE LIE (TIFF 2019) and Brandon Cronenberg’s INFINITY POOL (Sundance & Berlinale 2023), among others. Upcoming projects include Amar Wala's debut fiction feature SHOOK and Eva Michon’s MIZERIA. An alumna of TIFF Studio, the EAVE Producers Workshop and the Torino Film Lab, Karen is also an experienced line producer and production executive for independent, studio- and streamer-backed films and television series, including Keith Thomas' FIRESTARTER (Universal) and the forthcoming Zoe Lister Jones-helmed SLIP (Roku).