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Executive Vice President, Elevation Pictures Corp.

“I’m very honored to be included in the 3rd edition of the coffee table book, ‘Hotstar Presents The ANOKHI List 2017’ and I look forward to meeting and celebrating the many accomplished attendees at this year’s celebration.”

~ Naveen Prasad 

“Naveen claims to be of the Indian diaspora, but he’s really from small-town Ontario. However, he is one of the best at making movie picks, especially the award winners. He is a star and I think he’s now ready for his Bollywood movie role. Congratulations Naveen on your special award from a fellow countryman. You are a great friend and business partner.”

~ Ellis Jacob, President and CEO, Cineplex Entertainment Corporation

Naveen Prasad is a driving force behind one of Toronto’s leading entertainment companies, Elevation Pictures Corp., where he serves as executive vice president and general manager since 2014. He is responsible for handling acquisitions, distribution, production and business development.

During his term at Elevation Pictures, he has overseen the release of several awardwinning films such as critically acclaimed and Oscar-winning Moonlight (2016), Room (2015), The Witch (2015), American Honey (2016) and more.

Prasad also negotiated a production deal for Between (2015), the first Canadian Netflix original series in partnership with Rogers Media, where he serves as executive producer.

Some of his other production credits include River (2015), winner of Best First Feature Film at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards, and Long Time Running (2017), the seminal film about the band The Tragically Hip, which had its world premiere as a Gala Presentation at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Prior to his role at Elevation Pictures, Prasad was the senior vice president of television and digital at Entertainment One Films. He also had the same role at Alliance Films before its acquisition by eOne. Prasad joined Alliance in 2000 as an assistant in the motion pictures group. Over his 13 years at the company, he wore several different hats and held a range of positions. He was also instrumental in the re-launch of Alliance’s television production business, which produced the highly successful series Undercover Boss Canada (2012).

Prasad is a founding board member of Hollywood Suite, the Canadian multiplex broadcaster and is also on the board of the Bell Media Fund and the Canadian Association of Film Distributors and Exporters.

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