About Us
Compy is a multi-platform media production company located in Toronto, Canada.
Our work blends the best of fiction and documentary technique together with a focus on social-issue subjects.
Filmmakers Rich Williamson and Shasha Nakhai have successfully collaborated on many award-winning projects over the last decade.
Their work has:
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Screened at festivals worldwide
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Aired on the BBC, CBC, and ZDF Arte
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Released on digital platforms like iTunes and Amazon Prime Video
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Presented at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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Gone viral and been awarded Vimeo Staff Pick and Short of the Week
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Featured on the The Atlantic, Bravo, Al Jazeera, The Hollywood Reporter, AV Club, Slashfilm, Screenrant, Gizmodo, Mashable, Collider and Nerdist
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Nominated for 3 Canadian Screen Awards
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Shortlisted for an Academy Award (Oscar)
They are currently adapting Catherine Hernandez's award-winning novel, Scarborough, from page to screen as part of Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch Program and have several documentary projects in development.
CLEVELAND
INT'L FILM
FESTIVAL
ATLANTA
FILM FESTIVAL
HOT DOCS
SIDEWALK
FILM
FESTIVAL
RHODE ISLAND
INT'L FILM
FESTIVAL
IDFA
CHARLESTON
INT'L FILM
FESTIVAL
NEW ORLEANS
FILM FESTIVAL
ST LOUIS
INT'L FILM
FESTIVAL
BIG SKY
INT'L DOC
FILM FESTIVAL
HOT SPRINGS
DOCUMENTARY
FILM FESTIVAL
AL JAZEERA
INT'L DOC
FILM FESTIVAL
TORONTO
REEL ASIAN
INT'L FILM
FESTIVAL
CINEFEST
SUDBURY
DURBAN
INT'L FILM
FESTIVAL
DC SHORTS
AESTHETICA
FILM FESTIVAL
LA SHORTS
Labs & Incubators
2019 TIFF Talent Accelerator Fellowship
2017 Toronto Reel Asian Int'l Film Festival's First Feature Lab
2016 Hot Docs Doc Accelerator Program
2015 DOC Institute Breakthrough Program
2014 Canadian Film Centre's Cineplex Entertainment Program
2014 Manifesto Doc Accelerator, Hot Docs Film Festival
2014 WIFT Ubisoft Toronto Producer Mentorship
2013 Reykjavik Talent Lab
