Diana Dai Communications Inc. is a federally registered corporation located in the vibrant city of Toronto, Canada.
Services Offered by Diana Dai Communications Inc.:
- TV/Film production, including narrative, documentary, series and commercials.
Founded by Diana Dai, a Canadian Screen Award (Gemini) winner, the company is dedicated to producing TV and film programs that highlight social issues, human interest stories, history, and art and culture. Diana's mission is to broaden people's perspectives, expand their horizons, and bridge cultural differences through compelling storytelling.
Diana's filmmaking prowess has earned her acclaim from prominent organizations, including CBC, TVO, Alliance Films, Bell Media Inc., Vision TV, and the Documentary Channel. Her films have been broadcast across TV stations in the US, Europe, and Asia, winning numerous awards at international film festivals. They have also been acquired by prestigious universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, and UC Berkeley, and are housed in national libraries worldwide.
Trained at Warner Bros. Studio and the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California, one of the top film schools globally, Diana brings exceptional expertise to her work. Originally from China, she earned a Master's degree in Communication Studies from the University of Leeds in the UK, where she also worked as an editor for a bilingual magazine and taught Chinese at the university level.
Upon immigrating to Canada, Diana co-founded the Mandarin program for OMNI TV, serving as both host and producer. She has appeared on CBC and other media platforms and has been a featured speaker at institutions such as the University of Toronto, Queen's University, and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, as well as Tsinghua University and Fudan University in China.
Diana's achievements include fellowships from the Ontario Media Development Corporation for HotDocs International Festival, the CTV National Fellowship for Banff World TV Festival, the Netflix-Banff Diversity of Voices Initiative, the National Screen Institute, the EVAE BIPOC Producer Program, and the Whistler Producer Lab.
In addition to her filmmaking career, Diana is passionate about education. She has taught Television and Film courses at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and contributed as an editor and writer for the textbook "Television in its Social Context."
Services Offered by Diana Dai Communications Inc.:
- Documentary and TV/Film production, including feature films, commercials, and reality TV shows.