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is the Feature Film Unit Director (Ontario and Nunavut) for Telefilm Canada. Originally an entertainment lawyer, in 1985 Dan joined Astral Bellevue Pathe Inc. and ultimately became Executive Vice-President, Distribution for Astral and its successor companies Coscient, Motion and TVA. As a distributor, his achievements included winning the Golden Reel for The Art of War, and being the first independent buyer in the world (at the screenplay stage) for Roman Polanski’s The Pianist, which won the Palme D’Or and three Academy Awards. In 2002, Lyon launched his own company, Dandelion Entertainment. Credits include Associate Producer of the Gemini and Peabody award-winning The Interrogation of Michael Crowe; and Executive Producer of Twist, which was nominated for four Genie Awards and won one. His previous credits as Executive Producer include Ginger Snaps and Red Green’s Duct Tape Forever. Immediately prior to joining Telefilm, Lyon was the Executive Producer of Everything’s Gone Green, written by Douglas Coupland, which will be released in 2006.
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