
THE NEXT STEP (scripted) - Director, 2 episodes, BBC Kids
MY FATHER, JOE - Short Award-winning Drama, Writer/Director
TESSA & SCOTT - Mini-Series about Canada's Olympic Gold Ice Dancers, Director
WANDERINGS, A JOURNEY TO CONNECT - Documentary Director
FINALIST, TIFF-CBC Screenplay Competition
PRODUCER TO WATCH, MIPTV
INTIMACIES - Best Documentary Audience Vote, Palm Springs Int'l Film Festiva.
SERPENT QUEEN - Best Pilot Screenplay, Oaxaca, 2nd Rounded Austin Film Festival.
BEST SHORT FILM - DaVinci Film Festival
BEST FAMILY FILM - Hawaii Int'l Film Fest
Personal Details
Los Angeles
Toronto
Vancouver
Factual: Kristin Peace, Kaplan Stahler Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd.,
Ste. 923
Beverly Hills CA 90211,
323-653-4483
Scripted: Sohrab Merchant, Characters Talent Agency, Toronto,
416-964-8522 Ext. 271
Work Details
Directors Guild of Canada
Canadian Academy member
AWD
WIF LA
WIM
FILM FATALES
Women in Media
Women in the Directors Chair (Board Member)
Film Fatales
Nikila (Nikki) Cole is an award-winning writer, producer, director. From dance and choreography, she transitioned into film and tv. After 15 successful factual series, she expanded into scripted with MY FATHER, JOE (based on Jack Engelhard's short story true of escape from the Nazis. With five international awards, it is now on Amazon Prime.
Award-winning documentaries: INTIMACIES (Bravo Canada) (Hollywood's first openly HIV+ actor, PAUL'S PIECE OF SKY (Choreographer Paul Hall, PBS), WANDERINGS: A JOURNEY TO CONNECT (PBS)
Recent awards:
Best Feature Screenwriting, Jogja Int’l Film Festival, Indonesia, Best TV Pilot Screenplay at the Oaxaca Int’l Film Festival.