Amit Dey(I)
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Amit was born and raised in Calgary, Canada, the third son of migrants from India and Bangladesh. Having spent his childhood there, he moved to Carleton University to study Film and Political Science before studying Cinematography and Production at Vancouver Film School.
From there, Amit entered the film business in Universal Pictures' Amsterdam office, where he quickly became a key member of its international acquisitions and production team working across scripted and documentary features. After relocating to Universal's European headquarters in London, he worked closely on films across the independent filmmaking spectrum, from genre hits like Cop Car & Mandy to box office hits like Apollo 11 and Three Identical Strangers.
In 2018, Amit was tapped to start a documentary division for independent powerhouse MRC (American Fiction, Knives Out, Ozark, Baby Driver). Responsible for green lighting, production and delivery of fully financed documentaries, he delivered an ambitious and genre-defying set of critically acclaimed projects from some of the top names in documentary filmmaking including The Sparks Brothers from Edgar Wright (Focus Features), Queenmaker from Zackary Drucker (Hulu), The Last Rider by Alex Holmes (Roadside Attractions) and Milli Vanilli by Luke Korem (Paramount+/MTV). This also included management and development of all projects arising from Valence-owned media brands; Rolling Stone, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter and Variety, as well as overlapping IP from Dick Clark Productions.
2024 sees the completion of the MRC slate, with films including Greatest Night in Pop which will premiere on Netflix and follows the unprecedented recording of "We Are the World", a project produced in collaboration with Lionel Richie. Later in the year comes The Contestant, which will be released by Hulu and follows the unbelievable true story of the craziest Japanese game show ever televised. The end of the year will see MRC and Amit's final two documentaries released - the long-awaited Sly Stone documentary directed by Academy Award Winner Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (Summer of Soul) via Onyx/Disney, and the powerful family travel drama "Blink of an Eye' directed by Academy Award Winner Daniel Roher and Edmund Stenson (Navalny) and released by National Geographic.
Amit lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
From there, Amit entered the film business in Universal Pictures' Amsterdam office, where he quickly became a key member of its international acquisitions and production team working across scripted and documentary features. After relocating to Universal's European headquarters in London, he worked closely on films across the independent filmmaking spectrum, from genre hits like Cop Car & Mandy to box office hits like Apollo 11 and Three Identical Strangers.
In 2018, Amit was tapped to start a documentary division for independent powerhouse MRC (American Fiction, Knives Out, Ozark, Baby Driver). Responsible for green lighting, production and delivery of fully financed documentaries, he delivered an ambitious and genre-defying set of critically acclaimed projects from some of the top names in documentary filmmaking including The Sparks Brothers from Edgar Wright (Focus Features), Queenmaker from Zackary Drucker (Hulu), The Last Rider by Alex Holmes (Roadside Attractions) and Milli Vanilli by Luke Korem (Paramount+/MTV). This also included management and development of all projects arising from Valence-owned media brands; Rolling Stone, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter and Variety, as well as overlapping IP from Dick Clark Productions.
2024 sees the completion of the MRC slate, with films including Greatest Night in Pop which will premiere on Netflix and follows the unprecedented recording of "We Are the World", a project produced in collaboration with Lionel Richie. Later in the year comes The Contestant, which will be released by Hulu and follows the unbelievable true story of the craziest Japanese game show ever televised. The end of the year will see MRC and Amit's final two documentaries released - the long-awaited Sly Stone documentary directed by Academy Award Winner Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson (Summer of Soul) via Onyx/Disney, and the powerful family travel drama "Blink of an Eye' directed by Academy Award Winner Daniel Roher and Edmund Stenson (Navalny) and released by National Geographic.
Amit lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.