Jennifer Podemski

Jennifer Podemski is an award winning Film and Television Producer and Actor born and raised in Toronto Canada Of mixed First Nations and Israeli descent Jennifer began her acting career as a teen Her career blossomed when she was cast as Pique in CBCs The Diviners followed by a starring role in Bruce McDonalds Dance Me Outside As her career in front of the camera exploded Jennifer began to notice the inequity behind the lens Although all of the roles she was awarded as actor were First Nations characters she rarely if ever saw any First Nations writers producers or directors By 25 with a solid career under her belt Jennifer opened her first production company Big Soul Productions BSP with fellow burgeoning producer Laura Milliken BSP became the first Aboriginal owned and operated full service production company in Canada producing hundreds of hours of television including three seasons of the award winning Dramatic Series Moccasin Flats for Showcase and APTN In 2005 Jennifer branched out on her own and founded Redcloud Studios Inc Although Jennifer has maintained a successful career as an actor with roles in Degrassi Republic of Doyle Sarah Polleys Take This Waltz and Jimmy P alongside Benicio Del Toro she is most proud of her starring role in her own film Empire of Dirt for which she was nominated for two Canadian Screen Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as well as Best Feature Film for her work as producer Empire of Dirt premiered at TIFF 2014 and continued to a theatrical release in Canada and traveled the world on the film festival circuit Jennifer is also the creator and producer of APTNs famed paranormal series The Other Side currently shooting its second season in her 9th year as CoExecutive Producer and Creative Director of the Indspire Awards Global APTN for which she was nominated for Best Lifestyle Television Show at the 2014 CSAs More recently Jennifer can be seen as Dr Crowshoe on the award winning drama series Blackstone HBOs Sensitive Skin with Kim Catrall and in FireSong written and directed by Adam Garnett Jones A storyteller behind and in front of the camera Jennifer still makes time for training aboriginal youth in film and tv mentoring and holding self esteem workshops across the US and Canada