Nicole Butler

• Series Producer, Writer and Director of Cottage Life 13 x ½ hour renovation TV series “Decks, Docks and Gazebos” • Overseeing all aspects of second season of TV series with challenging schedule. • Field producing & directing, casting of host, story editing of series, writing of narration, camera work as required.

• Providing budgeting, scheduling and logistics planning of projects in development for various production company clients. • Providing business affairs consulting including preparation of financing plans and consulting on international co-productions.

• Co-Producer of first season of Slice 14 x ½ hour transactional TV series “Lost and Sold”. • Right hand person to Series Producer. • Collaborated on: story producing, logistics, budgeting, scheduling, casting, on-set supervision for multi-camera shoots, and story editing.

• Line Producer of first season of Slice 13 x ½ hour TV series “Mother of the Bride”. • Management of budget, hiring and supervision of staff, overseeing all logistical details of complex multi-camera foreign shoot. • Story editing in post.

• Line Producer of second season of HGTV 13 x ½ hour design TV series “Summer Home”. • Management of budget, hiring and supervision of staff, addressing logistical issues and challenges of a tightly scheduled TV shoot with 18 weeks of long distance travelling.

• Supervised drama/comedy television production. • Oversaw set-up, budgeting, scheduling, hiring of key crew, production and delivery of 4-5 TV series with budgets ranging from $400,000-$14 million over each production season. • Production credits include: Call Me Fitz (TMN/Movie Central), Men With Brooms (CBC), Almost Heroes (Showcase).

• Supervised drama and documentary television production. • Production credits include: Celine (CBC), 'da Kink in my Hair (Global CanWest), G Spot (Showcase/TMN/Movie Central), Who Do You Think You Are? (CBC), Party Mamas (Slice Network), Papa Alpha (CBC/Network Ireland), The Dark Years (NFB/History TV).

• Reviewed and negotiated Canadian cultural funding and other production agreements. Prepared funding applications to access Canadian cultural arts sector funding. • Structured international and inter-provincial co-productions. Provided expertise to ensure eligibility of funding. • Production credits include: October 1970 (CBC), Mega Builders (Discovery Networks), Turning Points (History), Shania (CBC), Show Me Yours (Showcase).