Kynan Lyle Griffin is a South African film producer in the U.S.

Early life

On 1 January 1979, Griffin was born in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

. Griffin spent most of his formative years in

Durban Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South ...

, where he attended

Hillcrest High School (South Africa) Hillcrest High School is a co-educational high school in Hillcrest, near Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its ...

Education

Griffin studied film at

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

Provo, Utah Provo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front, and lies between the cities of Orem, Utah, Orem to the north and Springville, Utah, Springville to the south ...

. As a student, he produced the short film '' The Snell Show'', which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003

Slamdance Film Festival The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival is held in Los Angeles in late February and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization. The organization ...

Career

Griffin produced the feature films '' Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy'', '' Moving McAllister'', ''Orcs!'', ''Paladin: Dawn of the Dragonslayer'', ''The Crown and the Dragon'' and ''Osombie''. Griffin is a producer with

Camera 40 Productions Camera 40 Productions is an independent film production company based in Utah, USA. The company was formed in 2001 by filmmakers Jason Faller, Andrew Black and Kynan Griffin while they were attending film school. Filmography Released: *''Quiet ...

and founder of Arrowstorm Entertainment. Griffin also produced the video-game '' Saga (2008 video game)'', the world's first MMORTS, and served as the CFO of the gaming studio Silverlode Interactive. Griffin was one of the founding members of the Provo Cricket Club. He also sits on the board of directors of the War Child Awareness Fund, a

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

aimed at bringing global attention to the issue of

child soldiers Children in the military, including state armed forces, non-state armed groups, and other military organizations, may be trained for combat, assigned to support roles, such as cooks, porters/couriers, or messengers, or used for tactical adv ...

Filmography

* Moving McAllister (2007) - Producer. * ORCS! (2011) - Writer. Producer.

References

"Bleedfest is Back!"
''More Horror''. Accessed on 14 December 2011.

External links

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Arrowstorm EntertainmentProvo Cricket ClubWar Child Awareness Fund
{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Kynan Living people Brigham Young University alumni South African film producers South African cricketers 1979 births