Josh Miller

Panacea Entertainment
Producer and Screenwriter

Rancho Mirage, California

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About Josh

Josh Miller is an award-winning Canadian writer/producer who has penned or produced feature films released by Universal, Warner Bros., Momentum, eOne, Equinoxe, First Look, DARO and Vision Films as well as television programs for Paramount, Lifetime, Hallmark, Dick Clark Productions, Viacom, Disney Channel, PBS, Showtime, Family Channel, The Movie Network, Movie Central, Super Channel, Discovery Kids, YTV, CBC, APTN, Bravo and TVO. His screenwriting book entitled "Stuck! Learn to Love your Screenplay Again" is available on Amazon.

Unique traits: Canadian

Gender:
Male

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City General Sci-fi In the near future, Jad and Lin live with other patients in a hermetically sealed hospital, spending most their waking lives in virtual reality. Yearning for freedom, they try to escape the tyranny of Father by fomenting a revolution.
Dark Mother Thriller Kathryn and Brandon hire recent college graduate Teri as a surrogate. Teri moves into their house and soon it becomes clear that she has designs on Brandon and the baby. Kathryn must find a way to thwart Teri, preserve her marriage and protect her unborn child.
Swindlers Comedy High school teacher Ben Seeger cons the sinister lottery corporation out of five million dollars, then has to devise a way to give the money back to regain not only his soul, but also his soulmate, opinionated IRS auditor Annie Fletcher.
Time Tourists Comedy A dysfunctional time-traveling family on vacation accidentally teleport from the future to the present and must find a way to return home within seven days or they'll unintentionally trigger a "much bigger bang."
The Space Hawk Animation The Space Hawk is an animated quest series. We share the exploits of heroic Rex Hawkins and his crew of burly jacktars as they ply the quadrants in search of his family. While the series is set far in the future, its DNA comes from the great pirate tales of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Credits

Forsaken (2015)
Film (Drama and Western) Producer Starring Donald Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland and Demi Moore, John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.
A Frosty Affair (2015)
TV Movie (Comedy) Executive Producer Starring Jewel Staite and Shawn Roberts, a rom-com about the adventures of a small town teacher, Kate Carter, going back to the city for her wedding. After a blizzard strikes, she is forced to travel with a stranger named Redford who leaves her questioning her future plans.
I Think I Do (2013)
Film (Comedy) Executive Producer Starring Mia Kirshner, Sara Canning and Jenny Cooper, the relationship between three sisters, as one is left at the altar on her wedding day.
The Force (2009)
TV Movie (Crime and Drama) Producer Hosted by Leslie Nielsen, each episode reenacts a true story sourced directly from Royal Canadian Mounted Police case files.
Belly Dance Man: From Canada to Cairo (2009)
TV Movie (Documentary) Producer How does a son of Sri Lanka - raised on the rough and tumble Canadian prairies - fare onstage in San Francisco, Toronto, London and Cairo...as a male belly dancer? As one of the few professional male Oriental dancers in North America, Viraj Wanigasekera has spent years honing his mind and body with this art. And for those same years, it's been a struggle: mastering the discipline while trying to pay the rent; deciding between a calling as performer or getting a "real" job with his biochemistry degree; nurturing a career at home while craving the lure of big cities and glamorous competitions. Forsaking the bar and restaurant scene (as well as his horde of female fans), Viraj decides to go big and seize the international spotlight. But is the world ready for a male bellydancer? Will audiences view him as anything more than a novelty act or worse, an object of derision?
Seeds of Change: The ECO Story (2008)
TV Movie (Documentary) Producer Canadian Biologist Dr. Larry Wang, along with fellow scientist and childhood friend Dr.Sam Chao, decide to give back to the land of their birth by restoring the silt-ridden Yangtze River to health. The winding waterway serves as a metaphor for their circular life journey as they return home to help subsistence farmers along the water's edge convert to more environmentally friendly and sustainable forest-based agriculture.
Baby Blues (2008)
Film (Drama) Producer Josie Patterson is attempting to start her life over after a tragic incident changed the life she previously knew forever. She gets a job at a small town diner and attempts to establish new relationships. However, the shame over her past mistakes prevents her from getting close to anyone. Then, an unlikely friendship with a kind hearted co-worker, Mani, and a romance with a young, drifter musician named Max challenge Josie to recognize that she can't hide from her past forever. These unlikely connections give Josie the strength to reconnect with the young son she thought she had lost forever.
Freezer Burn: The Invasion of Laxdale (2008)
Film (Action, Adventure, Comedy and Sci-Fi) Producer Starring Tom Green and Crispin Glover, FREEZER BURN is an action comedy - aimed at a young male audience. Disguised as executives from a Dutch Oil Company, Aliens from outer space buy a local farming company and promise to create jobs for the failing farming town. Their goal is to use crop circles to heat up the temperature of the earth and eventually turn the entire planet into a Club-Med for extra-terrestrials. Green plays the reluctant town hero and Glover will play the villain and leader of the Aliens.
A Total Write-Off! (2007)
Television (Comedy) Producer Hosted by comic Barbara North, a fast-paced and fun television series where two teams of writers match wits in a writing showdown as they compete to create short stories based on spontaneous audience suggestions.
Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock (2007)
Television (Adventure and Animation) Producer Join young Tlingit warrior Anash on his quest to re-unite all parts of the Sun-Rock in order to fulfill a prophecy to attain peace and protect a fragile land.
The Fringe: Acting Up (2006)
TV Movie (Documentary) Producer Every August, over half a million people flock to Edmonton's Old Strathcona District to watch world-class performers mount both new and classic stage works in this 25 year-old theater festival, which was inspired by the original Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Many actors who began their careers at the Fringe have gone on to star in theater, television and movies. So in the purest Hollywood tradition, our actors are also hoping to be discovered by visiting agents and producers, who see the Fringe as a source of hot, young, comic talent. The Fringe will follow a group of funny, talented and raw 20-something actors as they write, produce, market and perform their own original theater productions in this unbelievably zany, pressure-packed and competitive environment. With over 150 other shows in competition with each other, our stars-to-be must deliver a quality production and design a sophisticated marketing strategy to win over both the media and the crowds. Will they succeed?
Catching the Chameleon (2005)
Film (Documentary) Producer The emotional true story about a small-town Mountie who goes beyond the call of duty to bring an elusive pedophile to justice.
Intern Academy (2004)
Film (Comedy) Producer Starring Dave Thomas, Dan Aykroyd and Dave Foley, the St. Albert's Teaching Hospital, considered the worst in the public health system and administrated by the corrupt Dr. Cyrill Kipp, receives a new group of interns: the clumsy Mike Bonnert, whose parents are prominent doctors and forced him to study in medical school; the wolf Dale Dodd, who has come to the hospital to meet women and falls in love for the nurse Cynthia Skyes; Marlon Thomas, who like to play pranks with his mates; Mira Towers, who aims to be a great surgeon; Christine Lee, a very efficient student and promising doctor; and Mitzi Cole, who works as stripper to pay for her medical school and becomes Mike's girlfriend. Leaded by Sarah Calder, the group spends the year learning how to become medical doctors in an environment of lots of confusion.
Mentors (1996 - 2003)
TV Series (Comedy and Family) Producer/Created by A live-action children's television series following 15 year old Oliver Cates and his friend Dee who - using their homemade time machine- zap historical figures into their 21st century lives.
2030 CE (2002)
Television (Adventure and Sci-Fi) Producer Canadian kid's sci-fi show about teens in the future studying a virus.
MythQuest (2001)
Television (Adventure, Family and Fantasy) Producer Matt Bellows scanned a strange and rare artifact, the Gorgos stone to add to his Cyber Museum. In doing so, the stone disappeared into the myth worlds and the evil God, Gorgos was released wanting revenge on the Gods that trapped him in the stone, by way of erasing and changing the myths. Matt entered the world of the myths to stop him. Matt's two teenage children, Alex and Cleo figured out what happened and are searching for their father. Each time they touch the Cyber Museum screen, they are taken directly into the myth and take on the persona of a person of that time, eg Orpheus. Together, they search for their father, learning more and more about the ancient myths, learning about themselves as well.
Dead Simple (2001)
Film (Comedy and Crime) Producer Starring Daniel Stern and James Caan, somewhere in Kansas, Frank operates the Middle O'America Motel and dreams of opening a club where he'll sing his country songs. His wife Helen is disparaging, so when a scheming chanteuse is dumped by her loutish husband on Frank's front door, Frank is bewitched. In short order, though, the visitor (Julie) has dispatched Helen, set in motion a con for Frank's money, called her husband to come get her, and taken Frank's army buddy (just arrived for a visit) into the bathtub for some fun. Soon Frank is in over his head, just as Helen's twin sister comes for a visit and Julie's husband arrives looking for his wife. Is there any way out of this situation (and out of Kansas) for Frank?
Something More (1999)
Film (Comedy and Romance) Associate Producer Starring Michael Goorjian and Chandra West, "Something More" is more than just a comedy. It's a study of relationships, real life and raw humor of Sam and his friends - a group of guys who play basketball, play poker, and play the field. When Sam and his buddy fall for the same woman, the teammates become competitors, putting their friendship on the line. Because in life, and in love, they play to win.
Stranger in Town (1998)
TV Movie (Drama) Producer Starring Harry Hamlin, Rebecca Jenkins and Graham Greene, new to a small town, a city teen grows suspicious of a man who befriended him and his single mother.
Incredible Story Studio (1997)
Television (Family) Writer Join the Studio Boss as she tracks down the best stories from across Canada and around the world. Written by kids, about kids, for kids - you'll get to meet the writers and see their stories brought to life. From the scary to the sad, the wacky to the weird, it's all at the Incredible Story Studio.-JACOBS, ROLE THE FILM!
Trial by Jury (1991)
Television (Drama) Writer Hosted by Raymond Burr, Trial by Jury is an American dramatized court show that aired in first-run syndication during the 1989-90 television season.
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987 - 1988)
TV Series (Horror) Writer Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can store them in safety inside the antique store's vault.
Danger Bay (1986)
Television (Adventure and Family) Writer Dr. Grant Roberts is a marine biologist who works for the Vancouver Aquarium. With his two teenage children, he always manages to get involved in dangerous ventures whether it is in an environmental or criminal situation.