Ilan Saragosti has directed two feature documentaries, Match Made in Seven and Exiles in Lotus Land, both of which won multiple festival awards before airing on CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corporation) and the Documentary Channel, respectively. He also directed six episodes of Culture Shock, a bilingual series for CBC and Radio-Canada.
Ilan was Co-Producer of Missing in Action: The Last Flight of Bomber 31, a documentary for PBS's NOVA strand and Associate Producer or Story Editor for the likes of Discovery, National Geographic, Channel 4 (UK), TLC, and HGTV.
As a print journalist, he has contributed to the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, and Vancouver Courier.
Ilan has one daughter and no pets.
Christmas Envy Budget: $5M - $10M | Romance ⋄ Comedy Eden, a Jewish Christmas fanatic since she was a child, attends her boyfriend’s family celebration believing her holiday dream has arrived, only to realize his mom’s mission is to sabotage the relationship and turn Eden’s dream Christmas into a nightmare.
The Book of One Hundred Truths Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama ⋄ Comedy A teen who lies compulsively is sent to the Jersey Shore for the summer to babysit her cousin, a wannabe Nancy Drew. When they stumble up on a family secret, the amateur sleuths must confront a scheming aunt - and more truths than they bargained for.
They Were Promised the Sea
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Pour une nouvelle Séville
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Exile: A Myth Unearthed
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Confessions of the Sit-Up King
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Big City Broker
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Outlaw In-Laws
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Universal Groove
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Exiles in Lotusland
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Culture choc
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A Match Made in Seven
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The Chosen Family
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The Workshop Junkie
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