| Floyd Kane | |
| Birth Place: | East Preston, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Floyd Kane is a Canadian film and television director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known as the creator of Diggstown, the CBC series filmed in Atlantic Canada.[1]
Floyd Kane was born in East Preston, a predominantly Black community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. He pursued an English degree at St. Mary's University in Halifax before enrolling at Dalhousie Law School.[2]
Kane graduated law school and commenced his legal career articling with Blake, Cassels & Graydon in Toronto. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1998.[3]
From 1999 to 2003, Kane secured a position as in-house legal counsel at Salter Street Films, a movie and television production company based in Atlantic Canada.[4] As a media lawyer and production executive he worked on notable productions such as This Hour Has 22 Minutes and the Bowling For Columbine documentary.[5] While practicing law within the film industry, Kane also pursued his passion for writing screenplays.[6]
In 2004, he joined Halifax Film Company as the Vice President of Creative and Business Affairs. In 2006, Kane created North/South, a Canadian soap opera produced by the Halifax-based production company which aired on CBC Television.[7] During the same year, the Halifax Film Company eventually transformed into DHX Media, where Kane continued as a VP until 2010.[8]
In 2010, he started his own independent company Freddie Films Inc., producing projects such as the 2015 film Across the Line, a screenplay he wrote.[9]
In 2018, he created the CBC original drama, Diggstown, which was the first Canadian legal drama television series to feature a Black Canadian woman as its lead character.[10]