Kirk Shaw is among the most successful producers in Hollywood with over 250 films and seven TV series listed in his producer credits. 2021 finds Kirk CEO of Ambitious Entertainment which is implementing a new business model with creative partners, Shaun Redick, Yvette Yates and Daniel Grodnik. Ambitious is a fully integrated IP acquisition fund specializing in developing, packaging and producing content for streamers, talent agencies and all major studios by working in close collaboration with `A` list actors. Over a 30-year career, Kirk has worked with all studios as well as Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Kim Basinger, John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Jean Claude Van Damme and Bruce Willis. Most notably Kirk contributed his producer talents to the Oscar winning, The Hurt Locker. Kirk began producing US television movies and series in the 1990s, incrementally building his company, Insight Film Studios into Canada`s largest independent production house. Between 2005 and 2008, Kirk`s annual production budgets reached $200 million. Among Kirk`s leading television productions at the time were the Lifetime vampire series `Blood Ties` and the SyFy series `Painkiller Jane.` Kirk`s feature films at Insight include, `When A Man Falls` starring Timothy Hutton and Sharon Stone, `Battle in Seattle` directed by Stuart Townsend, and `Personal Effects` starring Ashton Kutcher. In 2009 Kirk Shaw stepped away from Insight`s emphasis on production to develop a successful new business model based on low-risk international co-production opportunities. Supported by a $25 million investment fund, in 2014, Shaw`s total aggregate production budgets had reached $70 million as Kirk financed and produced 20 movies, including `Drive Hard` with John Cusack and Thomas Jane shot in Australia, `Pound of Flesh` with the Muscles from Brussels, Jean Claude Van Damme shot in China, as well as the best-selling novel adaptation, `The Town That Came A-Courtin` shot in Canada, featuring Valerie Harper. In September 2017, Kirk Shaw once more adapted to a changing industry becoming the CEO of the publicly traded, Wonderfilm Media, producing the features, `The Fanatic` starring John Travolta and `Primal` starring Nicolas Cage as well as many other successful productions. In an industry often more interested in the bottom line than artistic merit, Kirk is proud his producer credits list a blend of profitable commercial and money-making artistic films.
