OUR STORY & VISION
Atelier Culturati was founded in 2014 by Shivani Saini, with a deep desire to positively transform the human condition, and create invaluable understanding, connection and inclusion.
Driven by Shivani’s love of storytelling, and guided by 30+ years of award-winning experience in film, television and the arts, Atelier Culturati puts social innovation into practice, while raising awareness, breaking boundaries and elevating the social conscious.
Atelier Culturati also honours her own visual arts background, and is an inclusive and collaborative space for people excited to explore new ideas, creativity and social impact.
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SHIVANI SAINI
Strategy & Creative Consultant | Producer
Shivani Saini is an award-winning producer and a strategy and creative consultant with over 30 years of professional experience. She is also a dedicated advocate for equity within the public sphere.
Shivani holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree in Radio & Television from Toronto Metropolitan University and has worked in all genres of media production providing her expertise to both creative and strategic roles.
As a Producer she has contributed to over 1000 episodes of broadcast film and television – including the award-winning and critically acclaimed one-hour dramatic television series Blackstone, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Visit her IMDB Page.
Shivani is a2021 Reelworld Trailblazer Award Recipient, which recognizes talented Canadian innovators and change-makers in the entertainment industry.
She is also the Founder and Executive & Artistic Director of Creatives Empowered, a non-profit organization in western Canada for film, television, media and arts professionals who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour / Racialized.
A Few Highlights:
- Blackstone: one-hour dramatic TV Series – her creative strategies and community engagement helped to grow Blackstone’s Facebook community from 0 to nearly 20,000 fans.
- Making Treaty 7: live theatre performance – her targeted media publicity and community engagement sold out 6 shows and reached over 3200 audience members.
- Royal Alberta Museum’s Aboriginal Media Production: her producing expertise helped to lead the creation of 30 Films and a spectacular 360 Video.
- Fun Facts: Shivani was the first South Asian Canadian woman to be on-air during prime time television in Edmonton from 2001-2006, and received an AMPIA nomination for Access Television’s HelpTV. She was also a MuchMusic Intern in 1998.
