Merlin Dervisevic

Vancouver-based writer/director Merlin Dervisevic's film "Cruel & Unusual" was released theatrically in Canada and Asia and was programmed by Netflix in the US, HBO in Europe and Amazon Prime globally. The film screened at several prestigious festivals, garnering the Best Film in Madrid, Best Film, Best Screenplay and Audience Favourite in Málaga. Dervisevic cut his teeth on his award-winning shorts, "The Window", "Lemonade" and "Over Easy" before attending the Canadian Film Centre where he wrote and directed "Exhuming Tyler". He has simultaneously developed a career in set decoration including an Emmy Nomination for his work on "The Andromeda Strain".