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Aliases: Alyssa Pankiw , 阿利·潘基夫

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Canada

Homepage: http://www.alyssapankiw.com/

Movie Involvements: 10

TV Involvements: 10


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Biography

Ally Pankiw is a Canadian writer/director known for directing the full first season of Netflix's "Feel Good," and blocks on TV shows like Hulu's "Shrill" and "The Great." She has also written on "Schitt's Creek" and is developing a new, original series with its star and creator, Dan Levy, for Hulu and 20th Century Fox Animation. Pankiw is also the writer and director of the indie feature film, "I Used To Be Funny," a dramedy starring Rachel Sennott and Jason Jones, which was produced with Telefilm, Ontario Creates, and WME Independent and premiered at SXSW film festival in 2023. In 2021, she directed the pilot for the NBC comedy, "Someone Out There." Pankiw has directed and produced music videos for artists such as Ariana Grande, Janelle Monae, Phoebe Bridgers, MUNA, The Vamps, and Lil Jon. She has also directed commercials and branded content for top brands like Pepsi, Amazon, adidas, Nylon, WestJet, and Chanel. Bravo has funded two of her short films, "Stake" and "The Inherent Traits of Connor James," and her short films have screened at noted festivals like TIFF's Inside Out, Outfest, The LA Comedy Fest and Frameline. She has directed two CBC Comedy digital series, "An Awkward Girl Dates" and "Terrific Women," which was nominated for a 2018 Canadian Screen Award for best series. She was selected as one of Film Independent's 2018 Directing Lab fellows for her feature film, "The Hiding House," and her career has been supported by organizations such as TIFF, the Harold Greenberg Fund, Bell Media and the O

Most Famous Work

Black Mirror
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8

Black Mirror

(2011) Director
Schitt's Creek
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8

Schitt's Creek

(2015) Story Editor
The Great
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8

The Great

(2020) Director
Feel Good
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7

Feel Good

(2020) Director
Shrill
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6

Shrill

(2019) Director
I Used to Be Funny
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7

I Used to Be Funny

(2023) Writer
Standing By
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0

Standing By

(2025) Creator
The Inherent Traits of Connor James
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2023 Executive Producer
2020 Executive Producer
2016 Executive Producer
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