| CAEA/ACTRA Height: 5’11 ¾ Hair: Blonde Eyes: Dark Brown
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| FILM & TELEVISION | ||
| *~How To Fail As A Popstar | Series Lead | CBC Gem Original; Dir: Vanessa Matsui |
| I Want To Kill Myself | Lead | Independent |
| THEATRE | ||
| How To Fail As A Popstar | Creator/Performer | Canadian Stage; Dir: Brendan Healy |
| FILM & TV – WRITING / DIRECTING / CONSULTING | ||
| I’m Afraid Of Men (in development) | Writer | Pier 21 |
| Wizard of Zain (in development) | Writer | Boat Rocker Media |
| The Subtweet (in development) | Writer | Darius Productions |
| */**How to Fail As A Popstar | Creator/Writer/Co-Director | CBC Gem Original |
| ^Sort Of | Creative Consultant, Original Music | CBC / HBO Max |
| Reviving The Roost (animated short) | Director/Writer | National Film Board of Canada |
| I Want To Kill Myself | Director/Writer | Independent |
| AWARDS | ||
| ~2024 Rio Web Fest Award Winner – Best Actor (Comedy) | ||
| *2024 NYC Web Fest Award Winner – Best International Series
*2024 NYC Web Fest Award Winner – Best Special Guest Star |
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| **2024 Canadian Screen Award Winner – Best Web Program or Series (Fiction), Best Writing (Web Program or Series) | ||
| ^2023 Canadian Screen Award Winner – Best Original Music (Comedy) | ||
| 2021 Tampa Bay – International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival – Jury Award for Best Animation | ||
| EDUCATION | ||
| Masters of Arts (Gender, Feminist & Women’s Studies) – York University (2016) | ||
| Bachelor of Arts (English Major, Religious Studies Minor) – University of Alberta (2003) | ||
Vivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, theatre, TV, film, and fashion. A three-time Canadian Screen Award winner, Vivek is the creator and writer of the new CBC Gem Original Series How to Fail as a Popstar, which had its international premiere at Cannes. She was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize and has collaborated with musical icons Jann Arden, Peaches, and Jully Black. Her best-selling book I’m Afraid of Men was heralded by Vanity Fair as “cultural rocket fuel,” and she is the founder of the award-winning publishing imprint VS. Books, (featured on CBC’s Canada Reads) which supports emerging BIPOC writers. Vivek has been a brand ambassador for MAC Cosmetics and Pantene, a guest host on The Social and CBC’s q, and she is a director on the board of the Tegan and Sara Foundation.
