Kynan Lyle Griffin | |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1979 |
Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Nationality: | South African |
Occupation: | Film producer |
Notable Works: | Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy, Moving McAllister, Orcs!, Paladin: Dawn of the Dragonslayer, The Crown and the Dragon, Osombie |
Awards: | Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival (The Snell Show) |
Kynan Lyle Griffin is a South African film producer in the U.S.
On 1 January 1979, Griffin was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Griffin spent most of his formative years in Durban, where he attended Hillcrest High School (South Africa).
Griffin studied film at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. As a student, he produced the short film The Snell Show, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival.
Griffin produced the feature films , Moving McAllister, Orcs!, Paladin: Dawn of the Dragonslayer, The Crown and the Dragon and Osombie.
Griffin is a producer with Camera 40 Productions and founder of Arrowstorm Entertainment.
Griffin also produced the video-game Saga (2008 video game), the world's first MMORTS, and served as the CFO of the gaming studio Silverlode Interactive.
Griffin was one of the founding members of the Provo Cricket Club. He also sits on the board of directors of the War Child Awareness Fund, a non-profit organization aimed at bringing global attention to the issue of child soldiers.