Mihkel Harilaid

Mihkel Harilaid, also known as Mike Harilaid, is the CEO and executive producer of Black Walk, a Canadian feature film and television production company.

Mihkel Harilaid
Born1966 (age 56–57)
Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)CEO and Executive Producer of Black Walk
Years active1992–present

Career

Harilaid began his career in real estate development and management and in 1992 founded Black Walk Corporation, a Canadian film and television production company, with David Fowler and Stephen Scott. He became and remains the CEO and Executive Producer for the company.

Starting his production career in music videos, Harilaid produced over 500 clips. Harilaid and Black Walk worked with Alanis Morissette, Hootie & the Blowfish, and Shaggy.[1]

Harilaid decided to shift the focus of Black Walk to feature films. In 2002 he released his second feature film Ham & Cheese. This was followed with Phil the Alien, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. Harilaid executive produced Two Hands to Mouth, his second feature with Director Michael DeCarlo, which premiered at the Madrid International Film Festival.

Dark Rising: Warrior of Worlds, a continuation of the Dark Rising franchise, was aired on Super Channel in the summer of 2014. Written by Harilaid and Andrew Cymek, the project was produced by Craig Fleming and stars Brigitte Kingsley and Jacob Blair.

In recent years, Mihkel has expanded Black Walk's production slate to include lifestyle television. This includes a destination fishing series, Hookin’ Up with Nick and Mariko and Reflections, a long-standing Christian television series.

Credits

Harilaid 's producer credits include:[2]

Personal life

Harilaid's surname is derived from his family's ancestral home in Harilaid, Estonia.

Mihkel lives in Pickering, Ontario with his children and Cat, Big Tuna Harilaid

Harilaid started his education at Trinity College School, where he graduated in 1985.[5]

He served as chairman of the TCS Alumni Association. He then went to Trinity College at the University of Toronto where he received a BA in History in 1989. He later became a Certified Property Manager with the Institute of Real Estate Management and his FPI and CRF from the Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC).

Electoral results
2011 Canadian federal election: Ajax—Pickering
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeChris Alexander24,79744.07+6.12
LiberalMark Holland21,56938.33-6.20
New DemocraticJim Koppens8,28414.72+5.64
GreenMihkel Harilaid1,6212.88-4.40
UnitedBob Kesic720.13–
Total valid votes/expense limit 56,268100.00
Total rejected ballots 1870.33-0.05
Turnout 56,455 61.22
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.16

References
  1. Black Walk Picks Up The Pace. March 14, 1998. p. 67. {{cite book}}: |magazine= ignored (help)
  2. "Mihkel Harilaid Filmography". ReelzChannel. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015.
  3. "Reflections Website". DayStar Network. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. "Phil the Alien - Pro Notes" (PDF). Lions Gate Entertainment. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011.
  5. "Renewed life for Greenwood Towers". Northumberland News. April 22, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
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