Peter Schneider

Peter Schneider, Vice-President of Business & Legal Affairs at Cineflix Production. Cineflix leading independent creator and producer of premium factual, documentary, lifestyle, format, and scripted content which is behind some of the most highly rated TV brands including hit series American Pickers, the hugely successful and Emmy®–nominated Property Brothers and the Food Factory franchise.

At Cineflix, Peter is responsible for overseeing the Toronto Business and Legal Affairs department, and for negotiating Cineflix’s broadcast licenses, key talent agreements, development options and key rights acquisitions with partners such as A&E, CBC, Discovery, Netflix, BBC, ITV and NatGeo. He advises on the full spectrum of production activities, and provides counsel to Cineflix’s distribution division.

Prior to joining Cineflix, Peter worked for the CBC where he negotiated commissioning and co-production agreements with Canadian and international production partners. He has also advised Nelvana and Corus on the exploitation potential of key creative properties, managed the business affairs group for CineNova Productions, and spent several years with Gowling Lafleur Henderson in its corporate commercial group.

Peter received his MBA with a specialization in Arts and Media from Schulich and his JD from Osgoode Hall; he holds a BFA in Creative Writing from UBC.

Experience

• VP, Business and Legal Affairs
  Cineflix Media Inc.

• Sessional Professor
  Schulich School of Business - York University

• Business Rights & Content Manager
  CBC Television

• Corporate Lawyer
  Gowling WLG

• Summer Law Student
  Nelvana Communications Inc.

• Manager, Business Affairs
  CineNova Productions Inc.

Education

• York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
  Doctor of Law (JD), Corporate Commercial and Alternative Dispute Resolution

• York University - Schulich School of Business
  MBA, Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

• The University of British Columbia
  BFA, Creative Writing for the stage and screen