Orlando Braun Pro

Orlando Braun is an award-winning Canadian Filmmaker for film & television, and founder of Prairie Boy Productions.  He received his Bachelor of Arts in Film at the University of Manitoba and a Masters of Fine Arts in Producing from the New York Film Academy in Universal Studios, California. Orlando was selected for the Telefilm Canada Producers Mentorship in 2012 through the CMPA and as a result worked with Merit Motion Pictures as Business Affairs and Production Management on award-winning theatrical and television documentaries for broadcasters like CBC's DocZone and The Nature of Things, PBS Nature, Smithsonian Channel, OLN, TVO and more. In addition to documentaries, he has also worked with Business Affairs on the TV Series Polar Bear Town.

Orlando has worked in New York and Los Angeles with industry professionals such as Robert DeNiro’s Tribeca Film, Manage-Ment [Garden State], Platinum Studios [Cowboys & Aliens] and Film Independent [Spirit Awards, LA Film Festival]. 

Short films produced by Orlando include fiction, musicals, docudrama, and documentaries played at numerous festivals and winning awards. 

His 30 minute TV documentary Graffiti Stories, created for MTS Stories From Home [Manitoba Broadcaster], was the first film produced under the Prairie Boy Productions banner followed by his directorial debut with the award-wining TV docu-comedy That Mennonite Joke.

Prior to producing for film and television, Orlando worked on the television provider side as a Business Analyst for MTS TV.  The strong business skills and the creative appetite helped form the foundation for becoming a successful Creative Producer. And being based in Winnipeg, gives him access to the best film tax credit in Canada.