Co-founder of Purpose Films, Nick Bicanic comes to the film and
television industry from 8 years of experience in the world of new
media. In the late 1990s, Nick abandoned PhD studies in Chemistry at
the University of Cambridge to found and run a multimedia design and
strategy company in London. After steering the company successfully
through wild changes in the Internet marketplace (and writing
numerous articles and books on the industry in the process) the
company was sold, and Nick took the opportunity to explore ways of
fusing his two main interests--storytelling and technology. His first
dramatic film, "Art History" which he wrote, directed and produced,
reaped numerous awards and was picked up by Panasonic for their
worldwide demo reel.

Shadow Company is his first feature length film.

Blog Entries by Nick Bicanic

Blackwater and Beyond in Congress

Posted October 4, 2007 | 05:54 PM (EST)


The morning of October 2nd was shaping up to be a key moment in understanding the little known world of private security contractors.

Congressman Henry Waxman's Committee on Oversight and Government reform was scheduled to be in session again -the main witness was Erik Prince, former Navy Seal and billionaire...

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Shadow Company: The Road to the Senate

Posted September 30, 2007 | 07:30 PM (EST)


When people ask me why I made Shadow Company and what influenced the way in which I made it, I can't help but refer to a philosophy in my life that is a catalyst for both answers: "never stop learning."

I met "James" in Cambridge while he was studying...

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