18/07/2026
Introducing Instructor #2/3!
Mike Fardy!
MIKE FARDY is an award-winning filmmaker and comedian based in St. John’s. His films and scripts have won awards across North America and has been invited to perform stand-up and improv comedy at festivals across Canada. His album THE DYING BOY is available through multiple streaming services including of Sirius XM's Canadian Comedy Channel.
Fardy graduated from UCLA’s Screenwriting Diploma program in 2019 and soon after, his Adventure / Drama feature film script LILY became a Black List Recommended script after receiving multiple industry rating scores of 8+/10. LILY was also the runner-up in the 2019 Atlantic Film Festival’s Script Development Competition.
Fardy’s Animated Comedy Pilot RILEY KADABRA won the animated category of the 2018 Pilot Project competition, resulting in multiple pitch meetings with Chorus Entertainment.
Mike has used his distinct voice and no-budget filmmaking experience to become a prolific short filmmaker. His no-budget short film GREY AREA (2022) was selected as one of two Newfoundland short films to represent the province in the Canadian 48 Hour Film Challenge. His short comedy MOVING ON (2015) was the grand prize winner of 2016’s CBC Short Film Face Off.
