CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Sarah Spring

Executive Director / Documentary Organization of Canada

"The Documentary Organization of Canada worked with Shivani Saini to develop a three-year Strategic Plan infused with equity, diversity and inclusion. Shivani did an exceptional job moderating our discussions and condensing all our collective ideas into a clear, action-oriented Strategic Plan. By providing DOC with actionable items within each of our stated Goals, the Plan sets DOC up for successfully fulfilling our mandate by laying out a clear path for how each Goal can be achieved. As Executive Director of DOC, I find the Strategic Plan to be an incredibly useful guide for my advocacy work, programs, projects and collaborations over the next three years."

Bonnie Thompson

Vice Chair (North) / Alberta Media Production Industries Association (AMPIA)

"A huge thanks to Shivani for the terrific job she did in facilitating our virtual strategic planning sessions for AMPIA. They were positive and productive. She kept us on course, while also giving everyone a chance to express themselves. It also provided an opportunity for Board members to share in a way that might not have happened, if we would have been together in actual physical board meetings. Thank you for bringing us together in such a unifying way."

Tonya Williams

Founder, Executive & Artistic Director / Reelworld Film Festival & Screen Institute

"We had the opportunity to hire Shivani as our consultant to sharpen our messaging and help us with our sponsorship packages. She was amazing. She did great research for us and delivered in a timely manner. She brings that perfect balance of her creativity and her business acumen. She knows the Canadian entertainment industry inside out and that knowledge was invaluable to us. Using the sponsorship decks she created for us we were able to increase our sponsorship dollars 35%, and that was during COVID! Atelier Culturati is the best investment we could have made. We will definitely be working with her again in the future."

Sharon Stevens

Executive Director / Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS)

"The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society hired Shivani Saini and Atelier Culturati for our Strategic Planning in May of 2020, and although restricted to online meetings during COVID-19, her exceptional organizational skills ensured the process was manageable and productive. Her online facilitation capabilities provided context and inclusion for everyone to contribute. It was an absolute pleasure to collaborate with Shivani on this important governance work. She is a thorough and clear communicator and we now have a comprehensive and accessible strategic plan for our next three years. I hope to work with Shivani again in the future."

Alexandra Lazarowich

Producer, Director & Screenwriter / Award-Winning Filmmaker

"Shivani was an outstanding producer to work with! Her abilities to tackle any complication with thoughtfulness, grace and understanding were critical to completing the Royal Alberta Museum project. She is an invaluable asset to have on your team, and I was lucky to work with her."

Carlin Wragg

Director, RAA Media, New York / Ralph Applebaum Associates

"Shivani Saini is a skilled Project Manager who empowers creative talent to tell challenging stories with insight and vision. As Producer and Project Manager of Aboriginal Media for the Royal Alberta Museum, her flexible process, commitment to collaboration and timely communication kept the work moving at pace through every production challenge. She is an asset to any team."

Andres Landau

Co-Founder / Victory Social Club

"Shivani was the Producer & Project Manager for WorldViews 360: What Makes Us Strong, an immersive 360 degree film installed at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton. She worked closely with our team at Victory Social Club in Toronto making sure all the lines of communication were open and available with the various team members including the executive producers and directors, to those involved with more technical aspects of the project. Her professionalism, positivity and drive were a key part of the success of it all."

Kristi Hansen & Vanessa Sabourin

Artistic Producers & freelance theatre artists / Azimuth Theatre

"Azimuth Theatre’s staff and its board of directors had the pleasure of working with Shivani and Atelier Culturati as the facilitator for our Strategic Planning work in 2019 / 2020, resulting in the assembly of a 5-year Strategic Plan. Shivani’s vast skill set as a producer, a facilitator, and Atelier Culturati’s focus on projects that elevate the social conscious made her the perfect fit with Azimuth’s social mandate. She is organized, driven, flexible, and is able to offer detailed observations and suggestions that make each project she undertakes unique and specific to her clients’ needs. We look forward to the next opportunity to work with Shivani and would recommend Atelier Culturati to any organization looking to deepen their community outreach, and to think outside the box in their public relations and engagement."

Murray Utas

Artistic Director / Fringe Theatre

"Shivani brilliantly balances an ability to lead with that of being a part of the team. Her work on our Chinook Series was outstanding and always professional. Our event is extremely challenging as it combines numerous programming streams that all have their own expectations which then need to be communicated out to the public in a cohesive and united way. The execution of this was exemplary."

Reneltta Arluk

Artistic Director / Akpik Theatre

"Atelier Culturati engages outreach with an aesthetic that invites audiences to be part of the conversation. Akpik Theatre first worked with Shivani on the workshop production of Pawakân Macbeth. Atelier Culturati documented the creative process as well as promotion. The media we received filled our theatre for its entire run. We are continuing our work with Atelier Culturati as we move forward with the tour in 2020."

Cliff Cardinal

Playwright, Actor & Musician / Independent Artist

"Shivani cultivated relationships that garnered an award and gave us presence in the conversation at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts market in the world. We couldn't have been successful without her skill and tirelessness."

Sheri-D Wilson

Calgary's Poet Laureate (2018 - 2020) / Calgary Spoken Word Society

"Shivani is a team leader and player, an initiator, and is skilled at seeing a project through to its completion. She has a precise eye for detail, and is an absolute joy to work with. Because of Shivani, the projects we have done together shine. She gets the job done like no other!"

Christine Sokaymoh Frederick

Executive & Artistic Director / Dreamspeakers Festival Society

"Shivani is trustworthy, reliable, creative and professional, and with her extensive network and background as a producer and consultant, she has lent tremendous capacity to what we do. She’s able to grasp our vision and guide us in ways to achieve it, and her records and reports make my reporting so much easier. I like working with her year after year because she also helps us see and measure our growth and impact. As our organization evolves, we look forward to working with Atelier Culturati".

Chris Hsiung

President / Hidden Story Productions

“Shivani has an unwavering commitment to excellence in every project she takes on. She is dedicated, organized and challenges each team she works with to strive for their best.”