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Tosca Musk

Tosca Musk

Tosca Musk (born 1974) is a South African-Canadian filmmaker. She is an executive producer, producer, and director of feature films, television programs, and web content. Her work includes K. Bromberg's Driven, Rachel van Dyken's Matchmaker's Playbook, and her web series, Tiki Bar TV. Her Hallmark television movie, Holiday Engagement[1][2] was the most-watched television movie on Hallmark.[3] Tosca is the sister of entrepreneurs Elon and Kimbal Musk and daughter of Maye Musk.[4] She co-founded the streaming service Passionflix.

Tosca Musk
Born1974 (age 44–45)
OccupationFounder of Passionflix
Children2: Isabeau (daughter) Grayson (son)
Parent(s)Maye Musk (mother)
Errol Musk (father)
RelativesElon Musk (brother)
Kimbal Musk (brother)
Lyndon Rive (cousin)

Early life

Musk was born in South Africa and grew up in Canada raised by her mother, Maye Musk. Tosca attended the University of British Columbia in the 1990s.[5]

Career

Musk produced and directed her first feature film, Puzzled, in 2001 with Musk Entertainment.[6][7] Elon Musk was the film's executive producer. Soon thereafter, Musk produced the feature film, The Truth About Miranda, since followed by over a dozen features, television movies and series, including the teen horror film, Cruel World, the UK feature, The Heavy and the television drama, We Have Your Husband. In 2011, Musk produced three more television movies which aired on Lifetime and Hallmark in early 2012.

In 2005, Musk partnered with Jeff Macpherson to produce the web series, Tiki Bar TV. That same year, during the Macworld 2005 Keynote presentation (which introduced the iPod with Video) Steve Jobs showcased Tiki Bar TV to the audience as an example of a video podcast (a relatively new media format at the time) which could be loaded to the new video iPod using Apple's iTunes software.[8]

Tiki Bar TV has been featured in Wired magazine,[9] as well as in other media outlets.[10][11][12] In July 2006, the show was featured in a profile on Jeff Macpherson in Forbes Magazine Celebrity 100 Issue as "one of the first breakout stars in the world of Internet television".

Musk is the CEO and co-founder of the OTT streaming platform Passionflix. Developed in 2017 with writer Joany Kane and producer Jina Panebianco, Passionflix focus' on bringing best selling romance novels to the screen. Tosca has directed several feature films for the platform including Alessandra Torre's Hollywood Dirt, Sylvia Day's Afterburn/Aftershock, Rachel van Dyken's The Matchmaker's Playbook, K. Bromberg's Driven, and Jodi Ellen Malpas' The Protector.[13][14][15]

Awards and recognition

Awards
YearMovieCategoryResult
2007Simple ThingsAppalachian Film Festival | Governor's Golden Appy Award [16]Won
2007Simple ThingsCalifornia Independent Film Festival | Slate Award [17]Won
2007Simple ThingsInternational Family Film Festival | IFFF 'Spirit' Award [18]Won

Personal life

Musk is a mother of twins.[19]

References

[1]
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[2]
Citation Linkwww.washingtonpost.comKee, Tameka (19 May 2009). "paidContent.org - Tiki Bar TV Tests The Pay-To-Watch Webisode Model". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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Citation Linkresourcemagonline.comMurray, Billy (20 November 2015). "THE UNTOLD STORY OF TOSCA MUSK AND THE RISE OF INTERNET TELEVISION". resourcemagonline.com. Resource Magazine. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.imdb.com"Puzzled (2001)". IMDb. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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[7]
Citation Linkwww.muskentertainment.com"Tosca Musk: Producer/Founder". Musk Entertainment. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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[8]
Citation Linkstream.qtv.apple.com"Macworld 2005 Keynote presentation". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2012. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
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Citation Linkwww.wired.comBlum, Matt. "Top 9 Ways to Celebrate Middle-Earth Day (GeekDad Wayback Machine)". Wired. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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Citation Linkwww.canada.com"Doctor! I need a triple". canada.com. January 30, 2006. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
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Citation Linkwww.businessweek.comHeather Green (January 23, 2006). "Is the Web the New Hollywood?". Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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[12]
Citation Linkwww.forbes.comScott Woolley (3 July 2006). "Who Needs a Network?". Forbes. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
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[13]
Citation Linktechcrunch.com"Tosca Musk raises $4.75M for Passionflix, a streaming service that's all about romance – TechCrunch". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
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[14]
Citation Linkwww.bustle.com"PassionFlix Is A Female-Led Streaming Service That Brings Romance Novels To The Small Screen". bustle.
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[15]
Citation Linkwww.tubefilter.com"Tosca Musk Launches Streaming Service That Celebrates The Female Gaze - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
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[16]
Citation Linkwww.imdb.com"Awards". international movie data base.
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[17]
Citation Linkwww.caindiefest.com"California Independent Film Festival". caindiefest.
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Citation Linkiffilmfest.org"Past Awards". iffilmfest.
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[19]
Citation Linkfortune.comColleen Leahey (22 November 2013). "Elon Musk's mom on raising the Businessperson of the Year". fortune.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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[20]
Citation Linkwww.imdb.comTosca Musk
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