ANDREW CURRIE
Director
Andrew Currie has garnered international acclaim with the award-winning
short films Persistence of Memory, and The Sudden Walk. Both of these
films have played at festivals around the world and have been sold to
broadcasters such as Canal Plus in France, Channel Four in the UK, and
Showcase Television in North America. In 1997 Andrew received the Telefilm
Canada Award for Best Director at the Vancouver International Film Festival
for Night of The Living which he directed while attending the Director
Resident Program at Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre. Most recently
Andrew was nominated for a Gemini Award for his direction of Twisteeria, a
half-hour comedy made for YTV. As a writer, Andrew's screenplay credits
include the feature films Fido, Tripping Jack and Sperm. Mile Zero is
Andrew's feature film directorial debut.
MICHAEL MELSKI
Writer
Michael Melski is an award winning playwright and screenwriter. His plays
Joyride, Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad, and Caribou, have all performed to critical
acclaim across Canada. A graduate of Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre,
Michael's television credits include the Gemini nominated series Straight
Up, the CTV series Street Cents, and Pier 19. He is currently developing
and writing the TV series Stanley's Palace for Sienna Films and CTV, as
well as the comedy feature Touch and Go for Chronicle Pictures.
TRENT CARLSON
Producer
Trent Carlson has worked in film and television as both a writer, director,
and producer. His short films include Round The Corner (Grand Prize,
Montreal Student Film Festival), The Station (Special Mention -- Turin
International Film Festival), and Groomed (Honourable Mention -- 1996
Vancouver International Film Festival, 1997 Sundance Film Festival). Trent's
television credits as director include several episodes of the
computer-animated series Beast Machines for YTV and Fox Television, and four
episodes of the new comedy series Rockpoint PD for the Comedy Network.
Trent's feature film scripts include Featherman, and Children and Idiots,
which he co-wrote with novelist Grant Buday. Trent is currently writing The
Delicate Art of Parking, an absurd comedy about parking enforcement which he
will direct later this year.
BLAKE CORBET
Producer
Blake has written, directed and produced several short films and theatre
plays. His short film The Chain has been broadcast on CBC, WTN, and The
Movie Network, and is distributed in Europe by Synchro 2000. As a Producer's
rep, Blake was responsible for the North American distribution of The Human
Aquarium, a British series of three one-hour sell-through videos, and the
critically acclaimed British feature Underground (Alliance Atlantis
Broadcasting). Blake's screenwriting credits include El Camino (Telefilm
Canada, British Columbia Film) and the short film Curling Trophy Thieves
Beware. In 1999 Blake sold his highly successful landscape construction
firm Landesign, which had been enjoying gross revenues in excess of three
million dollars per year, to join Anagram Pictures as a full time partner.
ELIZABETH YAKE
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Yake has produced several award-winning films including the short
drama The Feeler (Yorkton Golden Sheaf Award for Best Actor),the feature
Shoemaker (Winner -Audience Award and Ecumenical Award, Mannheim
International Film Festival)and the documentaries, Mémoire Moire des
Souvenirs/Remembering Memory (Winner Telefilm Canada Award for
Direction,Winner Best Directing,Hot Docs!) and BP: Pushing the Boundaries
(Winner Special Jury Citation,Toronto International Film Festival;Winner
Best Biography and Best Editing, Hot Docs!). Elizabeth recently completed
her sixth film, the international co-production feature film Desire with
producer Eberhard Junkersdorf (Tin Drum). Her company, Subjective Eye was
founded in 1995 with writer/director Colleen Murphy and focuses on
director-driven feature films and documentaries,with an emphasis on
international co-productions.
JULIA SERENY
Executive Producer
Julia founded Sienna Films in 1991. Her producer credits include the feature
film April One (starring David Strathairn), the documentary series Hidden
Children (co-produced with October Films, Gold Plaque -- Chicago
International Film Festival), the one-hour CBC documentary, Black, Bold and
Beautiful, and the feature-length documentary Erotica; A Journey Into Female
Sexuality (TV Ontario). In 1999, Julia produced New Waterford Girl, with
partner Jennifer Kawaja which premiered at the Toronto International Film
Festival and was released in Canada through Alliance Atlantis.
JENNIFER KAWAJA
Executive Producer
As one of the original founders of Winter Films, Jennifer wrote, directed,
and produced numerous short dramas and documentaries. These include the
CBC drama The Other Prison (Silver Plaque -Chicago International Festival),
30 Second Democracy, and multiple titles for the National Film Board. Before
joining Sienna Films as a partner in 1996, Jennifer attended the Canadian
Film Centre's Producers' Lab. Julia produced New Waterford Girl with
partner Julia Sereny .
ROBERT ASCHMANN
Director of Photography
One of the most acclaimed DOP's in Canada, Robert Aschmann has photographed
many of Canada's hottest independent films. His feature credits include A
Girl is a Girl, Rollercoaster, Kitchen Party, The Next Station and the
upcoming Various Positions. His short film credits include the Sundance Film
Festival favourite Groomed, the Vancouver Film Festival Award winner, Keys
To The Kingdoms, and the installation film Win, Place or Show, by
world-renowned video artist, Stan Douglas. Robert recently finished
shooting the film adaptation of Morris Panych's acclaimed play, The Overcoat
for CBC Television.
REGINALD HARKEMA
Editor
Reg Harkema is recognized as one of the most prolific film editors in
Canada. Recent credits include Tail Lights Fade, Kitchen Party, Twilight of
the Ice Nymphs, and The Grocer's Wife. He has received two Genie
nominations for Best Achievement in Editing for Last Night, directed by Don
McKellar, and Hard Core Logo, directed by Bruce MacDonald. His directorial
debut, A Girl Is A Girl, played to great acclaim at film festivals around
the world and was recently released by Mongrel Media in Canada.
DON MacDONALD
Composer
Don MacDonald has composed music for some of Western Canada's most acclaimed
filmmakers. He scored all of Mark Sawers' short films, including Stroke,
Hate Mail, and the 1999 Cannes Film Festival Award Winner, Shoes Off. His
feature film credits include the Bruce Sweeney films, Live Bait, Dirty, and
Last Wedding, the Lynne Stopkewich films Kissed and Suspicious River, and
Scott Smith's Rollercoaster.
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