In association with UBC Continuing Studies - UBC Certificate in Entertainment Administration, and with thanks to BC Film

WIFTV presented a

PRODUCER'S WORKSHOP:

MAXIMIZING YOUR KNOWLEDGE, OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESOURCES

10:00 am - 4:00 pm on Sunday, November 29, 2009

UBC Robson Square

Photo courtesy Elisa Meakin

One-day access to an award-winning selection of Vancouver's Producers / Production Executives to increase your knowledge of the three stages of a production: Development, Production, and Post-Production (from the Producer's point of view).

Learn how the role of the Producer impacts and is impacted by each stage of a production from planning through the pitfalls to delivery, and explore the products and services required and abundantly available to you.  Collaborate with colleagues in the company of Vancouver's top Producers:

• Gigi Boyd: President / Producer Sterling Pictures Ltd., Freelance Producer, Consultant, Production Manager, Television series specialist. Gigi Boyd is a Gemini Award and multi Leo Award winner.
• John Christie: Vice-President Post Production, Paperny Films. John has worked as an editor for 28 years, specializing in documentaries and lifestyle programming. John was one of the first people to deliver broadcast-quality uncompressed programming from Final Cut Pro to Canadian networks.
• Heather Hawthorn-Doyle: Executive Producer and Head of Omni Live, a division of Omni Film Productions Ltd. An experienced award-winning producer/director, Heather has been responsible for thousands of hours of series programmiing.
• Lael McCall: President of Principia Productions, based in Vancouver. Lael began her career as Creative Affairs Exec. at London's United British Artists Developments. She returned to Canada eventually as VP of Alliance Pictures, initiating a journey as Producer and Executive Producer overseeing development of in-house productions and independent acquisitions.
• Jill Sharpe: Producer, Writer, Director. Since the early 1990s, Director Jill Sharpe has created an award winning body of work in the documentary genre. Her films have been presented internationally at film festivals and along broadcast airwaves in over 20 countries.
• Peggy Thompson, Moderator: Co-Principal Rave Film, the award winning Vancouver based film and television production company. Peggy Thompson has been awarded multiple Genies and is co-founder of WIFTV.
• Roslyn Muir, Moderator: Roslyn Muir is an award winning screenwriter, story editor and producer. Her new feature comedy, Unravelled, is a winner of the Fall 2009 Praxis Screenplay Competition.