Tag: Film

Described as “the greatest exterior camera artist in the world,” Osmond Borradaile (1898-1999) was a pioneering cameraman whose footage of some of the most remote locales on the planet introduced moviegoers to the beauty of India, sub-Saharan Africa, and Antarctica at a time when few Westerners traveled outside of North America and Europe. Borradaile was…
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Janet Wright was born in 1945 in England and moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at a very young age. Raised in a family of theatre performers, Janet and her three siblings, Anne, John and Susan, all became successful actors.  She has performed for virtually every major theatre company in Canada. Together with her two sisters, Susan…
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With over 25 years of experience, Shawn Williamson has risen to the forefront of the Canadian film and television industry as a leading independent film and television producer.  A native of Vancouver, Shawn began his career as a stage manager at The Arts Club Theatre in 1983 and has since produced live events, live television…
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Leonard Schein is a former Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) executive director and Montreal World Film Festival director of English-language films. He founded the Vancouver Internatioinal Film Festival (VIFF) and is a former local movie theatre operator.   Schein was born in Los Angeles, home of the Hollywood Studios but t was his time at…
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Gabrielle Rose was born in 1954 in Vancouver BC. She trained in Britain, Gabrielle Rose has worked in theatre, film and television for more than three decades. She has achieved recognition for her performances over the years, most recently as Amanda in The Glass Menagerie for which she received a Jessie nomination, Elizabeth in Elizabeth Rex (Jessie Award), Theresa…
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