Deanne has worked as a content producer for CBC’s national late night arts program ZeD and as a field producer for CBC’s International Emmy winning program, Street Cents. As a guest director, she worked on the national comedy TV show A Guy and Girl for the W Network. She went on to create and direct the 13 half-hour lifestyle documentary series on long distance relationships Going The Distance for Global Television.

Most recently, Deanne developed and directed the one hour arts documentary Boys On The Fringe about a comedy hip-hop duo trying to garner the interest of a broadway producer in New York City for CTV. And as a director, she just worked on the 13-part documentary series KINK on BDSM culture for Showcase.

Erin Faith Young is the producer of the Academy Award nominated short documentary, HARDWOOD. It was the recipient of the OMDC Al Waxman Documentary Calling Card program 2003. Her company, FAITH FILMS recently produced her first dramatic feature film THE END OF SILENCE, starring Canadian folk/rock star Sarah Harmer and distributed by Mongrel Media.

Working for several years at The Nightingale Company, with Producer Debbie Nightingale, Erin produced the teen travel series GET OUTTA TOWN! for TVO, SCN and US Broadcaster WAM!; associate produced the MOW CHICKS WITH STICKS; and the feature documentary LIPSTICK & DYNAMITE, PISS & VINEGAR: THE 1st LADIES OF WRESTLING.

Christina Sang-St. Catherine’s debut feature length script is “Making Room For Lily’, a story about a cantankerous 68 yr. old man who is forced to take care of a sweet but very sassy little girl.

Christina has been working in the film and television industry for over ten years and has experience in both live action and animation production. She has worked in several studios throughout the country including Kensington Communications, Back Alley Film Productions and Smiley Guy Studios. She is currently working as a Line Producer at. Nelvana Ltd.

A graduate of the Image Arts degree program at Ryerson University, Christina holds a BFA in Film. Christina is a writing student of private instructor Nika Rylski and takes every opportunity to refine her craft through classes, lectures and seminars. Christina is currently developing a sizzling 1/2 hour drama pilot and two pre-school animation series.

As a writer it has been Christina’s desire to tell stories that reflect the African Canadian community in a unique and positive way, steering away from the stereo-typical stories often portrayed and bring to the screen the beautiful richness that defines the experiences of Caribbean Canadians.

Alison Reid is embarking on the film festival circuit this summer with “Succubus”, a short film she directed, co-wrote and co-produced. The dramatic comedy can be found at www.succubustheshortfilm.com

After a childhood spent mainly on horseback, Alison’s adult life has been largely comprised of falling from buildings, crashing cars, getting shot, and running around on fire. Reid is recognized as a veteran stunt coordinator and stunt performer. Her credits include “The Dark Hours”, “Step”, “eXistenZ” and “Blues Brothers 2000” Her most recent second unit directing credit is Showtime’s “DC 911: Time of Crisis”.

Reid’s professional development includes being one of six women chosen to participate in the ‘Women in the Director’s Chair Workshop’ at Banff Centre for the Arts, and participating in ‘The Producers Workshop’ at the Canadian Film Centre. She has a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Radio and Television from Ryerson Polytechnic University, and received a CTV Fellowship to attend the Banff 2001 Television Festival.

Alison has several projects in development including the action/drama series, "Hard Knocks" and the black comedy/thriller, " Dijon". She is currently stunt coordinating Saw III and entering into the NBC Universal Development Incubator with the action script, “Blackout”.

Richard Beattie
Born August 1, 1962 just a stone’s throw from Bountiful B.C. He received a B.A. in Political Science from UBC (1985).

Richard Beattie has worked as a screenwriter in the Canadian film business for twenty years, primarily out of Toronto. He is also a playwright, novelist and short-story writer.

He has no interests and no hobbies. Except comic books. He likes those.

He currently lives in the slightly singed hamlet of Kelowna, British Columbia with his wife Carmel and four-year-old son Ronan, who is, at this writing, running down the hall with a carving knife in his hand.

He is laughing.

Beattie has a dozen credits ranging from the psychological drama Cold Comfort, adapted from the stage and for which he won a Genie award, to Prom Night 4, to the children’s adventure Grizzly Falls, to the romantic comedy Almost Heaven currently shooting in Scotland.

Beattie is awaiting the publication of his first novel.

Tricia Lee earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in the Film and Video program at York University. She has traveled to England to study Media Production at the University of Northumbria at Newcastle . After graduation, she spent eight months living and working in Los Angeles , on several productions including three feature films and as a producer's assistant at a commercial production company. She has produced and directed several films such as "Requiem", "On Screen", "Today" and "Heaven is a Place That Starts With 'H'".

She recently returned to Toronto to open her production company A Film Monkey Production through which she is developing a short and two features .

She won the award for "Most Promising Director" at the VCP One Act Festival for the play "Video", the Independent Theatre / Arts Management Award from the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University, one nomination and two awards from Cineseige and 3rd prize for her film "Today" at the Centretown Film Festival.

She has also worked on stage productions as a director, production manager and stage-manager for Vanier College Productions and the Toronto Fringe Festival. Also, as an artist, she has been invited to exhibit her art at EdgeFest 2001 and the Vaughan Festival of Arts 2000, 2002 and 2005.

Corey Brown graduated from the film and video program at York University in Toronto . While there he wrote and directed several films, exploring different genres and demonstrating his wide range of interests. These films include the dark family drama Chalk Outlines, the gruesome knife thrower comedy Stuck on You, the existential puppet drama Lab Rats, and the neurotic and personal comedy Analysis Paralysis. His English studies helped fuel his passion for telling stories, and since leaving school he has been actively writing.

Recently Corey wrote and directed a satirical video for the Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association Conference to be held at Brock University in August 2006. He is currently living in Toronto where he has written several short scripts and features, including his most recent collaboration with Tricia Lee - an adaptation of Jessica Grant's short story Humanesque.