Education  

Bachelor of Education: University of British Columbia 1998
                                       
English Major: University of British Columbia 1997
                                   
Bachelor of Applied Arts: Film/Media Arts: Ryerson Polytechnical 1985

Film and Photography: Confederation College 1980
 
Graphic Arts: Algonquin College: 1979

Independent Film & Video Production                                      

Wrote, Produced, Directed and Shot 11 Days with Ivan (In post-production), a dramatic feature-length psychological drama.

Established BORDERLINE FILMS to produce Films and Digital Video

Picture Editor and Post-Production Supervisor on two 35mm feature films produced by Oneira Pictures Montreal, Los Angeles 

Established QUANTUM PRODUCTIONS INC to produce commercial and independent films and videos, Toronto

Short Films

Wrote, Produced, Directed and Edited five 16mm films funded by Telefilm Canada, Ontario Film Development Corp, National Film Board of Canada, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council
 
including:   Murmurs (23 min)     Heartbreak Verite (23 min)
                Passage of Time  (7 min)     K (5 min)


 

Film Festival Awards             

Best Short Film nomination 
Best Cinematography Award         

  Sales  

CBC television for national broadcast

Screenplay Coverage

Telefilm Canada, B.C. Film, Alberta Film Development Corporation, WIC, Superchannel, Praxis, Alliance-Atlantis.
Content analysis, evaluation and recommendations of more than 150 feature film screenplays seeking production financing.

Commercials

Model & Talent Search Canada (30 second slot)

Corporate Videos                                                 

Model & Talent Search Canada (promotional video)

University of Toronto (Faculty of Medicine),

Bereaved Parents of Canada (public awareness video),

Work Wear Ltd (management training video) 

Canadian Mutual Funds Investment Corp (public service video)

Documentaries and Music Videos     

Tiny Cup, Big Ocean  5 min. Betacam. Performance Video

Working Capital Digital Video Documentary of new economic challenges in China

Windsor House Un-rules Video Documentary of alternative school in Vancouver

Greased Lightening  Performance Video

Hyperbole  Experimental Video

Independent Music Videos for Ezra Mesh, Roger Lee, Rhythm Twins

2 Exotic Music Videos for Studio One Ltd, Vancouver

Performance and Multi-Media                                                          

Various web pages incorporating Flash and Streaming Video 
 
Photographic stills of earthquake aftermath in Duzce, Turkey

Sound and lighting for Arts Club concerts, Fernie, BC

Film/video coordinator, projectionist & live audio mixer at Euclid Theatre
(DEC: Developmental Education Corp), Toronto

Multi-media performances/exhibitions at Arcadia Arts Performance Space, Toronto

Screenplay Writing

Wrote ten original feature-length screenplays including: 



K  kafkaesque psycho-drama  

Traces of Chase  cross-Canada road movie, love story  

Fez and Zena  comedy-drama

Leaving San Pietro biographical account of my mother’s journey from Italy to Canada

Making a Killing  murder psychodrama inspired by Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment

A Winter’s Story supernatural drama inspired by Shakespeare’s A Winters Tale

11 Days with Ivan low-budget allegorical psycho-drama  

  Related Experience  

Trained 3 Concordia University students in 35mm film post-production

Ran workshops in Screenplay Writing, Film & Video Production

Provided employment training in feature film production for 3 emerging filmmakers through a government assisted career development program

Software Skills                                                                                   

Graphic, video, music, web and desktop publishing applications including Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, In Design Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Director, Fireworks Sony/Sonic Foundry Acid, Sound Forge, Vegas, DVD Architect Quark Xpress, Paintshop Pro, Swish, Fruit Loops Studio, Namo and Microsoft Office.

  Web Design

http://borderlinefilms.net/shades/ 
http://borderlinefilms.net/
http://borderlinefilms.net/digtrig/ 
http://www.woodbecker.com/   
http://borderlinefilms.net/11days.htm                                    

  Art and Music                                                           

 Painting, multi-media design, song writing, music rendering, photography

Volunteer Work                           

Vancouver Fringe Festival  Crew Chief
Vancouver Film Festival     facilitated Press Screenings

Teaching                                                         

2003-2004:   Dalian University of Foreign Languages,  Dalian, China

Listening to Cinema: designed and implementing new course combining film studies and English comprehension; World Culture: graduate course;     Advanced Writing.

2002-2003:  Dongbei University of Finance and Economics,  Dalian, China

IELTS exam preparation,  Intensive Reading, TOEFL  exam preparation,    East/West  Cultural Studies,  Teachers Class: Communication

Summer 2002:  Barna-House Language School,Barcelona, Spain

  ESL Summer Intensives: Intermediate & First Certificate

2001-2002 Full-Time:  Inter-Com English S.A., Madrid, Spain

English Training (Advanced Business English): Telefonica, FirstMark, Nat Systems, Stepstone

2001-2002 Part-Time:  Training Express,  Madrid, Spain

English Training: Upper Intermediate Business English:  TDN

2001-2002 Part-Time:  Charles Dickens English,  Madrid, Spain

English Training:Intermediate Business English:  Union Fenosa

  2001-2002 Part-Time:  Madrid, Spain,  4 Private Students

Conversational English, Exam Preparation

  2000-2001: Ottawa-Carleton Public School Board

Occasional Teaching. English, Dramatic Arts, Social Studies

1999-2000:  Istek Private School   Istanbul, Turkey

English Skills, Composition  

1998-1999:  Fernie Secondary School Fernie, BC

Video Production 11-12, Electronic Publishing 11-12,
Information Technology 12, Social Studies, CAPP

1997-1998:  Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School   Vancouver

Media Stuidies 12,

Extra-Curricular

Italy trip: took 16 students to Venice, Florence and Rome March 1999

Yearbook Club: produced the 1999 school yearbook with 8 students

" Grease" Musical: poster design, sound tech. and videographer

Other Interests 

Camping,  kayaking, skating, skiing, biking, baseball  

  Citizenship             

Canadian & Italian (EU passport)

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