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‘I DO, I DO, I DO’

PRODUCTION BIOS

SHAWN WILLIAMSON (Executive Producer) – With over 25 years of entertainment experience, has risen to the forefront of the Canadian and industry as leading independent film and television producer. A native of , Williamson began his career as a stage manager in live theatre in 1983 and has since produced live events, live television, television series, television movies as well as feature .

Williamson has filmed in many international destinations including Croatia, Romania, Ireland, Singapore, France, England, South Africa and Australia. "Fifty Dead Men Walking" starring and Jim Sturgess, a Canada/UK co-production with Future Films and Handmade Films was shot in Belfast and had a Gala Premiere spot at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The TV series “Stormworld,” a Canadian/Australian co-production filmed in Australia, Singapore and Canada is currently airing on CTV’s Space Channel and The Nine Network in Australia. Williamson was the executive producer for the Hallmark Channel Original Movie “Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story.”

Williamson executive produced “Frankie and Alice” starring and Stellan Skarsgaard, “Apollo 18” for , along with “The Possession” for /Lions Gate, “The Company You Keep” with , directed by and starring Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Anna Kendrick, Stanley Tucci and Susan Sarandon, and the miniseries “Delete” with Keir Gilchrist, Erin Karpluk and Ryan Robbins. Williamson produced “Horns” with and , directed by Alexandre Aja and starring and Max Minghella.

Williamson’s producing credits include ’ most successful co-production to date, “White Noise” starring , which was a Canada/UK co-production and has grossed more than $100 million since its release in 2005.

Williamson has line produced “Wicker Man” starring Nicholas Cage, released by Warner Bros., “” with for Millennium Films, “Whisper” starring Josh Holloway, Joel Edgerton and Dule Hill and “Slither” with Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks and Michael Rooker, released by Universal for Gold Circle Films. He has also line produced the independent features “Possession” with and Lee Pace for , and Spitfire Pictures, along with “Passengers” starring and “50/50” with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and , both for Mandate Pictures.

Williamson chairs the City of Vancouver Industry Film Task Force and the Whistler Film Festival and sits on boards of each The Leo Awards, Capilano University Film Advisory, Film Commission Advisory Committee, Vancouver Theatresports League and Add Squad (Vancouver Police Production). He has received several awards including, the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2006 for Brightlight Pictures Inc. and Business Vancouver’s 40 under 40 Award in 2004.

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DAN PAULSON (Executive Producer) - A native of New York City, Dan Paulson graduated with Honors, receiving a B.A. from Boston University, as well as an MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.

Paulson began his career in the entertainment industry with NBC, where he worked as an executive in business affairs. Leaving NBC to begin a freelance career, he produced television commercials and industrial films, before joining 20th Century Fox as a story editor, eventually being promoted to the position of production executive. Paulson remained with Fox until he formed his own , Daniel L. Paulson Productions.

Under the banner of his newly formed company, Paulson developed, packaged and produced a number of theatrical films, television movies and several series pilots, including “Comes a Horseman,” starring James Caan, Jane Fonda and Richard Farnsworth, who received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® nomination. Paulson also produced the TV movie “Thaddeus Rose and Eddie,” starring Johnny Cash and Diane Ladd. In addition, he executive produced and received the Christopher Award for the NBC TV movie “Victims for Victims.”

Paulson joined Dick Clark Productions as VP in charge of movies and series. He served as executive producer for such films as the CBS TV movies “Starfever” and “Copacabana,” which received two Emmy® nominations. Other projects for Dick Clark Productions included the TV movies “Promised a Miracle” and “Town Bully” and the ABC pilot “Remo Williams,” starring Roddy McDowell. In 2010, Paulson produced “Battle of the Bulbs” for Hallmark Channel.

Upon leaving Dick Clark Productions, Paulson produced a number of theatrical films including “Backtrack,” starring Jodie Foster, Charlie Sheen, Joe Pesci, Dean Stockwell, Vincent Price and Dennis Hopper, who also directed, “Passenger 57,” starring Wesley Snipes and “Sunset Park.” Under Daniel L. Paulson Productions’ overall agreement with Showtime Entertainment, Paulson produced “Mr. and Mrs. Loving,” “Inside” and “North Shore Fish.”

Also for Showtime, Paulson produced “A Cooler Climate,” which garnered Emmy® nominations for stars Sally Field and Judy Davis, “Bonanno: A Godfather’s Story,” a four-hour miniseries starring Martin Landau, Edward James Olmos and Robert Loggia and “Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story,” which received two Emmy® nominations, one for Paulson as the producer of an Outstanding Children’s Special and the other for Outstanding Performer in a Children’s Special for Debbie Reynolds.

Paulson recently produced the series “Staffers” for Discovery Times as well as the pilot presentations “Reality Check” and “Hot 97” for VH-1 and MTV, as well as “Pictures of Hollis Woods,” starring Sissy Spacek and Alfre Woodard for Hallmark Hall of Fame/CBS. Spacek received a Golden Globe® nomination, Woodard received an Emmy® nomination and the film won a Christopher Award, a Television Academy Honors Award, a CAMIE Award and was a Humanitas finalist.

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RON OLIVER (Director) – Emmy® award-nominated writer/director/producer Ron Oliver has received international acclaim for his signature blend of sly humor, thrilling suspense, and dazzling visual style. Twice nominated for the prestigious Director's Guild of America Award, Oliver started his career with the cult hit "Hello Mary Lou/Prom Night Two," which was called "the Blue Velvet of high school horror movies" by the Times. He has since directed and/or written feature films and television projects all over the world.

Oliver’s work includes such cultural landmarks as "The Chris Isaak Show," "Queer As Folk," "Beggars and Choosers" and the hugely influential "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" He served as producer/writer and principal director on the TV phenomenon "Goosebumps" and received an Emmy® nomination for producing the NBC/Discovery series "Scout's Safari," filmed on location in South Africa. His re-imagining of Warner Brothers' "Dennis the Menace" and Walt Disney's "Harriet the Spy" saw both film franchises launched successfully for a new generation.

Oliver has directed Original Movies “Smooch,” “Love At The Thanksgiving Day Parade,” and “Perfect on Paper” for Hallmark Channel and his script for the thriller “Gone” was produced for the Lifetime Network. Most recently, the DVD release of his series of "Donald Strachey Mystery" movies is receiving critical and audience acclaim around the world.

As an author, his short fiction has appeared in several literary collections, including "Sons of Darkness," "Flesh and the Word 3," the Bram Stoker Award nominated "Queer Fear" and its Lambda Literary Award-winning sequel "Queer Fear II." Several of these stories have been optioned by acclaimed indie film producer Steven J. Wolfe (“500 Days of Summer”) and Regent Entertainment. Oliver is currently adapting them for the big screen.

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NANCEY SILVERS (Writer) – Writer and producer Nancey Silvers grew up in the middle of the entertainment industry as the daughter of comedian and Tony Award® winner, Phil Silvers. Silvers has amassed numerous writing credits for many made for TV movies including, the Emmy® nominated “Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy,” “And She Was Cougar,” “The Madam’s Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel,” “Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman,” “The Elizabeth Smart Story,” “The Survivors Club” and the Humanitas Award nominee “Journey of Love.” In addition to writing Silvers also executive produced “Girl, Positive,” “Mom at Sixteen,” “Mom's On Strike,” “The Color of Love: Jacey's Story” and “Dog’s Best Friend” and she wrote the Hallmark Channel Original Movies “Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle,” “Love At The Thanksgiving Day Parade,” and “The Nine Lives of Christmas.” Most recently, Silvers wrote the screenplay for the Hallmark Movie Channel Original “The Color of Rain,” a true story based on the New York Times bestselling novel starring Lacey Chabert.

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