2012 Manitoba Film & Television Production Directory 2012 MANITOBA FILM & TELEVISION IntroductIon PrOduction dIrEctory Welcome to the 2012 Manitoba Film & Television This year’s guide and directory are a joint initiative of Manitoba Film Production Directory. & Music and On Screen Manitoba. Manitoba Film & Music (MFM) exists so our film and music We are delighted that you chose to produce your film or television industries flourish! MFM implements the film commission incentives, show in Manitoba, so we designed this directory to help you locate provides locations services and administers the Manitoba Film & the people and services you need to make your project a success. Video Production Tax Credit. In this book you will find profiles of Manitoba producers, directors, On Screen Manitoba (OSM) is an innovative non-profit, writers, key creatives and service suppliers along with an extensive membership-driven association that leads, builds and represents listing of our experienced crew and diverse talent base. Contact Manitoba’s screen-based media industry. Their membership information for Industry associations, training bodies and other consists of individuals and organizations including production key organizations will help to guide you through production. As companies, labour groups, distributors, broadcasters, suppliers well as this directory we publish the Manitoba Production Guide, and supporting organizations. which provides detailed information about the Manitoba Tax Credit incentive, potential locations, weather, time zones and more. Please contact On Screen Manitoba or Manitoba Film and Music (contact information pg. 3) to request a Production Guide. Whatever your project demands, Manitoba has the experience, flexibility and world-class talent to make it happen. 2012 MANITOBA FILM & TELEVISION tABLE oF contEntS PrOduction DirEctory Film Offices, Associations, Cast and Crew Unions, Guilds and Training Bodies Production 50 Film Offices and Associations 03 Talent 69 Unions and Guilds 04 Training Bodies 04 Post-Production Editing 80 Producers, Writers and Directors Music 80 Producers / Production Companies 10 Post-Production Sound 81 Writers / Story Editors 30 Special Effects / VFX / Colour Correction 81 Directors / Filmmakers 32 Broadcasters, Distribution Professional Services and Suppliers and Festivals Business Affairs 44 Broadcasters 86 Computer, Data Management and Printing 45 Distribution 86 Equipment Rental 45 Festivals and Screening Facilities 87 Locations / Sets 45 Hotels, Suites and Transports Medical 46 Accommodation 92 Publicity and Marketing 46 Car Rental 93 Index 97 2 / 3 FILm oFFIces, ASSocIAtIonS, unIonS, GuILdS And trAInInG Bodies FILM OFFICES AND ASSOCIATIONS Manitoba Film & Music National Screen Institute On Screen Manitoba Video Pool Media Provincial Film Commission, 400-141 Bannatyne Avenue 003-100 Arthur Street Arts Centre Funding Agency, Tax Credits Winnipeg, MB R3B 0R3 Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3 300-100 Arthur Street 410-93 Lombard Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 1H3 Tel: 204.956.7800 Tel: 204.927.5898 Winnipeg,MB R3B 3B1 TF: 1.800.952.9307 Email: [email protected] Tel: 204.949.9134 Tel: 204.947.2040 Fax: 204.956.5811 Web: onscreenmanitoba.com Fax: 204.942.1555 Fax: 204.956.5261 Email: [email protected] On Screen Manitoba is a dynamic Web: videopool.typepad.com Web: nsi-canada.ca Web: mbfilmmusic.ca non-profit, membership-driven Video Pool is a nonprofit artist-run Manitoba Film & Music is the first NSI supplies market-driven, association that has been leading, center dedicated to independent point of contact for production professional development building and representing video, audio and computer inquiries. For a comprehensive courses for writers, directors Manitoba’s screen-based media integrated multimedia list of Film Commission Services and producers. NSI is also a industry since 1987 through production, located in and Film Programs, please see leader in the development and research and communications, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Production Guide, page 16. Scripts delivery of courses for Aboriginal industry development programs Nicole Shimonek & Location inquiries can be sent screen professionals. and professional and business Administrative Assistant / to [email protected] John Gill development initiatives. We serve Membership Carole Vivier Chief Executive Officer Manitoba’s diverse screen-based [email protected] CEO & Film commissioner media production sector in both [email protected] New Media Manitoba French and English. City of Winnipeg – Louise O’Brien-Moran 1000 Waverley Street On Screen Manitoba est une Film and Special Events Manager of Film Programs Winnipeg, MB R3T 0P3 association à but non-lucratif, 510 Main Street & Location Services menée par ses membres, qui Winnipeg, MB R3B 1B9 [email protected] TF: 888.444.2556 dirige, développe et représente Web: newmediamanitoba.com l’industrie de la production des Tel: 204.986.3058 Manitoba Music NMM is a non-profit association medias de l’écran depuis 1987 Fax: 204.986.7673 par le biais de la recherche Web: winnipeg.ca/ 1-376 Donald Street of professionals that provides et des communications, des filmandspecialevents Winnipeg, MB R3B 2J2 training support and economic development opportunities to new programmes de développement The City of Winnipeg’s Film and Tel: 204.942.8650 media businesses and individuals. de l’industrie et des initiatives Special Events office is committed Fax: 204.942.6083 Comprised of over 950-members. pour le développement to serving the needs of the film professionnel et des affaires. Nous Email: [email protected] Kevin Hnatiuk industry, acting as a “one stop Web: manitobamusic.com Executive director livrons des services shop” for a production’s city- Manitoba Music offers artists [email protected] en anglais et en français au relevant permitting, insurance, and music industry profiles secteur très diversifié de la police, traffic services and general Kathy Driscoll production des medias de in its online directory at Training director production requirements. l’écran du Manitoba. manitobamusic.com, including [email protected] Kenny Boyce contact info, audio, video, concert Louie Ghiz Nicole Matiation Manager, Film & Special Events listings, streaming radio, free mp3 Business development Executive director [email protected] [email protected] downloads and more. [email protected] Kevin Uddenberg Sara Stasiuk Film Liaison, Film & Special Events Executive director 204.986.2138 [email protected] 3 2012 MANITOBA FILM & TELEVISION FILm oFFIces, ASSocIAtIonS, unIonS, GuILdS And trAInInG Bodies PrOduction DirEctory UNIONS AND GUILDS TRAINING BODIES ACTRA IATSE Local 856 – Motion Academy of Broadcasting Film Training Manitoba 203-245 McDermot Avenue Picture Technicians Corporation / Academy 100-62 Albert Street Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S6 454 Edmonton Street of Acting Winnipeg, MB R3B 1E9 Tel: 204.339.9750 Winnipeg, MB R3B 2M3 66B-1485 Portage Avenue Tel: 204.989.9669 Fax: 204.947.5664 Tel: 204.953.1100 (Lower level of Polo Park Fax: 204.989.9660 Web: actra.ca Fax: 204.953.1109 Shopping Centre) Email: [email protected] Web: actramanitoba.ca Email: [email protected] Winnipeg, MB R3G 0W4 Web: filmtraining.mb.ca ACTRA Manitoba represents an Web: iatse856.com Tel: 204.897.2346 FTM is the local film community’s actor base of 450 professional IATSE 856 has a pool of nearly Web: link to training, career counseling performers and includes actors, 530 artists, craftspeople and academyofbroadcasting.com and programs that include dancers, choreographers, technicians, including 281 A Private Vocational Institute, our entry and advanced level singers, stunt performers, stunt members and 241 permittees. curriculum for both the Acting for workshops, online courses, coordinators, puppeteers and They represent: Animal Film, Television & Theatre and work experience, mentorships, voice specialists. Wrangling, Art, Catering, Radio & Television Broadcasting and community outreach. Rob Macklin Construction, Continuity, have been approved by Manitoba’s Neila Benson Branch representative Costume, Driver / Underwater, Department of Education. Executive director [email protected] Extra Casting, First Aid / Craft [email protected] Services, Greens, Grips, Hair, Bev Edmondson Director’s Guild of Principal; registrar / Marketing Dawn Bourbonnais Lighting, Make-up, Paint, Props, [email protected] Communications coordinator Canada – Manitoba Security, Set Decorating, Sound, [email protected] District Council Special Effects, Transportation. Please see our website for all Actors Training Center Onalee Ames Film Studio 202B-275 Broadway Avenue of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3C 4M6 membership resumes. 701 Corydon Avenue 502-62 Albert Street Winnipeg, MB R3M 0W4 Tel: 204.940.4301 Robert Rowan Business Agent Winnipeg, MB R3B 1E9 Fax: 204.942.2610 Tel: 204.943.6832 [email protected] Web: dgcmanitoba.ca Tel: 204.957.0061 Email: [email protected] Web: onaleeamesstudio.com The Director’s Guild of Canada IATSE Local 669 – Fax: 204.897.0197 (Manitoba District Council) is Camera Local Email: jeff.skinner Onalee Ames has 20+ years @actorstrainingcentre.com experience in the film and a national labour organization 217-3823 Henning Drive Web: television industry in Winnipeg, representing key creative and Burnaby, BC V5C 6P3 logistical personnel in the film actorstrainingcentre.com Vancouver and Los Angeles as and television industry. Fax: 778.330.1670 A series of on-going actor