Contact information for references, employers and funders available upon request.
Screenwriter
Blue Blouse Projects – Brett Stabler
May 2007 – Present
Co-writer with Liane Balaban and Brett Stabler of feature screenplay, “Crystal Beach.”
Social Software Consultant
BiblioCommons
May 2007 – September 2007
Advised on user interface and created an interactive help application (design, PHP, MySQL) for a library-based social discovery system.
Instructor
Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
January 2003 - Present
Prepared curriculum/taught intensive quarterly screenwriting workshop/seminar.
Lead Writer & Game Designer
Torgame
July 2007 - Present
Constructed narrative and coordinated game system design for The Bluerose Project, an Alternate Reality Game set in Toronto.
Screenwriter
Industry Pictures – Mehernaz Lentin
March 2006 – September 2006
Co-writer with Amnon Buchbinder of feature screenplay, “The Pit.”
Story Editor
Chris Abraham/Triptych Media
June 2006 – July 2006
Assisted in the development of a treatment for a screen adaptation of Ronald Wright's “A Scientific Romance.”
Story Editor
January Films – Julia Rosenberg
April 2006 – Present
Hired to story edit and script doctor Darren O’Donnell’s feature screenplay adaptation of his play, “A Suicide Site Guide to the City.”
Screenwriter
January Films – Julia Rosenberg
April 2005 – Present
Contracted to translate and adapt feature screenplay, “Revenant”, from the french original by Marco Nicoletti.
Screenwriter
January Films – Julia Rosenberg
March 2005 – Present
Contracted to write original feature screenplay, “Make Believe.” Recipient of Telefilm Canada project development financing.
Reader
Canadian Film Centre
February 2005 - Present
Provided coverage and script analysis for the Canadian Film Centre’s 2005 AAFRP application process.
Story Editor
Universal Studios Short Film Project
January 2005
Story edited “Saved,” a short film directed by Canadian Film Centre Alumnus Sarah Bachinski.
Director
Bran Van 3000/VideoFACT (QC)
December 2002 - January 2003
Wrote and directed six minute extended “narrative” music video for Bran Van 3000, Momus, and Eek-A-Mouse. Featuring Liane Balaban, star of “New Waterford Girl.” Project broadcast nationally on MuchMusic/MusiquePlus.
Membership & Communications Coordinator
Liason of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto
June 2002 - June 2003
Managed the activities and membership status of over 700 volunteers at Toronto's largest independent filmmaking organization. Tasks included planning and promoting events, liasing with other departments and implementing the organization's website and user database.
Director
Onibito-Lab Productions/Canada Council for the Arts
January 2002 - Present
Received $16,000 production grant from Canada Council for the Arts to write, produce and direct The Black Sea Tapes, a cross-media experimental metanarrative.
Screenwriter
New Screen Elite (UK)
September 1998 - January 1999
Wrote synopsis, treatment, and shooting script for 35mm short film production “Panic”. Short subsequently won several awards, including Best Short Film at the 1999 Montecantini Short Film Festival.