Friday, May 28th, 6:30pm
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch - Peter Kaye Room
350 West Georgia Street
Free for DOC members, $15 for Non members. $10 for Students with valid ID
Limited Seating, First Come Basis. NO RSVP.
Maureen Palmer
Maureen Palmer and Helen Slinger founded Bountiful Films in 2001. Since then they’ve concentrated their work in documentary, with such films as Leaving Bountiful and The Bully's Mark for Global and How to Divorce & Not Wreck the Kids for CBC. While out filming How to Divorce, Maureen noticed how few divorce resources existed for children in the world where they spend most of their time: on line. So Bountiful approached Richard Mardon of Mobidextrous to help envision a site where children could experience their parents' break-up interactively. Changeville http://www.kidsbc.ca/#/welcome was the result. Bountiful Films also received last year’s BC Film Digital Readiness Program grant, which helped maximize understanding of both the web and mobile as promotional and storytelling vehicles.
Richard Mardon
Mobidextrous: Richard Mardon has developed 30 years of interactive solutions over a wide range of technologies. His skill lies in translating key concepts such as dramatic arc and character development across all media. His reach is broad - from animation for mobile phones, to a Buzz Lightyear environment for Disney Interactive, to Grief Works, an online site for BC Children's Hospital.
Sylvie Peltier - President, Red Letter Films
Sylvie Peltier is a writer, producer, director and the president of Red Letter Films, a company located in White Rock, British-Columbia producing documentaries. Her success includes the award for “Best Experimental” at the Yorkton Film Festival (LouLou: Prisonnière de ses Passions), a nomination for Best Arts and Culture documentary at Yorkton (Bali by Heart) and multiple international awards (Children of Armageddon, In the Company of Trees). A graduate of the Alliance-Atlantis Banff Executive Program, she is currently producing the fourth season of the crime docu-drama ”Dark waters of crime” for Canal D. She has been exploring cross-platform opportunites for her work, starting with a digital readiness plan for her company in 2008, the puppet web saga Leonard & Nancy in 2009 and her first documentary interactive web component with SRC this winter - Ouestquonparlefrancais.ca - also selected for the Web-Télé festival in La Rochelle, France. She is the president of the Alliance des Producteurs Francophones du Canada (APFC). She has been calling British-Columbia home since 1987.
Robert Wong - Vice President, BC Film
After working for five years for a chartered accounting firm in Vancouver, Robert joined British Columbia Film where he is currently the Vice President of Tax Credits and Development. Robert joined the staff just prior to the launch of the film and television tax credit program in 1998, and has since played an integral role in the evolution of British Columbia’s film and television tax policy, including the recent enhancements to the tax credit program. He is responsible for all administrative aspects of Film Incentive BC and the Production Services Tax Credit program, including maintaining the integrity of the legislation and regulations.
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