The Writers
Michael Korican
Michael graduated from York University film school with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production, Special Honours, winning the Famous Players Scholarship in his last year. The Rolling Stone Book of Rock Video called Michael's feature, 'Recorded: Live!', "the first film about rock video". See Michael's filmography.
Alain Williams
What started out as playing with toys as a kid and imagining characters to draw in high school, has slowly transformed into a passion for Alain. Story, setting, character and action have become the elements that are bouncing around in his mind at any given time. He started writing in high school, and after meeting Denver Jackson, his 'partner in crime', in the tenth grade, he began looking at writing for film and animation more seriously as a career. See Alain's filmography.
Maureen Bradley
A media artist, curator and educator, Maureen has directed over 30 short films and videos. Her award winning productions have screened at galleries and festivals around the globe including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Many of her productions have been broadcast in North America and abroad. Maureen has taught film and video production at UVic, UBC and the University of Regina. Maureen is currently the president of the Board of Directors of the CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers and is the Pacific Board Member of the Independent Media Arts Coalition of Canada. Retrospectives of Maureen's work have screened at festivals in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg and Ottawa. She has garnered Best Film awards from festivals in Chicago, Akron, Philadelphia and Santa Barbara. See Maureen's filmography.
Stefanie Borowski
Stefanie Borowski has been writing stories, plays and poems since kindergarten. She studied literature and creative writing at the University of Winnipeg and professional writing at the University of Victoria. Stefanie is a freelance writer and a professional wine connoisseur. She currently lives in Victoria, BC, with her husband, independent filmmaker Mark Borowski, and their two rambunctious cats, Sabre and Milo. See Stefanie's filmography.
Brie Wittman
Brie was born in Calgary, Alberta. She moved west to study Creative Writing at the University of Victoria. Primarily a stagewriter, her plays have premiered across Western Canada, Newfoundland and Jamaica. Her creative non-fiction has appeared in Calgary's Fast Forward Magazine and she is a regular contributor to the Rabbit Review. She currently resides in Victoria, BC, with her partner Drew and their dog Loki where she spends most days exploring her characters' imaginary worlds. See Brie's filmography.
Melissa de Haan
Melissa lives in Victoria, BC, and is a member of CineVic, Victoria's Independent Film Society. She has written several short films produced by members of CineVic and has also worked on films as editor and script supervisor. She studied screenwriting at Camosun College with Canadian playwright Charles Tidler, and acting with Vic Perillo and also with David Simmonds at the Screen Actors Studio in Victoria. See Melissa's filmography.
D. W. Wilson
David is a student of metaphysics and creative writing at the University of Victoria. He is a philosophical realist, a Plato sympathizer, and in devout opposition to any and all Empiricists, but especially David Hume. He has twice had a poem published but loathes to refer to himself as a poet. As a film maker he prefers those that involve robots. As a fiction writer he produces, almost exclusively, stories that involve fathers and sons and police work.