FILM PRODUCTION

Omari is an award-winning professional actor, writer, director, producer, and TedX speaker. Omari’s most-recent credits include a recurring role as Black Panther in various Marvel animated projects and as Corvus in Netflix’s The Dragon Prince.

Kat is a working writer, story editor, producer, and instructor. She’s prepared countless VFS graduates to work on feature films, in the writers' rooms of TV series, and in game studios. Kat is the Senior Story Editor for Crazy 8s, writes noir drama, and has a Creative Writing MFA from UBC.

Jessica is a Canadian-Maltese production designer and art director who loves traveling, painting, yoga, and reading. Jessica’s films about humanity and culture have been released by such studios as Lionsgate, Warner Brothers and National Geographic.

Arun Fryer is an award-winning filmmaker and media producer from Vancouver, BC. His narrative films and documentaries have played in numerous global festivals, and his online releases have cumulated millions of views and impressions.

Kevin has produced, shot, or edited hundreds of corporate, documentary, and educational productions. He has experience working in all forms of motion media from 1-inch videotape to the latest digital formats and codecs. He currently instructs Post Production as well as Production Sound.

Andrew has written fifteen feature films, three series bibles, and holds producer credits in film, TV, and video games. His script, The Pixelated Man, was the winner of the Slamdance Screenplay Competition and was subsequently developed through James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment.

Will has been involved in the entertainment industry for 30+ years. He's an accomplished professional in production and postproduction, audio artist, published author, composer, editor, and producer. He won Best Music Video at numerous film festivals in 2021 for a COVID-inspired song parody.

Fredy is a Colombian-Canadian Production Designer and Art Director. With a decade of experience in the film industry, Fredy has become a seasoned professional. His expertise spans various genres, including feature films, short films, television series, and commercials. 

Isaac is a Mexican-Canadian professional with a strong background in film, animation, photography, and art, who continuously explores of the limits of visual storytelling. Throughout his career, Isaac has crossed borders, lending his talent to film projects in Canada, the USA, and Mexico.

Jayme has been involved in the film industry for almost 25 years. Jayme has extensive producer credits ranging from TV comedy, drama, feature films and documentary to reality-based television and game shows, as well as major event planning and app development.

Brendan is a filmmaker from Calgary whose character-driven work is characterized by powerful performances, a uniquely earnest spirit, and a thematic interest in alienation, longing, and vulnerability. His films have screened at major international and Oscar-qualifying film festivals.

Rodrigo has been teaching cinematography for over 12 years, nine of them at VFS. To date, he has shot numerous short films as Director of Photography, however, he’s currently developing a new career path of producing and directing projects in experimental screen dance.

With a background as a counsellor and a lawyer, Keiron has worked as a mediator and trainer for more than twenty years. At VFS, he helps students learn to work as part of a production team. His practice focuses on (re)building work teams and other relationships in the workplace and community.

Gabriel is a creative and detail-oriented filmmaker with a background in graphic design and marketing. He is passionate about creative writing, directing, production design, and film production.