WRITING FOR FILM, TELEVISION & GAMES

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.

Eduardo Basile is a writer, producer, and director from Brazil. Eduardo began working with theatre companies, live performances, and art installations, but his love of movies naturally took him to the Brazilian film industry, where he worked on several major TV series and feature films.

Paul has worked as a screenwriter since the '90s, penning dozens of feature scripts and teleplays for producers on both sides of the border. His many credits include the airborne horror film Altitude, the war-on-terror drama Drone, and TV movies for SyFy Channel and Lifetime Network.

Rodger is an award-winning writer whose work has been featured as official selections in film festivals in Calgary, New York, and Grand Junction, CO. He’s led lectures and writing workshops around the world, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC where he edited PRISM International.

Laura has worked in both Canada and the US as a television screenwriter on Neon Rider, Madison, Undressed, and Early Edition. She is also a singer-songwriter with over 20 song placements in film and TV. In 2003, she was double nominated for a Genie Award for Best Original Song in a Movie.

As a writer/producer, Rick has written five movies and over one hundred hours of TV for series such as MacGyver, Goosebumps, and Twilight Zone. His Road To Avonlea episode, "Incident at Vernon River" won an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program. He's currently developing an animated series.

A 7-time Instructor of the Year and Best Course winner, Paul’s committed passion for cinema has labeled him a "walking encyclopaedia." Paul was the 2nd AD and assistant editor on the feature-length film, Sweet Amerika, and created the web series "The Two Pauls."

Ita has been a fixture on the Vancouver screenwriting scene for many years. Known for The Homestead 2010, Off-Centre Television 2006 and Cross Words 2008, most recently Ita wrote Murphy's Law 2020.

Stolen away from film and TV, Ari was forged as a game writer and narrative designer on series like Dead Rising and Horizon. As a narrative director, she helped create new IPs at Postcard Games Studio. She’s presently typing away at Sucker Punch, best known for Infamous and Ghost of Tsushima.

Lauren has written and performed sketch comedy in festivals across Canada. She auditioned for the VFS Sketch Company in 2006 and has been teaching and directing the Sketch Comedy course since 2018.

John premiered his first feature film, Wisegirls (starring Mariah Carey) at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, and has worked extensively as a screenwriter and story editor in Canada, Australia, the UK, and the US. John has written for video games, including Avatar: The Game and Dead Rising 2.

Keith has produced over 50 movies for SyFy, Lifetime, and other studios. As a writer, he’s worked on movie and TV scripts for Universal, Disney and Sony. Keith wrote the mini-series Easter Island, Mystery and Magic after his pitch won the Banff Television Festival's HD Doc Competition in 2004.

Sara B Cooper is a Writer and Producer for film & television, with a strong background in taking scripts from development through filming and post-production. Her credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X Files, Continuum, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Shannon was the long-term Production Coordinator for VFS’s Film Production program before becoming the Program Manager for VFS’s Writing for Film, Television & Games program in 2022.

Michael is an award-winning comedy filmmaker and a pretty neat dude. His credits include Roomhates, Family Business, and Working From Home.

Brenda is a producer and writer with experience in learning support. Her film “Meet Vancouver,” received an Award of Commendation at Canada Shorts Film Festival 2019 and her TV pilot script ‘Leaving’ for the original series LIVIANA, was shortlisted in the 2020 Emerging Screenwriters Shoot Your Sizzle contest.