Bill Thumm

Producer/writer/story consultant Bill Thumm has three decades of production to his credit. As a lighting technician, he worked on a number of early features shot in Vancouver, and as Props Master he enjoyed the growth period into the 90s. He was a successful writer in television before turning to Canadian features. As producer, his 1999 film Rupert's Land was nominated for a Genie and won the Leo Award for best picture.

Dianne Neufeld

From a beginning in television news, Dianne developed expertise in script supervision, production coordination and locations, joining the Directors Guild in the early days of the BC industry. She served as BC Film Commissioner for 12 years, and was instrumental in bringing major film production to the province. She has been given numerous awards for her work on behalf of developing film makers. Dianne is currently the Coordinator of the Motion Picture Arts programs.

Doreen Manuel

Doreen Manuel (Ktunaxa/Secwepemc), graduated from the Aboriginal Film & Television program, currently known as the Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking program at the Bosa Centre. She has an extensive background working in First Nations education and community development in both rural and urban centres.  Doreen comes from a long line of oral historians and factual storytellers from her First Nations traditional background. Currently she is the Canadian Correspondent for KVOS North West Indian News, Assistant Studio Director for a nationally broadcast TV talk show as well as manager of Running Wolf Productions. Doreen is currently the Coordinator of the Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking program.

Jane Still

Jane Still is both a film Costume Designer and an educator. As Designer she has worked for over 25 years with more than 50 screen credits.  In 1997 she was honoured by  British Columbia Film with an  award for her contribution to building the film industry in BC.  She is the creator of the now mandatory Film Industry Orientation Program - a must for all those wishing to enter the biz. She has been instrumental in the development and training of new costumers with seminars and workshops at the Bosa Centre continuing education department. These successful courses were developed and expanded into the full time Costuming for Stage and Screen Programs at the Capilano University Bosa Centre for Film and Animation. Currently she is  Faculty Chair of the School of Motion Picture Arts at Cap and the Coordinator of the Film Crafts department as well as instructor in the Costuming program.

Ki Wight

Ki has held positions such as producer, production manager, story consultant, and development and business affairs executive on feature films, television series, documentaries, and new media ventures. Ki’s production credits include Co-Producer of the celebrated CTV movie ELIJAH (by executive producer and writer Blake Corbet), Associate Producer of FIDO (by writer/director Andrew Currie) and THE THAW (by writer/director Mark A. Lewis), and Business Affairs Executive of Kari Skogland’s UK/Canada co-production FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING (Brightlight Pictures/Future Films). Prior to entering the film and television industry, she worked for several years as a visual artist and non-profit arts administrator. Ki holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from Simon Fraser University. Ki is currently the Convener of the Digital VFX program and the Grip and Lighting courses.

Michelle Mason

Michelle Mason is an award-winning independent documentary filmmaker from Vancouver, and the coordinator of The Documentary Program at the Bosa Centre. Michelle began her career in international
journalism, working with the CBC in London and Washington, D.C., and freelancing in Berlin. She returned to Vancouver to found Cypress Park Productions and make The Friendship Village (2002), a tragic and inspiring documentary about an American veteran's efforts to build a reconciliation project with the Vietnamese General who killed his entire platoon. Michelle next wrote and directed Breaking Ranks, (2006) the story of four American military deserters seeking sanctuary in Canada from the Iraq War. Michelle holds an MA in International journalism (City University, London, 1994) and a BA in Literature from the University of British Columbia (1992).