<SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: rgb(51,51,51); LINE-HEIGHT: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate">Ryan Hanson is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School's Film Production program. In 2006, he was awarded Best Cinematographer at the BC Student Film Festival for his work on the film <EM>The Shade</EM>. <BR><BR>In 2009, Ryan wrote and directed the NSI Drama Prize short film <EM>The Curiosity of Penny Parker</EM> which has played at many festivals worldwide and was awarded first place in the KidsEye program at the 2009 Rhode Island International Film Festival. <EM>Penny Parker</EM> has also aired on CBC's <EM>Northern Reflections</EM> program. <BR><BR><EM><A title="The Quarry" href="http://www.nsi-canada.ca/the_quarry.aspx" target=_blank>The Quarry</A></EM> is Ryan's second short film and was awarded a production grant from the Ontario Arts Council. It is currently running the festival circuit. <BR><BR>Right now, Ryan is in pre-production on his third short film, <EM>The Escapement</EM>, and is also in the script phase of his first feature, <EM>Lilium.</EM></SPAN><BR>