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Blake Mawson - WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
Raised in British Columbia, Canada, Blake has been working in film & television for over 15 years. He began studying acting and film at the age of 16 and has appeared in film and television projects like Freddy VS Jason, X-Men 2, Blade: The Series, Poison Ivy, and The Strain. After living in Germany for 4 years and working within the music and art world, Blake returned to Canada and to once again work within the horror realm, where he continues to write and develop a number of his own screenplays today.
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Alex Ozerov - LEAD ACTOR - 'Pyotr'
Alex Ozerov originated from Russia and came to Canada in 2004. During his school years he began taking drama, and in 2006 started studying acting for film and TV. Ozerov's passion for the craft allowed him to land numerous roles at a young age. His TV appearances include shows like; Rookie Blue, Cracked, Transporter: The Series, and Orphan Black. Ozerov made his film debut in Jason Buxton's award-winning indie film, Blackbird, playing the lead antagonist, Trevor, opposite Falling Skies’ Connor Jessup and appeared in Sarah St. Onge‘s Molly Maxwell. This year Alex has four films coming out; What We Have, Guidance, A Christmas Horror Story, and The Dark Stranger. He’s also recently starred in the feature films Natasha, The History Of Love, and the upcoming Coconut Hero.
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Catherine Lutes - CINEMATOGRAPHER
Catherine Lutes is a Leo Award winning cinematographer with ten years of experience in film and television. Her work has screened at international festivals including Sundance and TIFF. Recent works include the feature films Molly Maxwell (MoMa Canadian Front 2013, Palm Springs International Film Festival 2013), Algonquin (Montreal World Film Festival 2013) and Mountain Men (Borsos Competition Whistler 2014). Lutes recently completed work on the Sundance Documentary Fund supported feature documentary Winter Buoy with Cannes award winning director Frida Kempff, director Stephen Dunn's Sundance-selected Pop-up Porno short film series, and feature film drama The People Garden with director Nadia Litz.
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Konrad Black - COMPOSER
Part of the first wave of North American producers to infiltrate Berlin's modern techno movement, Konrad Black's shadowy production style and charismatic live persona has since had dance-floors basking in the long shadows cast by his presence on the scene. His signature sound is a masterwork of harmonious contradictions, pairing apocalyptic basslines and moody synth progressions with a cinematic temperament that finds its most compelling moments within the spaces between the notes. Konrad has been being tapped to play the scene's most coveted venues, including Fabric in London, Rex Club in Paris, Space in Ibiza, and as one of the regulars at the legendary Panorama Bar. Konrad is set to release his ongoing collaboration with Buttrich will have matured into a full length release in 2016.
https://soundcloud.com/konrad_black
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Matthew DeWilde - PRACTICAL SPECIAL EFFECTS
Matthew
began working in film production in the early 1980s. After attending
the movie premiere of John Carpenter’s, The Thing, Matthew
reached a turning point in his career in Special Effects Makeup and
Animatronics. He began working on various horror films, television
series and also freelanced for toy and leisure companies. In 1987, he
started his first company, Creations Unlimited, and has created works
for iconic film and TV like Jacob's Ladder, The Twilight
Zone, Goosebumps, Stir Of Echoes and Saw II.
A second company, named Form and Dynamics was later formed
with colleagues, Allan Cooke and David Scott. It produced work for
numerous television series including, FX: The Series, Psi
Factor, The Silken Laumann Story, Earth: Final
Conflict, The Listener, and more. Today Matthew divides
his time between feature film and television and prosthetics
instructor. Matthew continues to stay busy today working on
productions like Between, Beauty & The Beast and
Orphan Black.
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Sasha Fisher - PRODUCER
Sasha Fisher is a Toronto-based independent producer. Sasha's passion is producing entertainment that makes an impact on her audience, and she seeks out projects with characters who aren't represented in the mainstream. Currently, she's producing a feature-length documentary in Haiti called A Wild Ride Thru Haiti as well as a feature-length documentary about the life of trans activist Susan Gapka, titled The Susan Gapka Documentary. Sasha is also currently acting as the Production Manager of Alopecia, an Arts Council funded short film. Her recent work includes Make It Pop, Close Encounters Season 2, Pay The Ghost, Not Your Girl, and Flamenco.,