MILTON NG - FOUNDER, FILMMAKER, COMEDIAN
Milton is a Chinese-Canadian filmmaker/comedian who made his parents proud when he couldn’t take over the family restaurant. He moved to Vancouver in 2009 to pursue a career in the film industry instead.
Since then, Milton has produced several comedy sketches, short films, & web series. “Dim Sum Noodle (2012)” won Best Action/Comedy, Best Ensemble Cast at Asians on Film Festival. “Next Like (2014)” was nominated for Best Canadian Short at Vancouver Asian Film Festival, official selections in Edmonton, Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco. “Towel Boy (2018)” won Best Action/Comedy short at New York’s Urban Action Showcase. “Followers (2018)” played in Vancouver, Austin, Georgia, and won Best Comedy Web Series at Utah Web-series Film Festival. He is currently doing stand-up comedy while developing his first feature, “Chinese Restaurant”
JONATHAN ENDO - PRODUCER, COMEDIAN Jonathan Endo has a keen eye for bringing people together. Building relationships is one of his strengths and believes in making a film family on set. He is known for producing “The Followers” , “Camera Shy” and “The Cover-up”.
Jon is also a stand-up comedian and loves making people laugh.
BILL KAL - PRODUCER - Vasilis Kalatharas or 'Bill Kal', as he likes to be called, was born and raised in Brahami district in Athens, Greece. His life changed when he made the leap of faith and moved to Vancouver, BC in 2009 to succeed in the entertainment business.
Having a marketing and advertising management background, and after perfected his knowledge of entertainment business management at Vancouver Film School, Bill directed his career towards creating and developing environments where artists can succeed. His working experience pallet contains projects from producing award-winning short films and managing well-established Canadian artists like Five Alarm Funk to coordinating sponsorships at Vancouver Canucks and Rogers Arena.
Vasilis is an entertainment business expert and his success has come through smart hustle, the right positioning, and insatiable passion.
WILLAN LEUNG - PRODUCER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Willan started his film career in early 2000 as an Assistant Director in both Asia and North America, worked on over 60+ film projects ranging from Short films to Feature films.
In early 2018, he co-produced award winning short film Gemini, The Followers and he continues to support fellow filmmakers on many projects on any capacity. In 2019, Willan co-produced award winning short films such as Parabola and Grandma’s 80th Surprise which is screening at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. Willan also produced a Harold Greenburg Fund & Creative BC short film “FREYA” which has won numorous awards at many film festivals.
Willan continues to support our local filmmakers and continues to contribute to the local independent film community, connecting like-minded individuals and to explore possibilities in independent film community.
ALFONSO CHIN - CINEMATOGRAPHER Alfonso Chin is a cinematographer currently based in Vancouver, BC. He comes from a multicultural background. He grew up in Mexico and United States with Chinese heritage. His passion for world cinema and storytelling started at an early age with visual arts, particularly in painting.
He studied film, interactive arts and graphic design at the University of Victoria, Vancouver Film School and Simon Fraser University. He was also part of an academic research group analyzing different narrative forms and structures in various mediums such as TV, online media and cinema.
He draws his influences from paintings especially in impressionism and naturalism characteristic of open composition, chiaroscuro, emphasis on accurate depiction of light, color and the passage of time. His cinematic influence comes from the works of Andrei Tarkovsky, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Akira Kurosawa, and many other masters of cinema.
Alfonso has filmed with different formats from 35mm, 16mm to the latest digital emulsions. From commercials to engaging narrative and documentaries, the story and characters always come first, and are always the primary motivation to his approach to lighting and camera movements.
CHRISTOPHER CHO - CINEMATOGRAPHER
Christopher is a filmmaker that has worked on numerous projects such media work, corporate and narrative work. He ventured into filmmaking because he always saw in a story in everything, and moving pictures has become his outlet. Recently, he has worked on video projects with Novus TV, Beedie, BlueShore Financial, BlueSky Properties, and Kingswood Properties. Some of the current projects Christopher is working on are short films and as well as a documentary.
MICHAEL YEUNG - CINEMATOGRAPHER
Michael has worked on over 100 tv shows and movies in the camera department. His most notable shows like Star Trek, Tomorrowland and the Revenant. His cinematographer credits include Animal within an Animal, the Bloodline and Smallbites.
Michael also has a huge comic collection.
LIBBY OLSON - PHOTOGRAPHER
Libby Olson is a Queer Canadian documentary filmmaker and photographer, who left her family’s small town farm to pursue a career in the film industry! Her passion for filmmaking started at a young age when she bought an old Go-Pro and started making downhill ski movies with her friends after school. After moving to Vancouver and graduating from Capilano University in 2019 with a degree in Motion Picture Arts, Libby went on to direct and shoot her first short documentary entitled Project Akonjo. She led a small crew as they traveled to the remote Akonjo village in Kenya for a month to start up a girls soccer league, while also learning about the Akonjo people and their culture.
Libby currently works in the film industry as a product photographer and camera assistant on set and with Dear Hero Studios. She is passionate about how we can use storytelling as a form of mental health therapy, as well as amplifying the marginalized voices in her community. Thelma and Louise is her favourite film.
MIKE COSGRAVE - WRITER
Mike Cosgrave is a graduate of Vancouver Film School’s Writing for Film and Television program, and holds a B.A. in English and Professional Writing from the University of Victoria.
Mike has written short films and sketches for a handful of production companies based in Vancouver, notably Down Forward Punch Entertainment, (“Neighbourhood Security,” “Kitchen Fires,” and the award-winning “Dim Sum Noodle”) and BAM3 Productions (Next Like). He also has written feature-length projects including the indie-drama Timberline, and an as-yet Untitled Slasher Project. He is currently developing a comedy web series (Service!) set in a franchise restaurant with Dear Hero Studios.