BANFF –The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) announced its new incoming board of directors yesterday, along with the re-election of David MacLeod of Big Motion Pictures as board chair.
“It has been a very busy couple of years that has seen many successes for our members, from terms of trade with private broadcasters to successful negotiations with unions and guilds across the county,” said Tom Cox, chair of CMPA’s nominating committee, in a statement. “The CMPA board is made up of passionate and experienced individuals and companies who help make the association a leading voice for independent producers.”
The incoming board of directors, who will serve a two-year term starting this month and ending in June 2015, are as follows:
British Columbia
- Rob Bromley (Force Four Entertainment)
- Brian Hamilton (Omnifilm Entertainment)
- Alexandra Raffé (Thunderbird Films)
- Cal Shumiatcher (Paperny Entertainment)
Alberta
- Tom Cox (SEVEN24 Films)
- Joe Novak (1400 Months)
Saskatchewan
- Bob Crowe (Angel Entertainment)
Manitoba
- Jamie Brown (Frantic Films)
- Kim Todd (Original Pictures)
Ontario
- Mark Bishop (marblemedia)
- Paul Bronfman (Comweb Group)
- David Cormican (Don Carmody Productions)
- Sandra Cunningham (Strada Films)
- Sari Friedland (Factory Films)
- Scott Garvie (Shaftesbury)
- Ira Levy (Breakthrough Entertainment)
- Margaret O’Brien (Entertainment One)
Quebec
- Ina Fichman (Intuitive Pictures)
- Arnie Gelbart (Galafilm)
- Janis Lundman (Back Alley Film Productions)
Atlantic
- Charles Bishop (Six Eleven Media)
- David MacLeod (Big Motion Pictures)
- Paul Pope (Pope Productions)
- Mary Sexton (Rink Rat Productions)
