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John is a senior member of the Directors Guild of Canada – British Columbia District and began working in the BC film industry in 1985. He has since worked on over 60 TV movies, feature films, TV Series, Documentary Films, and TV Commercials as a Location Manager, Production Manager, Unit Manager and Producer. He remains very active in the film industry today.
John has lived in the Kootenay region since 2005 and currently resides in the Slocan Valley. Today, he maintains close ties with the local community as a Board Member of Kootenay Land Trust and Winlaw Watershed Committee, as well as a member of the West Kootenay Conservation Program, West Kootenay EcoSociety and Valhalla Wilderness Society. With his long standing residency and ties to the region, he brings a deep understanding of the local industry and aligned values to the role.
In his career, he has scouted film locations throughout the Kootenays. In 1995, John was part of the film crew for the feature film Magic in the Water, which was shot in the Kaslo area and starred Mark Harmon, Harley Jane Kozak and Joshua Jackson. He also helped land the TV movie Christmas Miracle in 2005, which used locations in Queens Bay and Nelson. In 2010, he helped land the feature thriller The Tall Man, which filmed in Salmo, Ymir, and Nelson and starred Jessica Biel.
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