A successful producer of HD films, Vanessa's credits include Gemini award winner The Musical Brain for CTV and National Geographic International. Featuring Sting and other stars like Feist, Michael Buble and Wyclef Jean, this film was a thrilling revolutionary investigation into how the brain reveals why music affects our lives.She is currently developing a slate of international co-productions including: The Woman Who Joined the Taliban, for CBC; Volcano, a Werner Herzog documentary about man's relationship with this dangerous phenomenon, also for CBC; Charles Dickens and the House of Fallen Women, a mini-series about the author's strange ten-year experiment with female prisoners; And I'll Love You When You're a Star – a feature arts documentary on the career of Leslie Caron, star of An American in Paris, with ARTE. Vanessa is also working with CTV's W5 on Who Killed Arafat?, a forensic science mystery. She is also developing The Science of Sainthood, a series on how the Vatican uses medical science to determine who becomes a saint
SESLER is an international management agency with operations in Los Angeles and Toronto representing Directors of Photography and Production Designers in the entertainment, advertising and production industries. Working across the spectrum of Features, Commercials, Television, Documentaries, Music Videos and Branded/Web Content, our Cinematographers and Production Designers are among the most recognized and sought after in the business.
CineFocus Canada was founded in 1991 to produce insightful and entertaining television documentaries and educational videos. Today our roster includes over 20 hours of prime-time TV programs and more than 30 educational videos. These programs are often produced in both French and English and are sold around the world. In 2003, we created CineFocus Canada Interactive to expand the reach of our programs to new media platforms. Our goal is to change the way people watch - and interact with - documentaries and videos. We invite you to view our finished work and read about the projects we have underway - and thank you for dropping by.
Hg80 Media is an independent film and television production company based on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada. We specialize in high integrity documentary films for international broadcast television. Our work is recognized for its compelling visual styles and character-driven content. Founded in 2000 by David Hallam and Christa Schadt, Hg80 Media has grown into an award winning boutique production house. We make both one-off documentary specials and documentary series, never losing sight of strong, innovative storytelling. Currently we have been very active in digital media. In particular, we have worked on all the creative aspects of web 2.0 design and implementation, and have developed presences in Second Life for ourselves and for clients.