Discover Top Production Assistants in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Ian Garrick Mason is an independent filmmaker, photographer, and essayist. He has produced short documentaries on topics like film festivals, blockchain and finance, intelligent cities, and urban planning philosophies (a piece which was featured by Canadian Architect), as well as filming an ongoing series of stylized interview-documentaries on actors and visual artists. Ian's photography concentrates on fashion, portraits, and the personalities of cities. He has served as a contributing editor at Barcelona-based urbanNext, and as a freelance journalist he wrote on politics and culture for publications like The Times Literary Supplement, The Boston Globe, The Walrus, and The New Statesman. Ian is the founding editor of SCOPE, a global magazine of ideas, culture, and emerging talent, and managing director of Hassard Fay, a firm that helps organizations develop ideas-based creative content through videos, infographics, and other formats.

• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Sound Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Content Strategist
• Digital Content Creator
• Graphic Designer

I started out as an assistant producer then an assistant editor. Soon enough I started to edit and became a freelance editor. At ESPN Brazil I had the opportunity to also start shooting. So I would work as a video reporter covering mainly two wheel action sports and then edit what I shot into a 26' television show. Then I went to TV Globo and also worked as a video reporter for one of the country's most critically acclaimed news program. I've received a Líbero Badaró journalism award and also worked at the show's International Emmy nominated episode. I also wanted to work on a fictional show and so I worked as an assistant director at O2 production Company for HBO Brazil drama series "Psi". After that I was hired to be a content producer at Opa! Production Company for the "We All Love Beer"project. A branded content page that featured 48 videos about the world of beer for Globo.com and AMBEV. Now I work as a freelance visual storyteller.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant

Joan Prowse is a writer, producer, and editor with 30 years experience creating TV, video and on-line content that connects viewers to compelling well-told stories using the most up-to date technologies and distribution platforms. Joan’s documentaries, arts biographies, and factual series and short videos have explored timely issues and been broadcast worldwide including contracts with Discovery, TLC, A&E, CBC and TVO. Joan has a track record for completing projects on time and on budget, and selling them around the world. She licensed programs from her celebrity profile series Lucky Breaks to A&E Television in the United States and the international hit, Beauty and the Beach, was licensed to broadcasters in twelve countries on four continents. Now in international distribution, her Juno nominated music biography Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life showcases the multi-faceted career of this Native American icon and her contribution as artist, native rights activist and educator. She’s produced the new multi-platform initiative, Green Heroes, with TVO. The project encompasses a series of television programs and short Internet video profiles about everyday and celebrity people who have championed an environmental cause. Her interest in the environment is further demonstrated with the production of documentaries for the Discovery Channel, an appointment to the board on the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival and leadership training with Al Gore’s Climate Reality Corps. Joan has gained valuable expertise telling compelling stories in a short video format. She's created 28 one-minute video profiles of celebrated Canadians commissioned by Global Television for their Northern Lights series and over a dozen two-minute videos for Paul Kane Interactive, CineFocus Canada’s interactive documentary on DVD and a museum exhibit located at the Royal Ontario Museum. Developed during an eight-month CineFocus Canada residency at the Canadian Film Centre’s, Paul Kane Interactive pushes the boundaries of storytelling by engaging users to interact with arts based content aimed at showing early settler’s influence on aboriginal life. In addition to her interactive, biography and documentary programs, Joan has produced over 50 videos for the non-profit sector and for federal and provincial governments. These projects cover a range of topics including: cultural issues, environmental initiatives, community health, social programs, international development, and labour initiatives. Several of these programs have been produced in French and English. Joan is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre, the National Screen Institute, the Banff New Media Centre, OCADU's Imagination Catalyst, and Ryerson's Radio & Television Arts program. She began her career as a researcher and field producer on TVO’s flagship literary series Imprint, hosted by Daniel Richler.

• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Series Producer / Show Runner

Herrie ten Cate is an experienced documentary film-maker, writer and journalist. He has travelled to remote corners of the world - everywhere from the Greenland Icecap to the Australian outback and from South Africa to Northern Russia. Managing teams in challenging conditions is all part of the job. For the last few years, he’s directed shows for the Discovery Channel series Mighty Ships. Everything from North Sea oil rigs to warships in the Arabian Sea. Herrie is a passionate about all things political and keeps a close watch on what’s happening locally and around the world. His many years of experience as a CBC Radio and Television news and current affairs producer have helped him hone his editorial, story-telling and leadership skills. For a number of years, he produced the CBC NewsWorld program Politics. He can be dropped anywhere in the world and he’ll get the job done. His “soft” people skills have proven invaluable in difficult situations. Flying is his passion. He’s an accomplished pilot with over 1400 flying hours. He’s also past President and Director of Aircraft Maintenance at SOSA - Canada’s largest gliding club. In his personal time, he has rebuilt and flown his WW2 glider, conquered Mount Kilimanjaro and learned to scuba dive. His present project is restoring an 1880s farm house in Prince Edward County.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Fixer
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant

I am an editorial workhorse adept at identifying important market trends and story angles, conceiving novel ways of developing narratives, and deploying the resources needed to bring them to life. My experience as a multi-platform journalist has honed my ability to take ownership of a project from concept to completion under pressure and under budget while always delivering to strict deadlines. I have extensive experience writing web articles, website blurbs, and thought leadership columns specific to technology startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and C-suite executives. I also have several years of experience as a television and web series writer and producer for the likes of CBC News Network, CTV News Channel, Business News Network, Bloomberg Television, and currently with independent production company Globalive Media.

• TV News Producer
• Field Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Senior Editor
• Production Assistant

I have been a freelance motion designer producing animations and motion graphic content for television and online for over 20 years. I have had the pleasure of working with many terrific clients including Coca-Cola, Getty Images, Johnson + Johnson, Yellow Pages, Penguin Random House and Procter & Gamble. I have advanced skills in both 2d and 3d animation that I often combine to give the client the most engaging content to help tell their story. I can comfortably work on a kinetic text piece of or an advanced fully character rigged 3d project, a simple shape animation to a full graphic on-air package.

• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

Toronto based Director/Producer/Writer that does creative and engaging news, feature and documentary stories. I have extensive experience in sports, science and politics. My work history includes six years with Discovery Channel, and five with CTV National News, and another four with Sportsnet. I was a producer/director for CBC during the Pan Am games in Toronto. I also have a background as a series producer doing lifestyle shows such as real estate and renovations programs for Cottage Life Channel. I'm a sailor, runner and father.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

I'm a Colombian-Canadian documentary filmmaker based in Toronto. My work has screened internationally and received awards such as Best Film at the Milton Film Festival, the David Brown Award from North of Superior Film Association, and semifinalist at TVO Short Doc Contest. I've also been a bursary recipient with the DOC Institute and The Documentary Organization of Canada. I've worked with companies such as Vice, Bell, Univision and Mediaset.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Assistant
• Translator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Commercial DP

Based in Toronto, Canada, often on the move for projects. Producer, director, writer, field producer, story editor, production designer, art director are all positions I have experience with. Over 10 years in film and video production. Great with people; interest in different cultures and cuisine; fun and relaxed. Highly professional and able to do corporate, feature, television, indie, web, commercial, and event productions with experience in each over my career thus far.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Communication professional specialized in audio visual storytelling. Skilled in cinematography, video editing and motion graphics design. Made documentaries and social media video content for United Nations Development Programme, Oxfam , World Vision, HSBC, Telenor and many reputed corporate houses and NGOs.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - News
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Post-Production Manager
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Event Photographer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Hi, I’m a freelance Motion Designer / Video Editor / 3D Generalist that specializes in creating short-form promotional videos; From snappy 30 second TV spots, social media clickbait and corporate presentations, to toe-tapping sizzle reels and eye-popping digital signage… if it has pixels and needs to move on a screen, I can do it.

• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

I am a skilled communicator capable of multitasking and remaining composed under high-pressure situations. I am a creative individual with experience in developing media outreach strategies, landing media coverage in top tier publications, writing pitches, building relationships with journalists, and producing digital content for various mediums.

• Video Editor - News
• Production Assistant
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Audio Storyteller
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary

I'm an award-winning, reliable and creative director/producer with decades of experience in factual entertainment. I love to tell great stories, whether it's for broadcast partners including Discovery Channel, OWN, CTV, CBC, Global Television and Slice Network, among others, or corporate clients like Nokia. What can I do for you?

• Creative Director
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Field Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• TV News Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Hi there, My name is Selena Randhawa and I'm a producer, writer and researcher. I've worked at companies like CNN, Great Big Story and I'm currently working at Shopify Studios as a Social Producer. I'm based in Toronto and I'm always looking for freelance opportunities to film, produce and write.

• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Reporter / Journalist
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Award-winning director and producer with over 15 years experience telling great stories. I make documentaries, factual TV, and branded content. Experience working in every environment - from remote locations, to science labs, to live sports events. Expert at connecting with subjects to get to the heart of a story.

• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• TV News Producer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Take5 Digital is a full-service creative video production company. We have been serving clients in London, Toronto, and across Canada since 2012. Our approach is collaborative and creative: we work with our clients’ budget and objectives to create videos that engage viewers and move them to action.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Landscape Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Event Photographer

I'm a Canadian born journalist and producer. I've covered conflict and produced films around the world for both global brands and major media publications such as the BBC, VICE, CBC, The Guardian and others. One of my films won best short at the prestigious Hot Docs film festival in Toronto.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator
• TV News Producer
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Production Assistant

Decades of experience writing, producing and directing branded content for leading brands and non-profits. B2B and B2C experience in a variety of sectors including retail, financial, energy, transportation, food and beverage, media entertainment and charitable sectors.

• Production Company
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Copywriter
• Line Producer / On-Location
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Hi there ! My name is Mouaad El Yaakabi. I've been a journalist for the past 10 years for different French outlike (France TV and Canal + group). I work as a DP for documentaries but also for news magazines. I'm experienced and autonomous on the field.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Company
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Reporter / Journalist
• Drone Operator