Josh Aubin
Academy Program Manager
Josh has been an instructor for 5 years for our kids programming and also works as a manager at Film.Ca Cinemas. He has a BFA in Film Studies and is an aspiring filmmaker with a background in both theatre and film. He has experience on film/TV sets, including being the production manager for Film.Ca Productions show Coming Distractions. He loves working with kids and talking about movies – but make sure you don’t ask his opinion on Star Wars if you don’t want to be stuck in a conversation for hours.
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Jeff knoll
CEO
Jeff is the Founder and CEO of the Film.Ca Companies. Making and showing movies has been his passion since a young boy. He is an entrepreneur, film/tv producer, actor, and an elected Town & Regional Councillor. He has five adult children and seven grandchildren. He spent many years guiding his youngest son as a successful professional film & tv actor from tween to teen (aka a stage dad). Knoll has produced tv shows such as Coming Distractions and Kid’s Town and is a member of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television & Radio Artists (ACTRA), the Canadian Media Producers Association and the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television.
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Bryn Perras
Managing Director
Bryn is the Managing Director of the Film.Ca Companies and has worked for the company in every capacity since a young teen. After receiving her Master of Science in Education and OCT (Ontario Certified Teacher) certification, Bryn returned to her family business and developed the Film.Ca Kid’s program more than 10 years ago, the precursor to the Film.Ca Academy. All Academy curriculum is developed in conjunction with, approved by and monitored by Bryn. As the mother of three young boys, she understands children and brings her educational and parental experience to the Academy to ensure our students have fun, receive meaningful instruction and are safe. In recent years, Bryn has developed her skills as a producer including Film.Ca in-house commercials and our web series, Kid’s Review Crew.
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Tarneem Allati
Instructor
Tarneem is a recent graduate of Sheridan’s Bachelor of Film and Television production. They specialize in cinematography and editing and have had many fun experiences in different roles on a variety of film sets including director, editor, cinematographer and gaffer. On the side they like to play guitar (or at least make an attempt at it) and take photos. Tarneem finds joy in sharing their passions with the next generation of aspiring creators and sparking interests that could be pursued in the years to come.
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