20+ years of production experience on long and short format features and television series
Member of the Directors Guild of Canada
Member of the Location Managers Guild International
Member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS)
Member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
Member of the City of Toronto Film, Television and Digital Media Advisory Board
Member of the Ontario Creates Municipal Film Office Roundtable
Member of the Durham Region Film Advisory Board
Appearances/Panels
2023 moderator for Comic-Con International LMGI Panel
2022 panelist at FOCUS – The Meeting Place for International Production
2022 panelist at the Zagreb Film Office Pro Film Days Conference
2022 panelist at DGC BC /LMGI Peers + Partners + Planet : Location on Leadership Forum
2022 moderator for Comic-Con International LMGI Panel
2021 panelist at FOCUS – The Meeting Place for International Production
2021 speaker at the 1st Shooting Location Marketplace in Valladolid, Spain
2021 panelist for the MPPIA & LMGI present “The Art of Parking”
2021 moderator for Comic-Con International @ Home LMGI Panel
2021 panelist – KFTV Talks: Filming in Ontario Panel
2020 panelist at FOCUS 2019 – The Meeting Place for International Production
2020 panelist at the Zagreb Film Office Pro Film Days 2020 Digital Conference
2020 moderator for Comic-Con International @ Home LMGI Panel
2020 panelist at the Economic Development Council of Ontario Annual Conference
2019 panelist at FOCUS 2019 – The Meeting Place for International Production – London, UK
2019 moderator at Comic-Con International: San Diego LMGI Panel
2019 panelist at DGC Quebec Locations A Window on the World Forum
2019 panelist at DGC BC /LMGI Location on Leadership Forum
2019 panelist at the 10th Ontario Creates Regional Film Forum
2019 panelist at the Film Durham: Locations Seminar
2018 panelist at the 9th Ontario Creates Regional Film Forum
2016 panelist at Comic-Con International: San Diego
Interviews/Articles/Podcasts
Sep 9, 2016 Filmmakers find UTSC “perfect for production”
Fall 2017 – LMGI Compass Magazine (pg 22)”In My City :Toronto”
Jan 2018 – BSS.com – Exclusive Interview: Shadowhunters Location Manager
Apr 2019 – BasicStuffMagazine.com – Shadowhunter Debriefs – Location Manager
May 2019 – Hollywood Reporter – Inside Ontario’s Visual Effects Boom
July 2019 – ABC Radio Australia – Interview
Sept 2019 – Hollywood Reporter – Ontario’s Hollywood Film Boom Spreads Beyond Toronto
Jan 2020 – KFTV – Climate change impact on the screen industry is “enormous”
Feb 2020 – KFTV – Q & A with John Rakich LMGI, Toronto based Location Manager and Scout
May 2020 – On Location with Jared Cowan Podcast – Episode 14 (16:20)
July 2020 – San Diego Comic-Con @ Home Interview
August 2020 – Locations On Two Podcast
November 2021 – Deadline – TV Academy Invites Location Managers to Join
July 2022 – Destination Film Guide – Interview
September 2022 – CBC News – Toronto Film Industry Green Energy
October 2022 – DGC Ontario Wider Lens – Location Manager x Location Manager
October 2022 – HRT Magazin – Interview on Filming Potential in Varazdin Croatia
December 2022 – KFTV – Madeira Boasts Untapped Potential
February 2023 – Return to the Shadows Podcast
March 2023 – Toronto Sun – Location, Location, Location
May 2023 – Screen International – Emerging Market Roundtable
August 2023 – Vilnius Film Office Press Release – Baltic Region Fam Tour
August 2023 – Baltic Times – Location Manages Visit South Estonia
November 2023 – Variety – After Strikes and Covid, Global Production Will See Cautious Uptick in 2024