Published stories, completed scripts and short movies

S U M M A R Y

• 14 short stories published
• 5 Aurora Nomination for Best Short-Form Work in French
• 2 SF short story awards
• Vancouver Film School, Writing for Film and TV
• 4 completed feature film scripts
• 2 completed short film scripts
• 12 shorts - 2 contest entries - produced, written, directed, casted, directed and edited.

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• 14 short stories published, 2 SF short story awards.
• 12 shorts - 2 contest entries - produced, written, directed, casted, directed and edited since May 2002.
• 2 documentaries in progress.
• 4 completed feature film scripts, includign first paid screenwriting gig.
• 2 completed short film scripts.
• 3 scripts in progress.

L E A R N I N G

• Vancouver Film School, Writing for Film and TV Vancouver Film School, Writing for Film and TV, 1999.
• Mentors: John Lazarus (Studio 58) and Frank Borg (story editor, “Da Vinci’s Inquest”)

P U B L I S H E D   G R A P H I C   N O V E L

• 1981: With the support of the Universite du Quebec a Montreal's Telematique Department, I led a team of artists into producing the first Canadian comics on the Macintosh (Mac 512s).
• We exhibited our work at the first Cite du Futur exhibit
• Same year, the first computer-generated comic book - Shatter- was produced in the USA. We had good company.

P U B L I S H E D   S T O R I E S

• 2000 - "Omer and The Zobop". Published in Solaris 133, Spring 2000, Quebec. Included in the 1998 "Divine Realms: Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Tales of the spiritual world" edited by Susan MacGregor and published by Turnstone Press.
• 2000 - "Tears For Ersulie Freda". Included in the 2000 "Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction" published by Invisible Cities Press in Vermont and edited by Nalo Hopkinson. Made the 2001 Aurora Egibilbility List.
• 1996 - "Adieu aux armes pour une fourmi-soldat", Aurora Award, Meilleur nouvelle en français / Best Short-Form Work in French (Nomination).
• 1990 - "Akimento" Aurora Award, Meilleur nouvelle en français / Best Short-Form Work in French (Nomination)
• 1990 - "Pas de dum-dum pour Mister Klaus" Aurora Award, Meilleur nouvelle en français / Best Short-Form Work in French (Nomination).
• 1989 - "Le radeau des âmes jaunes" in Revue Imagine... n° 47, 1989.
• 1989 - "Sous des soleils étrangers, fleurissent des parcomètres". Published in "Sous des soleils étrangers", Ianus (Canada), 1989. Included in the “1989 Anthologie de SF Quebecoise” published by Yves Meynard and Claude J. Pelletier
• 1988 - "La Marquise de Tchernobyl", "Old Happy Days in Tchernobyl", Aurora Award, Best Work in French (Nomination). 1987 Ex Aequo winner of the Prix Imagine. 1988 Prix Boreal winner. Published in Tesseracts 3, edited by by Candas Jane Dorsey and Gerry Truscott and in “Northern Stars: The Anthology of Canadian ScienceFiction” edited by David G. Hartwell and Glenn Grant.
• 1987 - "Salut le Monde", Aurora Award, Best Work in French (Nomination)
• 1987 - "Procrastination City" in Revue Imagine... n° 40, 1987
• 1986 - "Cappuccino Buns" in Revue Solaris (Canada) n° 69, 1986.
• 1986 - "Salut le monde" in Revue Solaris (Canada) n° 70, 1986.
• Mentor: Elizabeth Vonarburg

C O M P L E T E D    S H O R T    S C R I P T S

• “You’re Next” (Horror/Supernatural/Thriller)
  • Business Class. Last three minutes. First 757 to hit the Twin Towers.
• “Belching Dragon”  (Comedy)
  • Skid Row bum forgot best friend’s birthday. Boy is she pissed off heh

C O M P L E T E D    F E A T U R E   S C R I P T S

•  “Men Without Shadow” (Action/Metaphysical/Thriller)
  • White priest. Black shaman. Mermaid. Reptilian. Sometimes, Redemption can be Hell.
•  “A/M/O/K/ 651:: Awakening” (Action/Horror/Supernatural)
  • Mind-controlled killer for the New World Order.
•  “Target Unlocked” (Musical Romantic Comedy)
  • Same crew. Same stars. Same sets. New movie. Can you teach an old dog new tricks?
• "Lovers' Leap" (Action, Love Triangle)
• Montreal, 1972. A Wasp. A Queen. A Mafiosi.

P R O D U C E D   /    W R I T T E N    /    D I R E C T E D   /    E D I T E D   / S H O R T S

• “Los Dos Bleedingos”
  • September 2004  1 min Langara College Music Video Workshop assignment. Who wants my heart? Music by Plastic Machine.
• “Dating Blind” aka "Karen Rampion (the remix)
  • October 2003 5 min 24 hrs film contest entry based on “Rapunzel” by the Grimm Brothers.
• “YMAW 2003”
  • August 2003. Young Men’s Adventure Week-End. 4 min. video. Black Eyed Peas::”Where is the Love”.
•  “Ho:Me:Less"
  • Aug. 2003. 4 min National Film Board exploration project. Tent City meets Block Party. Deep Forest: “Undecided”.
• “The Mermaid & The Valley”
  • July 2003. 4 min. Music video. Footage from Stein Valley. Music unknown.
•  “Sylkie”
  •   June 2003. 5 min. music video. When mermaid move to the Drive. Be Good Tanyas:: “Ship out on the sea”.
•  “Who by Fire”
  • Oct. 2002. 5 min. music video about the Parade of the Lost Souls. Leonard Cohen and Baraka.
•  “Illu 02”
  •  July 2002. 5 min. documentary about Illuminares' Lantern Parade. Live soundtrack.
•  “Fall at your feet”
  • June 2002. 5 min, music video. 3 men help their wounded comrade. Dire Straits:: “Brothers In Arms”.
•  “Tucan Dance”
  •  May 2002 24 hrs film contest entry.  Psychotic clone who thinks she’s the original singer finally snaps.

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