THE TEAM






DYLAN MARANDA

After attending the Simon Fraser University SCA Film program for film direction, Dylan pursued directing commercials. At 23 he became one of the youngest directors in Canada to be signed to commercial representation. He has pitched, won, and directed over $8 million in commercial directing budgets— with his work having garnered some of the top advertising awards in the world at the Cannes Lions, The Young Director Awards, The One Show, and AICP Awards among others. In 2022 and 2023 Dylan was a finalist for Young Guns, the global top 30 under 30 ranking for creative professionals. His narrative short film directorial debut Master of the House (CBC) had its global premier at the Vancouver International Film Festival. In 2023, Dylan founded Deluge— an artist-led media company telling award-winning stories across a wide range of mediums. Deluge’s slate includes the to-be-released film Savage House with Paramount Pictures starring Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy.  





PHILLIP THOMAS

Phillip has been a multi-hyphenate filmmaker for over a decade. His work as a producer includes the to-be-released film Savage House (Paramount) starring Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy, Freaks (Well Go USA) starring Bruce Dern and Emile Hirsch, and Nurture which world premiered at Telluride Film Festival. As a writer and producer, his film When the Ocean Met the Sky (1091 Media) played at festivals all over the globe and was nominated for best film on the TIFF Film Circuit. As a writer and director, Phillip made the Oscar long-listed and critical hit Cake Day (CBC) and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television nominated The Fish & The Sea (CBC). Beyond his achievements in the narrative film industry, Phillip spearheaded the production of numerous large-budget TV commercials for brands such as Chevrolet, Kraft, Shaw, Ford, and Bose.  





MARK W. CAMPBELL

Mark has close to three decades building a successful career in corporate finance and as an entrepreneur. He began at Blair & Company as an investment banker advising both public and private entities on a variety of strategic and financing initiatives then later, Vice President of investments at Janssen Capital Partners, a boutique venture capital firm. As an entrepreneur, Mark successfully exited from a national restaurant concern and now serves as corporate finance advisor and board director providing corporate guidance within the hospitality and entertainment industries. He co-produced The Girl is in Trouble and advised and assisted the financing of the Academy Award nominated film OMAR. Mark sits on the Board of several companies and is a contributor/co-author of the book, Inside the Minds – The Restaurant Business.





CHRIS R. WILSON

Chris has over 25 years of experience in film production, independent film sales & distribution. In 2006, Chris was the youngest Unit Production Manager in Canada, employed on R.L.Stine's, The Haunting Hour. It would continue to air over four seasons totalling 78 episodes of Emmy Award-winning television. Chris has worked in production on over eighteen feature films and more than two hundred episodes of television for networks such as the CW and Hallmark.