Producers

Producer: STEPHANIE CHAPELLE
see also: Chap-Elle Productions

On September 21, 2009, when director Lynne asked me to produce Spring. How could I refuse? A great project, a talented writer/director and a fantastic opportunity. The whole production and post-production was a blur. Thanks to the dedication and the immense talent of our cast and crew, Spring came early. My best memories of the project? In no particular order – Exchanging emails at 6 in the morning with Lynne and Anneli; paying for a location with a good bottle of French win; not to forget the extraordinary help of our production manager Tim Friese and his wife’s fantastic chili, as well as James O’Bryan’s unwavering dedication and attention to details. Hope you like the film as much as we enjoyed making it!

Biography: Stéphanie Chapelle earned her Masters in Business and Administration with honours in Louisiana. After moving back to Europe, she began her career in banking and rose to Assistant Vice President five years later. In 2002, Stéphanie moved to Canada and attended the Vancouver Film School. She went on to manage the production and post-production on the documentary Lord of the Brush. In 2005, Stéphanie graduated from the CFC’s Producer lab, which led her on to produce Spoonfed and Face Machine, two of the 2006 Canadian Film Centre NBC Universal short dramatic films. Stéphanie is currently developing the science-fiction thriller Level 16 (NSI Feature First Program, The Harold Greenberg Fund, Telefilm, NBC Universal Development Incubator 2008). Stéphanie is also working as Business Affairs Manager for Markham Street Films.

Producer: ANNELI EKBORN

Biography: Anneli is an award-winning and GENIE nominated producer.  She’s worked with such esteemed companies as Anagram Pictures, Red Storm Productions, The Canadian Film Centre and she is a graduate of CFC’s Producer’s Lab and NSI’s Features First Program. She has 7 successful short films under her belt including the multiple award winning and GENIE nominated BIG GIRL, and award winners NINTH STREET CHRONICLES, BURGEON AND FADE and LOVING LORETTA. Her films have all screened worldwide in festivals and on television. Her company Sabeth Productions is currently developing 2 feature films and exploring new media and television opportunities.  Most recently Anneli produced the web series SETH ON SURVIVAL in partnership with CFC’s TV Pilot Programme.

Spring Note: despite being on a million and one projects, Anneli jumped onto the Spring team when Code gave the greenlight. Her connections made the production process sooo much easier… she found some of the springiest crew ever and a mysterious red camera that fell off a truck at an unheard of price.

Executive Video Producer: GREG KLYMKIW
visit Greg’s extendo bio at: CFC Creates

Biography: Greg Klymkiw has been devoted to the production of independent, indigenous Canadian cinema for over thirty years. With a degree in English Literature and Theatre, he began his career as a film buyer, film critic and repertory cinema programmer. As the Winnipeg Film Group’s Director of Marketing, he masterminded the international cult success of Guy Maddin’s “Tales From The Gimli Hospital”. He has produced over ten feature films including Maddin’s “Archangel” and “Careful”, Cynthia Roberts’s “Bubbles Galore” and “The Last Supper” and films by Nik Sheehan, Alan Zweig, Bruno Lazaro Pacheco and others. Since 1998, he has been the Producer-in-Residence at Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Centre where he has mentored hundreds of young filmmakers, including Lynne.

Spring Note: Lynne cannot thank Greg enough for his continued support… Greg has proved invaluable help to Lynne for the last five years and continues to bestow script wisdom and frame knitpick during fine cut edits in post production for her films. Major kudos to Greg for suggesting we cast Natalie in the lead… brilliant!

Associate Producer: CARLIE CLOUGH

Biography: Carlie Clough, has worked in the world of indie films and lifestyle television, before jumping snowshoe first into associate producing the short “Spring” and the entire “I Love a Luger” web series. Next she is trading-in to stilettos and producing a Fashion Docu-soap with Director Lynne Kamm that has some very-real live elephants and equally live super models.

Spring Note: Spring marks Lynne and Carlie’s third project together and second trip to a luge competition. Carlie assisted Lynne in successfully launching I Love A Luger web series in Calgary with the Canadian Luge Team and now the duo are off to the snowy Winter Games to launch Spring.