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Winner 2013 Rogers Documentary Film Fund, Winner 2012 StoryNet Doc Film Challenge, Winner 2011 Story of the Year (CTO), Producer JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU's Ambassadors of the Environment Transmedia Series, SESAME STREET TV writer, 2013 NUNAVUT feature GLOBE & MAIL'S DREAMSCAPES Magazine. Travel author/photographer Michelin, Dorling-Kindersley & Fodors, features for SMITHSONIAN, VIRGIN AIRLINES, ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE Anniversary Documentary. Creator of Universal Jazz Series: CBC/Ideas + Radio-Canada International (RCI). Corporate content for RAFFLES HOTELS & RESORTS, CANADIAN NATIONAL (CN), VIA RAIL CANADA, AIR CANADA & CANADIAN TOURISM COMMISSION. Creative services; TV, video, Web content (complete digital film photography studio), narration www.planktonchronicles.org, documentary & feature films ("Legends of Magdalen" broadcast on prime time national CBC English Network and by The Documentary Channel (Canada).
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Film, Photography, & Content Creation Studio |
10 Years |
| Producer (television) |
15 Years |
| Writer |
25 Years |
Specialty |
| Environment & Nature |
18 Years |
| Lifestyle |
15 Years |
| Luxury Travel, Alternative Healing, Private Aviation, Jazz Music & Gourmet Cuisine |
20 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Northstar Travel Media (Intelliguides) (11+), The Globe & Mail Dreamscapes Magazine (11+), Vantage Magazine Editor-at-Large (11+), American Airlines Latitudes Magazine (11+), Travel Weekly Magazine (6-10), Ulysse Magazine (Paris) (6-10), VIA Rail Canada Destinations Magazine (3-5), Doctors Review Magazine (3-5), Ensemble Vacations Magazine (3-5), EYEWITNESS TOP TEN TRAVEL MONTREAL & QUEBEC CITY (3-5), LIAT Airlines ZiNG Magazine (3-5), Michelin Travel Guides (3-5), National Geographic Traveler Magazine (3-5), Polo & More Magazine (1-2), FODOR'S 2011 Montreal & Quebec City (1-2), EXPLORE Magazine (Taca Airlines) (1-2), Canadian Geographic Magazine (1-2), Hachette (Paris) (1-2), Home & Abroad LLC (1-2), Asian Sources Magazine (1-2), AAA Living Magazine (1-2), Destination Vows Magazine (1-2), Destination Vows Magazine (1-2), VIRGIN Airlines First Class Magazine (1-2), World Traveler Magazine (NWA) (1-2), Northwest Airlines World Traveler Magazine (1-2), Smithsonian Magazine (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (11+), Southam News Group (11+), Studio 333 Photo + DeBelle Photography.com (3-5), VIA Rail Canada (3-5), Globelite Travel Marketing (3-5), Better Nutrition Magazine (3-5), Cote Nord Tremblant (3-5), Courrier International (Paris) (3-5), Home and Abroad LLC (3-5), JED New Media (3-5), Jane Goodall Foundation (3-5), Jean-Michel Cousteau TV Series (1-2), Minister Quebec Tourism (1-2), P/S/L Group (medical news) (1-2), ParaFilms (see PlanktonChronicles.org on TED ED) (1-2), Parafilm's Plancton Chronicles (1-2), Koolivoo Australia (1-2), International Institute of Peace Through Tourism (1-2), Explore Magazine TACA Airlines (1-2), Grenadines Estate Villas (1-2), Walking Down A Dream (1-2), PURE Canada (Canadian Tourism Commission) (1-2) |
Other Work History
CANADIAN NATIONAL (CN) OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT - content production. VIA Rail Canada President & CEO (speech-writing)
Grenadines Estate Villas large-format book
Rolling Stone Magazine Anniversary Documentary
The Oscar Peterson Story (Biography)
"Willie Dixon: I Am the Blues" (Biography)
The Pointer Sisters Special (Biography)
Roberta Flack Special (Biography)
Olympus America Inc.
Canadian Airlines International (CP)
Jane Goodall Foundation
The International Ecotourism Society
Tourism & Travel Marketing/Press Materials |
Computer Skills
Final Cut Pro, InCopy, Flash, Word, Excel, Mac OS 10.5.8, Photoshop, Adobe Professional |
Technical Skills
Video interviewing/hosting, music editing, sound editing/mixing, photo/video editing, aerial photography, video production, documentary project management, graphics creation, website design and implementation, Ecommerce tooling, wildlife photography & original editorial content. |
Equipment
MacProBook 2011, Olympus E-3 Professional DSLR camera, Nikon D90, Flip Video HD camera, Livescribe PULSE pen, iPod & iTalk for interviews, plus a fully-equipped digital photography studio at: www.333photo.com |
Foreign Language Skills
French at a fluid level in reading, writing & conversation & Spanish at more than basic level in all three areas.
Some basic Italian & German too. |
Work Permits & Visas
I work around the world on an ongoing basis, including the U.S., Great Britain, Europe, Asia and Central America. |
Unions
Society of Canadian Composers & Authors (SOCAN)
Association of Canadian Television & Radio Artists (ACTRA)
IAMAW
ELAN |
References
Donna Vieira, Editor-in-Chief, Dreamscapes Magazine
www.dreamscapes.ca
Beth McBlain, Editor-in-Chief Vantage Magazine
www.vantagemagazine.ca
Antonio Saladino, President, Canouan Resorts Development, Canouan Island, Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines, (see 2009 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED cover) www.canouan.com
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Awards
2013 Rogers Documentary Fund
2012 Winner of StoryNet Film Contest (QAHN)
2011 Story of the Year 1st Prize from Caribbean Tourism Organization for "Guadeloupe: A Diver's Dream" published In Ensemble Vacation Magazine.
2008 Travel Guide of the Year Award (Guardian Newspaper Global Competition) for DK's Eyewitness Top Ten Travel Guides (Penguin).
Sesame Street Television Show awards
Critics Choice Award
Literary Press 1998
Canada Council for the Arts (Explorations Grant)
Ontario Arts Council Grant |
Associations
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)
International Travel Writers Alliance (ITWA)
Society of Authors, Composers and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
Jazz Journalists Association (JJA)
MediaBistro
Freelance Success
Travelwriters.com
Canadian Tourism Commission
Association of Canadian Television & Radio Artists (ACTRA)
Qubec Writers Federation (QWF)
English Language Artists Network (ELAN) |
Other
Exclusive agreement with JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU to develop and produce a transmedia series based upon his AMBASSADORS OF THE ENVIRONMENT children's program.
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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| Work Samples |
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Corporate + Consumer |
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(Koolivoo, 12/12/2012)
Upscale book about African safari lodges across a wide variety of styles, destinations, and costs. I wrote the text for this book on a very tight deadline for Koolivoo in Australia.
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(Ensemble Vacations Magazine, 9/1/2010)
1st Prize STORY OF THE YEAR from Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) annual contest.
Guadeloupe in the French Antilles is a diving paradise offering numerous locations around this seven island archipelago. Easy to reach from North American hubs, the perfect vacation of sun, sand, and delicious
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(Canadian Tourism Commission/PURE Canada, 7/1/2010)
The tale of a unique voyage following the same path along the mighty Saint Lawrence River which Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain followed when discovering New France. Leaving from Montreal, this converted ferry boat sails by Quebec City, the Chic-Choc Mountains, and the famous Percé Rock on i
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(Canouan Resorts Development, 1/9/2010)
Exquisite promotional large-format coffee-table book presenting a series of ultra-luxury villas overlooking the Caribbean and the Trump International Golf Course on Canouan Island. These furnished residences are serviced 24/7 by the staff of the Raffles Resort & Amrita Spa.
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(Penguin Group International/Dorling-Kindersley, 1/5/2010)
Fourth Edition of the award-winning (Guardian) travel guide about Montreal and Quebec City. Published in five languages by Penguin Group International under the Dorling-Kindersley imprint.
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(Hachette Publishing, 1/4/2010)
Hachette's French edition of Top Ten Montreal et Quebec distributed in North America by Libre Expression.
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(Minister of Tourism Quebec, 1/1/2009)
An overview of the best golf courses through the most popular regions of the Province of Quebec, Canada. Includes non-golf activities, accommodations and course information.
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(The Globe and Mail Newspaper's Dreamscapes Magazine, 1/4/2013)
Personal experience visiting the Bathurst Inlet Lodge near the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic. Owned 50/50 by native Inuit and the Warner family, this location is ideal for those truly wishing to get away from it all and commune with the wild.
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(National Geographic Traveler, 10/1/2012)
A 2-page spread from downhill skier's POV over stunning St. Lawrence River Valley from atop Quebec's Le Massif Mountain. Highest accumulation yearly of powdered snow makes this mountain a magnet for those "in-the-know" for guaranteed downhill ski fun, but now so much more....
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(Ensemble Vacations Magazine, 11/1/2010)
The Top 10 Ski Destinations in the World is the subtitle for this expansive look at where to best go catch air as a skier. From Lake Placid to Austria, Chile to Austria, B.C. to France, this story delivers.
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(Virgin Airlines, 12/1/2009)
Canouan, meaning "turtle" in ancient Caribe, lies 100 miles west of Barbados, just southwest of Mustique and north of Tobago Cays. Part of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, this tiny destination is where Swiss-Italian property impresario Antonio Saladino has created his own recipe for success
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(ZiNG Magazine (LIAT Airlines), 12/1/2009)
Guadeloupe charms travelers with a bevy of delights not to be missed and this one-pager weaves some of the best areas, attractions, and elements in this island group destination.
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(Ensemble Vacations Magazine, 10/1/2009)
Whether religious, exploratory or athletic in nature, walking tours serve body, mind and spirit.
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(Vantage Magazine, 9/8/2009)
Dynamo resort builder Mike Ryan creates a new level of luxury residential living with the building of the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman, featuring his Seven Wonders of Seven Mile Beach.
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(Polo & More Magazine , 6/1/2009)
Barbados-based luxury lifestyle magazine. Nearby Canouan Island, where the 2009 Sports Illustrated Magazine cover was shot, offers hidden treasures. This story walks the reader through the writer's first trip to Canouan, and his lasting impressions of this little bit of heaven in the Caribbean.
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(NWA World Traveler Magazine, 2/1/2009)
When talking about European atmosphere in North America, you can't skip over Quebec City. And why would you want to? The French-speaking city is a traveler's dream, offering a dizzying mix of intriguing cultural, historic, gastronomic, and natural attractions.
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(Vantage Magazine, 1/12/2009)
How one person takes an island community in the Caribbean out of the Middle Ages into contemporary life in a matter of 25 years. A remarkable journey by Antonio Saladino as he innocently visits the tiny island of Canouan during a sailing vacation, to his impassioned remake of the entire island.
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(The Globe & Mail's DREAMSCAPES Magazine, 5/1/2008)
The story of the amazing turn of events in Bob Abrames life, which results in his re-creating one of the most famous outdoor excursions in the history of North America's discovery by Europeans. Without any modern conveniences to rely upon, Voyageur Bob and eight other canoeists are traversing the wi
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(Globe & Mail/Privilege Magazine+Vantage Magazine website, 1/11/2008)
The elegant interior of Montreal's Gare Centrale/Central Train Station welcomes and bids adieu to passengers as they return and embark on an historic tradition of transcontinental train travel.
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(Vantage Magazine, 1/9/2008)
Romance infuses any luxury train excursion with an elixir of sensory pleasures, enticing even the most skeptical of travelers into a kind of timeless reverie fit for royalty. The very sight of vintage rail carriages, decked out in shining brass and polished wood finery, ignites universal images.
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(Smithsonian Magazine, 1/8/2008)
The story of the legendary Cape Cod Dune Shacks, where artists like American Theatre icon Eugene O'Neill, 50's beat writer Jack Kerouac, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author Norman Mailer, abstract painters Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, and contemporary writer Michael Cunningham all struggled w
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(National Geographic Traveler, 6/1/2007)
Off the churning waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence sits a duet of craggy islands called Saint Pierre et Miquelon, belonging to France. In fact, this is the last remnant of the once colonial powerhouse in North America. Find out where and when to visit, and what to watch out
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(Explore Magazine, 2/1/2007)
An overview of luxury ecotourism in Central American countries, including Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.
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(VIA Destinations Magazine, 1/4/2007)
Discover the enthralling Holland cruise adventure through the Inside Passage of British Columbia's vast wilderness on to the glacial wonders of the Alaska icefields.
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Press Release Creation |
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(Crest Photography Inc, 10/2/2008)
Creation of interactive press release on short notice to coincide with event at Smithsonian Institute. Brought together elements of creative writing, video placement, downloadable PDF file, trackbacking, live photography slide show, and traditional press release lingo, headline, sub-header and synop
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(Vantage Magazine, 1/6/2009)
Expectations were very high at the International Symposium on Sustainable Tourism in Quebec City, and rightly so. Our collective environmental crimes of the past are no longer a fringe issue associated with someone in some obscure place. The excesses of our consumer lifestyles ignited in the 1950s,
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