Ryan Hanson is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School's Film Production program. In 2006, Ryan was cinematographer and editor on a short film titled "The Shade", for which he was awarded "Best Cinematography" at the British Columbia Student Film Fest. To date, he has written several shorts, most recently "The Curiosity of Penny Parker", which won him the National Screen Institute's Drama Prize in 2008, and was completed in January 2009. Ryan lives in Ottawa with his wife and two dogs.

Paul Lachowich

Paul Lachowich is a graduate of Algonquin College's Television Broadcasting program. Beyond the two short films he directed during his time spent at Algonquin College, Paul's varied body of work has found him everywhere from shooting broadcast sports events to directing and editing corporate videos. Most recently, Paul was one of four producers selected Canada-wide for the National Screen Institute's 2008 Drama Prize program. His team received over $40,000 in cash and in kind services from the NSI to produce the short film "The Curiosity of Penny Parker.