The Major Players

CineFocus Canada was founded in 1991 to produce insightful and entertaining television documentaries and educational videos. Today our roster includes over 20 hours of prime-time TV programs and documentaries, more than 50 educational videos, and an interactive exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum.

• John Bessai – The executive producer and creative director of the GreenHeroes Campaign, John has devoted his career to bringing social causes and Canadian culture to television and computer screens around the world.
• Joan Prowse – Our own personal wonder-woman, Joan is an award winning producer, director and editor with a career of creating exciting, informative and educational Canadian themed television and new media projects

The All-Stars of Content

• Lina Cino – An indispensable member of the GH team, Lina has a wide and varied career as a television producer for CityTV. She also serves as the Toxics Campaigner for Toronto Environmental Alliance.
• John Bessai
• Joan Prowse

The Production Gadgeteers

• Scott Brown – A fixture in Canadian Cinematography, Scott has shot a number of CineFocus projects and is also a professor at Ryerson University.
• Devin Lund – A graduate of the Vancouver Film School, Devin specializes in documentary and aviation cinematography. His emerging vision was an asset to GreenHeroes.
• Sean Karp – With a passion for audio Sean recorded and mixed the sounds that brought the GreenHeroes to life both on set and at his studio, Karp ADM.
• Elisa Iannacone

Post-Production Wizards

• Joan Prowse 
• Chris McEnroe – An editor with a vision, Chris carefully crafts GreenHeroes episodes that will air on TVO this fall.
• Luke Murphy – Bringing stories to life isn't easy, but Luke's imaginative animations capture the excitement of many epiphanies.
• Gian Carlo Sherman – GreenHeroes' in-house graphic designer, video editor, and go-to web guru
• Paul Hart 

The Research Squad

• Stephanie Silliker – A former journalist for CTV, Stephanie laid amazing groundwork by finding the most interesting heroes and preparing for our interviews with them. Her hard work and positive attitude brought GreenHeroes to the attention of some high profile movers and shakers.
• Shetu Modi – A graduate of the University of Western Ontario's Journalism Masters program, Shetu researched many heroes, getting the inside scoop on their green initiatives.
• Elisa  Iannacone
• Ahsley Ashbee
• John  Bessai
• Joan Prowse

Social Media and Outreach Ninjas

Blogging, tweeting and connecting with you!

• Antonio Carito 
• Elisa Iannacone
• Ashley Ashbee

Technical Crew

• Antonio Carito
• Bart Dabek
• Mario Dabek

Media Outreach

• John Bessai
• Joan Prowse

Special Thanks to our advisors and back-up team

• Lucie DiPronio
• Stella Hawke
• Manny Danelon
• Bryan Wynn
• Suzanne Stein
• Mike Kasprow
• David Dougherty