Screen BC Announces 2026/27 Board of Directors

I am very pleased to present the Screen BC Board for 2026/27, confirmed at our AGM on May 28th at IATSE 891, and as your Board Chair, elected at the first 2026/27 Board meeting held at the Directors Guild of Canada – BC on June 19th.

Joining me in this collaboration of leadership for BC's film & television production industry are the following industry representatives:

Executive

Gemma Martini, Chair, Martini Film Studios

Amy Lang, Treasurer, North Shore/Mammoth Studios

Spencer Kent, Vice Chair, Industrial Light & Magic

Liz Shorten, Vice Chair, CMPA BC

Kendrie Upton, Secretary, Directors Guild of Canada BC

Directors at Large

Michele Austin, MPA Canada

Crystal Braunwarth, IATSE 891

Christina Bulbrook, AMPTP 

Lindsay Elizabeth Donovan, Company 3

Craig Langdon, Vancouver Mobile Dressing Rooms

Anne Loi, Entertainment Partners Canada

Trina Pollard, Actsafe Safety Association 

Nicole Luther, BC Council of Film Unions

Sarah McNair, Sony Imageworks/AVFX Alliance

Pete Mitchell, Vancouver Film Studios

Gladys Tong, G Creative Productions

Haydn Wazelle, Dada Ibis Media

Halfway through 2026, our industry continues to navigate a familiar mix of highs and lows. Our focus as a Board is to build on the wins where we see them,  concentrating our energy on the opportunities, challenges and competitive conditions that are within our control to influence.

Our inaugural Beyond North Industry Vision Summit earlier this year,  brought sector experts and cross-industry voices together to chart a near-term program of work grounded in shared priorities. At the same time, Screen BC has been an active contributor to the BC Government’s Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport (TACS) Ministry's consultations on a forthcoming Provincial Film Strategy. Together, these efforts underpin a fresh movement to elevate BC's competitive position on the world stage—one built on industry input that is practical, data-driven, and future-focused.

How we continue to succeed will be measured by our ability to build on BC's advantages and attract investment where it is needed, while competing against jurisdictions around the world that are aggressively implementing their own strategies to build a production ecosystem that matches ours. There is no room for complacency in a market this dynamic.

Screen BC will continue to collaborate closely with government on the Provincial Film Strategy while also driving an industry-led strategy of our own— one focused on building a stronger, more diversified, and more resilient production sector in BC.  I look forward to working with this group of industry leaders who have stepped up to the Board alongside our members, and our government and industry partners to turn our strengths into momentum and lasting progress for the people who power this industry. 

Gemma Martini, Chair