Bachelor of Film and Media Production

Catherine Carnovale is a professor and Toronto-based film and television professional with over 12 years of experience working in network, studio, agency and independent production company environments in Canada and the United States. As a seasoned development executive, she has successfully set up scripted and factual projects with domestic and international networks, and set up co-production relationships with Ireland and the UK. Television movies she has shepherded through development and production have aired on such networks as Crave/TMN, CityTV, Lifetime, W Network, UPtv, TF1 and M6.  As a producer, her work has screened at such festivals as Tribeca, Locarno and Sundance. Catherine has an honours bachelor of arts degree in Film Studies and Drama from Queen’s University, and a master of fine arts degree in Film Producing and Screenwriting from Columbia University.

Cody Pentzos (MFA) has worked alongside some of Canada’s foremost filmmaking talents, including Clement Virgo (HBO’s The Wire, OWN Network’s Greenleaf), Damon D’Oliveira (CBC’s The Book of Negroes), and former Writers Guild of Canada Showrunner of the Year Michael MacLennan.

Professor Pentzos has helped bring to life many big and small screen projects, including the television hit series Bitten, the Netflix reboot The Magic School Bus Rides Again, as well as the adaptation of Order of Canada member Lawrence Hill's acclaimed novel The Illegal. His story/script consulting services are sought after by both emerging and established creatives alike.

Professor Pentzos joined the department in 2019 and is a graduate of the Bachelor of Film & Media Production program. He earned his master of fine arts degree in film (screenwriting) from York University in 2017. Other institutions where he has lectured on cinema and storytelling for the screen include University of Toronto, George Brown College, and York University.

Eva Kolcze creates short films and video installations that investigate themes of landscape, architecture, and the body. Her work has screened at venues and festivals including the National Gallery of Canada, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (MAC), MOCA Toronto, the Gardiner Museum, Nuit Blanche, Cinémathèque québécoise, Birch Contemporary, and the Images Festival. She currently teaches filmmaking at Humber College and OCAD University. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from OCAD University and a Master of Fine Arts in Film Production from York University.

Dr. Eva Ziemsen is a professor in all film programs at Humber College (also having served as co-coordinator of FMTV for 9 years) and is the virtual production lead in the Film, Acting and Media Production cluster. She earned her PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of British Columbia, and her dissertation focused on how to teach film production virtually. She holds a Master of Arts in Feature Film from Goldsmiths College at the University of London, England, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film & Video Production and Screenwriting from York University, Toronto. 

Eva has written, directed and produced many short films that have been screened at festivals internationally and developed several feature films. Eva co-executive produced Humber’s feature film Reign, which premiered at the Female Eye Film Festival. Eva initiated a game about filmmaking based on her IP, Machinima Film Studio 1.0, between the film and Game Programming programs. Eva has also taught short workshops for Women in Film & TV in Toronto, the DGC, SIRT Centre and industry employment through her workshop Film/Survival, which is also a podcast.

Eva Ziemsen has a passion for international filmmaking, virtual production education and curriculum development.

Garrett has worked in the film industry for over 25 years, focusing on post-production and sound design. He has received wide industry recognition for his sound work, including a Prime Time Emmy, three MPSE nominations, and a combined total of 30 CSA, Genie, Gemini and DGC awards with 6 wins. In addition, he has worked on a number of projects with Academy, Emmy and BAFTA awards and nominations. Since moving into full-time teaching, Garrett remains active as a consultant and supervisor on select Canadian production when he's able.

Gordon Burkell is an editor who played a pivotal role in the creation of the Canadian Cinema Editors and is currently part of the American Cinema Editors educational committee exploring new ways to teach editing to students.

Ivo Solan has taught directing and editing in the Bachelor of Film and Media Production program since 2010.
After graduating with an MgA. (M.F.A.) degree from the Film and Television School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Ivo wrote and directed documentaries in Czechoslovakia.
He moved to Canada in 1985 and soon began his twenty-year tenure at CHUM (now CTV) Television, working for CityTV, Much Music, Bravo, and other stations. Initially a camera and Steadicam operator, Ivo moved on to producing, directing, and editing, and became a Creative Services commercial production supervising producer.
Besides working for film, television, and transmedia, Ivo has also directed live stage performances and music shows. He has won several awards for his work.

Jessica Duffin Wolfe teaches interactive design and digital storytelling in the Digital Communications, Journalism, and Film degree programs at Humber’s Lakeshore campus. Before joining Humber, she completed a PhD in English, Book History, and Print Culture, and worked as a critic, magazine editor, and web developer. She’s taught previously at OCAD University and the University of Toronto, and is working to develop Humber’s immersive storytelling capacity. You can learn more about her writing and projects at her website: https://jessicaduffinwolfe.com

Lia Tarachansky is an Israeli-Canadian journalist and filmmaker born in the Soviet Union. Her video journalism covered American politics, the Middle East, and Canadian-Indigenous relations. She has made several short, experimental and feature-length films, ranging in style from investigative to experimental, for BBC World, The Guardian, TeleSUR and Naretiv Productions. Her films won awards and toured globally. Lately she's been making multimedia like Augmented Reality and soundwalks, poetic shorts and reading barely comprehensible books for her PhD in Media Studies. She teaches at LIFT, Humber College and York University. For more info, check out liatarachansky.com and naretivproductions.com. 

Upon completion of the graduate certificate in Post-Production at Humber College, Shannon Vieira-Covello has worked as a freelance producer and video editor for 10 years. Shannon has worked on various types of projects from corporate communications, commercials, documentary, and multi-cam studio productions for a wide range of clients including Scotiabank, Loblaw Companies Ltd., University Health Network, Bank of Montreal, United Way and Toronto Police Services.

In 2014, Shannon obtained her master of arts in Media Production from Ryerson University, with the goal to pursue teaching in post-secondary institutions. Since 2015, Shannon has taught an array of media courses in both production and post-production at various institutions including Humber College, Ryerson University, Sheridan College and OCAD University.

Shannon takes pride in teaching media production at the post-secondary level while continuing to work in industry so that she can foster an effective and interactive learning environment as she guides future content creators.

Steven Toepell is a sound designer/editor/mixer who has been working in sound for film and television for more than three decades and teaching at the post-secondary level for 10 years. He has contributed to TV series and movies as well as IMAX and documentary films for television broadcast, theatrical and direct-to-video release, and online streaming. Advertising and podcasts are also a part of his repertoire. His clientele range from major film and TV studios to independent filmmakers.

Steven has wide-ranging experience in dialogue, sound effects and music editing, ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) recording, Foley performing and recording, and mixing.

Field recording has been a large part of his professional experience. He has travelled extensively throughout North America, Europe and Asia recording sound effects for use in audio post-production for film and television and operates an online library.

He is a Gemini Award winner as well as a multiple nominee for the MPSE Golden Reel Awards in the United States.

Steven May is a Professor at Humber College's Faculty of Media & Creative Arts. May holds a Ph.D. in Communication & Culture from Ryerson University and York University. His core research interest is television distribution in the digital age.