Vancouver: Ten film and television industry leaders are the guests of honor at an Oct. 10 dinner celebrating the 10th anniversary of funding agency British Columbia Film and the 20th anniversary of the B.C. Film Commission.

Being recognized for their contribution to the developing film and television industry on the West Coast are cinematographer John Bartley, union leader George Chapman, producer Bob Gray, educator Ray Hall, producer Crawford Hawkins, animator Al Sens, costume designer Jane Still, agent Carole Tarlington, stuntwoman Betty Thomas and producer Harold Tichenor.

‘These are committed individuals who have worked continuously to encourage high achievement,’ says B.C. Film chair Michael Francis.

Bartley, an asc award winner for cinematography on The X-Files, is nominated for two Emmys. A mentor of new talent he is also the former IATSE 891 business agent, former board member of IATSE 669.

Chapman, former business rep of ia, signed the original collective agreements with Warner Bros. and Universal to supply b.c. crews on location work. An active b.c. marketer, he was influential in the development of The Bridge Studios and secured MacGyver as an actor tenant.

Gray, a 30-year production vet starting with cbc’s Cariboo Country, was integral to the creation of the B.C. Film Commission. He was a Directors Guild of America award winner for his production work on Unforgiven, and a Gemini winner for The Love of Aaron.

Hall’s cv includes ubc film professor, producer, director and editor for projects for the cbc, the National Film Board and bbc. He was a lobbyist for the B.C. Film Commission, B.C. Film, and the joint Canada/ B.C. Economic Regional Development Assistance Program.

Hawkins is a former president of Alpha Cine/Post Haste Video, member of the British Columbia Motion Picture Association, B.C. Motion Picture Industry/Government Forum, Vancouver International Film Festival, The Bridge Studios advisory committee and B.C. Film. He is current chair of the Directors Guild of Canada (b.c. district).

Longtime mentor, Sens is a one-time cartoonist who pioneered West Coast animation with the advent of television and produced a number of nfb animated projects. He invented the internationally recognized ‘spit technique’ in animating.

Still is the creator of the now mandatory, industry-wide program Set and Location Etiquette Course. She is active in IA Local 891’s costume department and a mentor of new costuming talent.

Tarlington, cofounder of the Vancouver Youth Theatre, works with under-25 actors through Tarlington Training. She was integral in the careers of Vancouver actors.

Thomas, one of the first stuntwomen in Canada, is also a director, performer, and entrepreneur behind Thomas Special Effects, a North Vancouver company specializing in stunt equipment.

Tichenor’s credits include the series Danger Bay, Lightening Force and the ace-winning Other Women’s Children. An educator on film production, he is a loyal community activist and committee worker.