PHILLIP THOMAS

• On-going development of a commercially viable and artistically driven slate of narrative films.
• Package narrative feature films with star talent and key creatives.
• Source equity capital and manage individual film finance plans.
• Oversee all stages of production through delivery to buyers in the global marketplace.
• Strategize market position of films with sales partners.

SAVAGE HOUSE

• Starring: Richard E. Grant, Claire Foy
• Writer/Director: Peter Glanz

VANCOUVER

• Starring: Choi Woo-sik, Hikari Mitsumisha
• Writer/Director: by Jin Cho

Carrying Fire

• Starring: Gaby Hoffmann, Ty Simpkins, Amanda Plummer
• Writer/Director: Lukas Huffman

• Source and evaluate projects through agents, managers, producers, and filmmakers.
• Identify emerging talents and materials that fit the scope and mandate of the company.
• Sourced and negotiated equity financing deals.
• Guided the development process through constructive script notes.
• Managed a slate of projects — tracking progress, budgets, and scheduling with a focus on creative integrity and artist vision.
• Executed and oversaw physical production and delivery of projects to festivals and global buyers in international markets.

PROJECTS OF NOTE

Nurture

• Premiered at the Telluride Film Festival
• Distributor: MK2 Curiosity

Cake Day

• Oscar Long-listed
• Vimeo Staff Pick
• Distributor: CBC

Successfully produced over 30 television commercials totalling over 10M dollars in production budgets.

• Bidding and scheduled productions from pre-production through to delivery.
• Client relations.
• Hiring and managing crews of up to 100 people.
• Woking within the parameters and rules of talent and production unions.
• Working with directors to execute their vision while balancing and managing the creative vision of the advertising agencies and clients.

• Associate producer of the award-winning independent feature film 'Freaks' starring Emile Hirsch, Amanda Crew, Bruce Dern, and Lexi Kolker. The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and sold to Well-Go USA for worldwide distribution.
• Worked with the legal team, talent, key crew, and unions to ensure we met legal conditions precedent set out in our investor agreements. Scheduled and produced all behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, gallery shoots, and marketing collateral necessary for delivery to our distributor.

Freaks

• Associate producer of the award-winning independent feature film 'Freaks' starring Emile Hirsch, Amanda Crew, Bruce Dern, and Lexi Kolker. The film premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and sold to Well-Go USA for worldwide distribution.
• Worked with the legal team, talent, key crew, and unions to ensure we met legal conditions precedent set out in our investor agreements. Scheduled and produced all behind-the-scenes footage, interviews, gallery shoots, and marketing collateral necessary for delivery to our distributor.

When the Ocean Met the Sky

• Produced the award-winning feature film 'When the Ocean Met the Sky'. The film premiered at Montreal World Film Festival and was purchased for distribution by The Orchard (now 1091 Media) for worldwide distribution.
• Responsible for meeting all standard conditions, requirements, and deliverables set out by unions, talent, investor, and distribution agreements. Directly handled all stages of production from concept to delivery over a four-year period.

Quatro Remos

• Produced 'Urca Filmes' thirteen-episode travel documentary television series 'Quatro Remos' which was distributed by Canal OFF in Brazil.
• Responsible for the planning, permitting, and oversaw the safe execution of the production.

• Assistant to producers Rian Cahill, Jesse Savath, and Chris Ferguson on the award-winning feature film 'Sweet Virginia' starring Jon Bernthal, Imogen Poots, Christopher Abbott, and Rosemarie DeWitt. The film premiered at TriBeCa Film Festival and was purchased for distribution by IFC Films.
• Responsibilities entailed working closely with the director, producers, talent, talent agents, and the legal team to achieve all required deliverables set out in the conditions precedent of our investor and talent agreements.

• First assistant director of the award-winning feature film 'Hello Destroyer' starring Jared Abrahamson, Sara Canning, Paul McGillion, and Ben Cotton. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was distributed by Raven Banner.
• Scheduled the film shoot from pre-production through the end of principal photography, managed the set and crew, and ensured we stayed on schedule and worked in a safe environment.

• Produced the award-winning feature film 'When the Ocean Met the Sky'. The film premiered at Montreal World Film Festival and was purchased for distribution by The Orchard (now 1091 Media) for worldwide distribution.
• Responsible for meeting all standard conditions, requirements, and deliverables set out by unions, talent, investor, and distribution agreements. Directly handled all stages of production from concept to delivery over a four-year period.