MPPIA Elects 2020/21 Board of Directors
The Motion Picture Production Industry Association of BC (MPPIA) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors for 2020/21:
Board Officers:
Peter Leitch, Chair — North Shore/Mammoth Studios
Michelle Grady, 1st Vice Chair — Sony Pictures Imageworks
Phil Klapwyk, 2nd Vice Chair — IATSE 891
Kendrie Upton, Secretary — DGC BC
Craig Langdon, Treasurer — Vancouver Mobile Dressing Rooms
Directors at Large:
Lindsay Donovan, Encore-Deluxe Vancouver
Tracey Friesen, CMPA BC
Anand Kanna, Actsafe Safety Assn.
Paul Klassen, BC Council of Film Unions
Gemma Martini, Martini Film Studios
Peter Mitchell, Vancouver Film Studios
Wendy Noss, MPA Canada
Don Thompson, Finale Post
Kendrie Upton, Directors Guild of Canada-BC
Tracey Wood, AMPTP
Elections were conducted by the MPPIA voting Charter Membership, reconstituted at the 2o20 Annual General Meeting held on June 25th, 2020 via Zoom. Officers were subsequently elected by the Board of Directors via an email nomination and voting process. The Board of Directors will develop and implement the Association’s 2020/21 strategic plan on behalf of the MPPIA Charter members, and for the benefit of the broad membership and BC’s motion picture production community at large.