RUNNING TIME AND GENRE:
97 minute feature film
FORMAT:
35mm

A Brightlight Pictures production produced in association with CHUM Motion Pictures and Koster Kovitz.

Synopsis:After living in Shanghai for three years, Sarah (JAIME KING) and her husband, Jason (TERRY CHEN), and young son, Sam (REGAN OEY), return to North America for a family funeral. But something strange is going on.

While the family stays with Jason's Aunt Mei (CHENG PEI PEI), Sam starts seeing ghosts and then falls gravely ill. Traditional western medicine offers no hope.

Sarah turns to a mysterious pharmacist (HENRY O) who warns that her son is being held in a death grip by a living corpse. Sarah must find out what the spirits want if she is to save her child, and she must do it before dawn, because once the sun rises at the end of Ghost Month, Sam will be lost forever.

Starring:
Jaime King, Terry Chen, Cheng Pei Pei, Regan Oey, and Michael Biehn
Director:
Ernie Barbarash
Producers:
Stephen Hegyes, Shawn Williamson, Andrew Koster
Writers:
Trevor Markwart, Carl Bessai, Doug Taylor
DOP:
Gregory Middleton, CSC
Production Designer:
Chris August
Costume Design:
Kate Main
Music:
Hal Foxton Beckett
Editor:
Lisa Jane Robison

 

 

 


 



RUNNING TIME AND GENRE:
45:28 minute documentary
FORMAT:
digital video

Synopsis: They are two average guys who won't give up. Two divorced fathers are struggling to be involved in the lives of their children. Some argue that the deck is stacked against them, and the courts and legal system favour mothers. Others blame a system buckling from the weight of ready divorce and in-fighting….ex-partners who use any tactic to gain the upper hand.

The film follows these two passionate men who refuse to take a back seat and are willing to put everything at stake to have a relationship with their kids.

Key Broadcast License:
Global Television Network
Producer, Director, Writer:
Andrew Koster
DOP:
Doug Sjoquist
Editors:
Lenka Svab, Brenda Kovitz
Music:
Tobin Stokes
Distribution:
KosterKovitz Productions Ltd.
Website:
www.thedadsfilm.com

 

 

 





RUNNING TIME AND GENRE:
6 x 24 minutes documentary series
FORMAT:
digital video

Synopsis: A sassy and irreverent series that takes a very close look at the parts of our bodies long considered the sexiest and most erotic: the penis, vagina, breast, bum, eyes, and lips. If you've ever wondered 'how big is big?", or whether the eyes truly are the windows to soul, THE NAUGHTY BITS exposes the delicious naked truth about humanity's most provocative and pleasurable parts.

Key Broadcast License:
The W Network
Producers:
Andrew Koster, Brenda Kovitz
Directors:
Brenda Kovitz, Andrew Koster
Writer:
Andrew Koster
DOP:
Ian Kerr
Editor:
Brenda Kovitz
Music:
Tobin Stokes
Distribution:
CBC International Sales

 

 

 

 





RUNNING TIME AND GENRE:
46 minute nature documentary
FORMAT:
digital video

Synopsis: British Columbia's remote central coast is a landscape dominated by mountains, rich forests, and deep river valleys. It is one of the few truly wild places left on earth, and it is home to a remarkable, rare, and little-studied wolf. The film follows a young biologist and a rugged First Nations man as they guide us through the world of the Rainwolves. With stunning footage of the wolves fishing for salmon and swimming from island to island in search of prey, the film offers a compelling glimpse of one of the world's most elusive and legendary animal inhabitants.

Key Broadcast License:
Discovery Channel Canada
Producers:
Andrew Koster, David Springbett
Director:
Twyla Roscovich
Writers:

Heather MacAndrew,
Twyla Roscovich
DOP:
Twyla Roscovich, Ian McAllister
Editor:
Mandy Leith
Music:
Tobin Stokes
Distribution:
Filmoption International

 

 



 




RUNNING TIME AND GENRE:
46 minute nature documentary
FORMAT:
digital video

Synopsis: The slimy slug, the sensuous snake, the darting bat: just reading about these creatures make us squirm, shudder, or recoil in revulsion and fear. They are some of the Living Things We Love To Hate. No matter how important they are to our ecosystem, some of us never get over our fears of common animals and insects. But are our fears justified, or simply rooted in a lack of understanding?

Based on Des Kennedy's popular book of the same name and filmed on his lush homestead on Denman Island, in British Columbia Canada, LIVING THINGS WE LOVE TO HATE takes a light-hearted and scientific look at some of nature's 'creepier' creatures, exploring the roots of our cultural attitudes towards them, from the Book of Genesis right up to modern day horror-movies.

Key Broadcast License:
Discovery Channel Canada
Producers:
Andrew Koster, David Springbett
Director:
David Springbett
Writers / Narrator:
Des Kennedy
DOP:
Ian Kerr, David Springbett
Macro Photography:
David Denning
Editor:
Jack Morbin
Music:
Tobin Stokes
Distribution:


Filmoption International - Educational US only
Bullfrog Film

 

 




RUNNING TIME AND GENRE:
44:31 minute documentary
FORMAT:
digital video

Synopsis: While surfing the net, Vera and George Gara came across a document containing a list of the possessions stolen from Vera’s family by the Nazis during the Second World War. The inventory included a valuable painting by Albin Eggar-Lienz entitled The Scythe Sharpener. The Ottawa couple’s emotional journey in search of the painting is documented in RESTITUTION.

The Gara’s aren’t alone. During the war, thousands of priceless paintings, sculptures and other works of art were looted by invading Nazi armies. Many were taken from Jewish families, who, like both George and Vera’s, perished in concentration camps. Only in recent years have these efforts to restore these art treasures to their rightful owners begun in earnest.

Key Broadcast License:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producers:

Andrew Koster, Elise Swerhone
produced by Arthunters Inc.
Director:
Elise Swerhone
Writer:
Robert Lower
DOP:
James Aquila, Charles Konowal
Editor:
Robert Lower
Music:
Randolph Peters
Distribution:
CBC International Sales


 



RUNNING TIME AND GENRE:
52 minute documentary
FORMAT:
digital video

Synopsis: Monica and Michael de Jong have inherited a painting from their father Nico, a Dutch art dealer.The charming painting of a cypress tree, known by its catalogue number F614, has for most of the century been considered to be an authentic Van Gogh. But not now. Is it real or just a curious forgery? The answer to that question takes Monica and Michael from Canada to Europe as they strive to authenticate the painting. The answer could be worth millions.

Key Broadcast License:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producers:


Andrew Koster, Elise Swerhone
produced by Riverain Productions
Director:
Elise Swerhone
Writer:
Robert Lower
DOP:
James Aquila, Charles Konowal
Editor:
Robert Lower
Music:
Randolph Peters
Distribution:

Filmoption International