Don Thompson
VPA Chairman
Member of Marketing and Events Committees.
VPA Message from the Chair: June 2024
AGM & RECENT NEWS – June 2024 by Don Thompson Spring is always a time of renewal and that includes for our VPA Board. Our Annual General Meeting on May 28th was a success, with a good crowd in attendance, and some fresh Nominees for the Board elected by acclamation. We also held a brief Townhall to share the state of the industry, and hear back from members on their hopes for our organization in the year ahead. Some industry highlights: Local industry reports show an overdue increase in domestic production last year, which helps support local creative development for […]Do you like it? Read moreMay 2, 2024
GOOD NEWS: VPA Chair Don Thompson Career Achievement Award
Lifetime Achievement and Career Achievement Award – 2024 Press Release Toronto, April 8th, 2024 – The Canadian Cinema Editors (CCE) is pleased to announce that Mary Stephen, CCE and Gordon McClellan, CCE are the recipients of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Don Thompson is the recipient for the Career Achievement Award. The CCE will present these awards at the 14th Annual CCE Awards on June 14th, 2024 at the Delta Hotel in Toronto. More Info on Canadian Cinema Editors Don Thompson is an experienced leader within the Media & Entertainment industry, known for utilizing his creative and technical skills in problem […]Do you like it? Read moreMay 1, 2024
VPA Message from the Chair: May 2024
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR INDUSTRY NEWS – May 2024 by Don Thompson BC’s Creative Industries Week (April 22-25) featured many of BC’s leading producers, physical production, union, and post and VFX players meeting with MLA’s and government officials in Victoria to showcase the strength of BC’s creative economy. VPA Vice Chair Kelsy Wittmann was in attendance to ensure our sector’s creative and technical skills were recognized. READ MORE ON BCCREATES.COM > NAB 2024 NAB in Las Vegas predictably saw an impressive array of new AI software features and promises of expanded cloud based editing and collaboration tools. With a strong showing […]Do you like it? Read moreApril 29, 2023
VPA Blog Post: May 2023
We always want to be there as disruptors in the industry. VPA Chair Don Thompson reflects on Vancouver’s journey to become a post-production powerhouse, and lessons learned along the way by Sabrina Rani Furminger Don Thompson has been a champion of the Vancouver post-production scene since he launched Finale Post in 1988 – and after more than three decades in the business, he’s as enthusiastic as ever about post-production and its opportunities for growth. Finale’s Founding Editors – Don Thompson, John Christie, and Allan Pinvidic (1999) Back in 1988, the Vancouver film and television industry was “still in its infancy” […]Do you like it? Read more
