Bannister Bergen

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Role

Writer

Date of birth

08/02/1976

Place of birth

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Bannister Bergen

Biography

Bannister is a producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. From development to delivery, he has worked at every level of media and has helped usher a multitude of projects from concept to screen. As a Creative Executive in Los Angeles, he helped develop feature projects for Hollywood studios. After moving to Vancouver, he developed and produced projects for the international marketplace with Brightlight Pictures and Great Pacific Media. In 2017 he shifted focus to online audience building and digital marketing. He has since developed Stories For Caregivers, an initiative designed to generate awareness for unpaid, unrecognized caregiving. Through Stories For Caregivers Bannister has produced 13 web series - over 14 hours of content - which have earned over 10 million views thus far. The initiative's success has led the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office to recognize Stories For Caregivers as an acceptable online service. Bannister is also a mentor to new filmmakers and a screenwriter who has completed scripts for multiple Disney Home Video titles.

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