Autumn Storm Films
Christopher Giardino
Christopher Giardino has been a film aficionado from the time he was 10 years old and saw Raiders of the Lost Ark 18 times in the theatre. From then he has devoted his entire life to film.
As a writer, Christopher has written for such companies as Alliance Atlantis, Edge Entertainment, Corus Entertainment and Telefilm Canada. Currently, along with his writing partner, Robyn, he is developing a feature for Shadow Shows (for award-winning director Bruce McDonald - Hard Core Logo, The Tracey Fragments, Pontypool). His original romantic comedy screenplay with Robyn that was developed with the Harold Greenberg Fund, The Best Man, is presently in production with Germany's Phoneix Film under producer Gerd Koechlin (Rambo V, 16 Blocks, The Black Dahlia, The Matador). A valued Instructor at Toronto Media and Film College, Christopher has also taught screenwriting, Film History & Theory and Production.
Christopher also produced and directed both in the commercial and documentary sector for over 10 years. In this capacity he has worked successfully for Ford, Casino Niagara, Simmons and Microsoft among many others. Recently, he directed a short feature comedy, White Elephant, that premiered in West Hollywood and the domestic exhibition rights were bought by the Movieola network. He was also the producer of an investigative news program that aired on Global Television that featured location segments on the lasting effects of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, as well as an award winning segment on Canada's first domestic terror trial.
As a writer, Christopher has written for such companies as Alliance Atlantis, Edge Entertainment, Corus Entertainment and Telefilm Canada. Currently, along with his writing partner, Robyn, he is developing a feature for Shadow Shows (for award-winning director Bruce McDonald - Hard Core Logo, The Tracey Fragments, Pontypool). His original romantic comedy screenplay with Robyn that was developed with the Harold Greenberg Fund, The Best Man, is presently in production with Germany's Phoneix Film under producer Gerd Koechlin (Rambo V, 16 Blocks, The Black Dahlia, The Matador). A valued Instructor at Toronto Media and Film College, Christopher has also taught screenwriting, Film History & Theory and Production.
Christopher also produced and directed both in the commercial and documentary sector for over 10 years. In this capacity he has worked successfully for Ford, Casino Niagara, Simmons and Microsoft among many others. Recently, he directed a short feature comedy, White Elephant, that premiered in West Hollywood and the domestic exhibition rights were bought by the Movieola network. He was also the producer of an investigative news program that aired on Global Television that featured location segments on the lasting effects of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, as well as an award winning segment on Canada's first domestic terror trial.
Robyn Burnett
A self-confessed television junkie, Robyn Burnett has not only written two acclaimed books on contemporary television series, Crash Into Me: The World of Roswell and Uncovering Alias (with Nikki Stafford) but also hundreds of articles for FoodTV.ca, HGTV.ca, WNetwork.ca and Slice.ca (CanWest Global and Corus Entertainment).
As a screenwriter, she as written/story edited screenplays for Alliance Atlantis, Edge Entertainment, Astral Media and Telefilm. Currently, along with her writing partner Christopher, she is working on a feature for award-winning director Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, The Tracey Fragments, Pontypool). Their comedy feature, The Best Man, is currently in production with Phoenix Film in Germany under Executive Producer Gerd Koechlin (The Matador, 16 Blocks, The Black Dahlia, Rambo V)
A playwright also, Robyn's play, The Butterfly Kiss, received 4 star reviews in NOW and EYE in Toronto's 2005 Fringe Festival. As well, she was a part of the editorial team for Kaboose.com (Disney Interactive Media Group) and is presently on the editorial team for the highly acclaimed site for Canadian moms, www.savvymom.ca.
Photo by Carinne Leduc
As a screenwriter, she as written/story edited screenplays for Alliance Atlantis, Edge Entertainment, Astral Media and Telefilm. Currently, along with her writing partner Christopher, she is working on a feature for award-winning director Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, The Tracey Fragments, Pontypool). Their comedy feature, The Best Man, is currently in production with Phoenix Film in Germany under Executive Producer Gerd Koechlin (The Matador, 16 Blocks, The Black Dahlia, Rambo V)
A playwright also, Robyn's play, The Butterfly Kiss, received 4 star reviews in NOW and EYE in Toronto's 2005 Fringe Festival. As well, she was a part of the editorial team for Kaboose.com (Disney Interactive Media Group) and is presently on the editorial team for the highly acclaimed site for Canadian moms, www.savvymom.ca.
Photo by Carinne Leduc
