BFA, Film Studies, Queens University, Canada
The Drama Studio, USA
Canadian Film Centre
Professional Screenwriter’s Development Program

In addition to her extensive background in film, television and new media development (funders include: CBC, YTV, TVO, OAC, Telefilm, Fund) Andrea has worked as a story editor and writer on diverse projects - from feature films to documentaries to animation. Live action series include Liberty Street, PSI Factor and Drop the Beat. Andrea brings an eclectic mix of theory and practical hands on experience to the writers' workshop. An active member of the writing community, she has been a juror for WGC arbitration as well as for the Dora, Gemini and Writer's Guild Top Ten Awards.

Chris Alexander is a lifelong movie enthusiast. He is a noted critic and columnist for legendary NYC based horror film entertainment periodical Fangoria and on-air film critic for Toronto radio station AM 640, The John Oakley Morning Show.  Chris has spent many years formulating opinions on film as well as unique ways to convey that passion to others.
He has taught film theory at Sheridan College, Oakville and as a musician has composed and performed scores for various feature and short films. In September 2006, after a spate of scathing reviews in print and radio, Chris was the only Canadian critic chosen to step into a boxing ring with noted "bad filmmaker" Uwe Boll, in a controversial and outrageous Raging Boll publicity stunt event. Chris brings an eccentric, informed point of view to his teachings as well as a dizzying, near textbook knowledge of world cinema.

Christopher has written various screenplays including the feature comedy The Best Man with the participation of Astral Media-The Harold Greenberg Fund. He has written and story edited for Alliance Atlantis, Ragged Rascal Productions, Reel Films and Telefilm Canada. He has also collaborated on documentaries, including a Chinese-Canadian co-production, and directed and conceived television commercials.

He recently completed co-writing a book on the radio history in Canada for ECW Press entitled Primetime Radio. Christopher also recently premiered his short comedy White Elephant at the Pacific Design Exchange in West Hollywood.

Christopher has been a professional writer since age eighteen. His first screenplay was optioned by Paramount Pictures when he was just twenty-one. He has written five books on film and filmmakers that have been translated into nine languages around the world.

His reputation as a film historian comes from the creation of the long running cable TV show Reel to Real that he hosted for nine years.  He was also featured on the Gemini Award winning show for CBC Newsworld called Gilmour on the Arts, as a film reviewer and interviewer. He has also appeared in nine episodes of A&E Biography and seven episodes of E! True Hollywood Story.