New Board Members Join the PSP
The Pacific Screenwriting Program is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors: Robin Mirsky, David Jol, and Anna Archer, effective late September.
Robin Mirsky is the Executive Director of the Rogers Group of Funds; David Jol is an entertainment, business, and video game lawyer at Chandler Fogden Lyman; and Anna Archer is a literary agent at Lucas Talent.
These new board members step into vacancies created when the terms of Victoria Shen (WGC) and Renuka Singh (screenwriter) ended earlier this year. Anna, David and Robin join the existing board team of Robert C. Cooper (showrunner), Brian Hamilton (Omnifilm Entertainment), Erin Haskett (Lark Productions), Todd Ireland (screenwriter), Susin Nielsen (showrunner), Liz Shorten (CMPA), Bob Wong (Creative BC), and Danielle Woodrow (Netflix).
Board Chair, Brian Hamilton remarked, “As the Pacific Screenwriting Program receives increasing national recognition for the calibre and impact of its professional-level programs, it’s rewarding to see these industry leaders step up to join our team. Executive Director Camilla Tibbs and I look forward to working with them.”
Biographies
Robin Mirsky
Robin Mirsky is Executive Director of the Rogers Group of Funds. Robin joined Rogers Communications in 1989. She is responsible for the Rogers Group of Funds, which includes the Rogers Series Fund, a $5.5 million equity investment fund for Canadian television series and the Rogers Documentary Fund, a $3.0 million Fund that awards grants to Canadian independent documentary filmmakers. Robin also sits on a number of Boards such as the Banff World Media Festival, the Giller Foundation and One Family Fund.
David Jol
David Jol is an entertainment, business, and video game lawyer who advises developers, publishers, producers, creators, and entrepreneurs. He assists his clients in financing, contract negotiation, intellectual property management, and general corporate and employment matters.
David has a background working in tech and software and has guided startups in their journey from incorporation through funding rounds to exit. He has worked with businesses that range from large global private equity firms to small-team/solo indie game developers and filmmakers.
Prior to his legal career, David studied creative writing and spent half a decade living and working in various parts of the world: from India and Southeast Asia to Central and South America. He brings an array of real-life experience to his legal work that make him an intuitive problem solver, clever strategist and, perhaps most importantly, a pleasure to work with.
Anna Archer
Anna Archer is a literary agent at Lucas Talent. She has been working on behalf of writers, directors and picture editors who work in film and television for 20 years, representing her clients and their projects in the major entertainment industry centers in Canada and in Los Angeles. Her roster is a creative mix of established writers, story editors, picture editors and directors peppered with interesting and talented emerging writers. She is fortunate to work with some of the top creative people in Canada, working across all genres including live action drama, animation and documentary/lifestyle.
Prior to moving to Vancouver, Anna worked in the publishing industry in London, England for approximately 10 years, where she served as Chair of the Board for the Spoken Word Publishers Association – a non-profit organization established to promote the then emerging audiobook market in the UK.