Our Team
JOHN BOLTON - Associate Producer
John Bolton is an award-winning filmmaker from Vancouver, Canada. He is the recipient of professional internships from such organizations as the Canadian Film & Television Producers’ Association, the Cultural Human Resources Council and British Columbia Film, and he has worked for such production companies as Screen Siren Pictures, Anagram Pictures, Omni Films, Raven West Films, Thunderbird Films and Studio B Productions. In 2007, John joined Sepia Films as an associate producer, and in 2008 he associate produced the feature film A SHINE OF RAINBOWS. In 2009 / 2010 he will associate produce Sepia’s feature films THE JAMES DEAN GARAGE BAND and JACK OF DIAMONDS.
As writer, director and producer, John’s short films include the dramatic short VALENTINES, based on the short story by Nancy Lee, from her award-winning collection DEAD GIRLS, which premiered at the 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival and which won “Best Of BC” at the Reel 2 Real International Film Festival as well as a Leo Award for Best Actress (Emily Tennant), as well as the comedic short BREAKDOWN, featuring a who’s who of Canadian television including Christopher Shyer (WHISTLER), Amanda Tapping (STARGATE: SG-1), Carly McKillip (ALICE, I THINK), Sonya Salomaa (THE COLLECTOR) and Winston Rekert (NEON RIDER), which premiered at the 2006 Whistler Film Festival and which was nominated for four Canadian Comedy Awards. John also produced and directed, for Bravo! Television, the classical music performance pieces BEETHOVEN OPUS 59 NO 3 ALLEGRO MOLTO (featuring the Borealis String Quartet) and CHRISTUS VINCIT (featuring the vocal chamber ensemble musica intima), both of which were nominated for Golden Sheaf Awards at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival. Other films include the classical music comedy THE HARP (also featuring the Borealis String Quartet) and the infamous teen drama / action comedy THE WATER GAME, one of Vancouver’s original digital features.
John is currently developing numerous classical music and literary adaptations, including THE OLYMPIC COMMISSIONS, a trilogy of short films about women’s hockey and a unique collaboration between athletes, musicians and filmmakers, as well as a short film based on the short story THE CLOSER YOU GET TO CANADA by Canadian author Thomas King, for which he recently received the National Screen Institute’s prestigious Drama Prize.
John plays the viola and is teaching himself how to play the piano.