Production Team Bios
 DIRECTOR/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GREG HEMMINGS award winning production experience has taken him all over the globe: directing and producing work in Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, the Arctic and all of the Americas. An adventurer at heart, Greg passionately pursues every project and works around the clock to ensure that no detail is missed and no adventure lost. Greg has produced and directed television content that ranges from docusoaps following professional wrestlers and MMA fighters, to documentaries about classical music, surfing, and climate change in Canada’s arctic. He is a member of the Order of the Wallace McCain Institute and is a graduate of the prestigious National Screen Institute and the North American Media Executive Leadership Program. Greg and his company Hemmings House Pictures has won many international awards. He is backed by a multi-skilled team of professionals – a family with a shared community vision and spirit of enthusiastic collectivity. Greg Hemmings is the CEO and founder of Hemmings House Pictures. |
| EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BOYD SHARPE is an IT project manager, an adventure seeker, a husband, and a father of 3 small children. Having dabbled in both martial arts and film making, Boyd created the concept for Cubicle to The Cage after an evening of fruitless screaming at his TV while watching the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Like so many sports fans he heard himself shout the dreaded “I could do better than that!” Not willing to be an arm chair champion, he decided to put his money where his mouth guard was and test his mettle in the cage. He approached MMA trainer, Peter Martel, and asked him a simple question. “Is it possible for the ‘average person’ to train mixed martial arts for one year and learn enough to get in the cage and compete as a professional mixed martial artist?” The journey they undertook to find the answer to that question developed into the television series, Cubicle to The Cage. |
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 DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHYANDREW MACCORMACK is a freelance director, director of photography, and editor. He has worked on productions for Discovery HD, CBC, Bravo!, The National Film Board of Canada, Rush HD, The Super Channel, and The Fight Network. Andrew has worked on four continents and has won multiple awards in directing, cinematography and editing. Most recently Andrew edited the critically praised and multi-award winning film “The Man of a Thousand Songs” which premiered at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival. Andrew’s passion for authenticity and realism permeates all of his work. Andrew will not rest until the job is done right and with heart. As an avid athlete his whole life, Andrew hates fighting and has no real interest in MMA, but is fascinated by the dedication, skill, and toughness these athletes have and retains the utmost respect for anyone who has the guts and determination to be an MMA fighter. |
| DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ANDREW TIDBY (usually known as just “Andrew Tidby”) has had his feet wet with it all on a professional level by Editing and Shooting (both 35mm and Video), Visual and Special Effects, Directing, and Producing. He has produced and worked on TV series such as ‘Planet Luxury’ (CTV and Discovery), the Gemini award winning series ‘Artzooka’ (CBC), the Gemini Award winning series ‘That’s So Weird’ (YTV), and ‘Antiques Roadshow’ (BBC and CBC). Tidby spends most of his time developing series for History Channel, Outdoor Life Network, CBC and PBS and is currently entering the webseries world with his latest zombie series, “Planet Dead”. |
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PRODUCER STEVE FOSTER has produced dozens of corporate films, live events, and television commercial spots for HHP over the past 5 years. Beginning in the industry as a camera operator, location sound engineer, and assistant editor, Stephen has developed a firm understanding of all parts of a production. This technical insight has directly influenced the way he produces projects and manages operations on a daily basis. Stephen has produced television series for CBC, Bravo!, Rush HD, SRI Italy, Rogers Sportsnet, and the Fight Network in addition to award winning documentaries. |
| PRODUCER ANGUS SWANTEE won a national competition with his first script DISCRIMINATION OF THE DEAD which he also produced and co-directed. He is an alumnus of four programs: the National Screen Institute’s Drama Prize for THE FIDDLER’S REEL, the Atlantic Filmmaker’s Cooperative Film 5 program for PAWNSHOP, the PEI Screenwriter’s Bootcamp, and most recently the CBC/Film NS Bridge Award for GAME. His films have won awards (such as the A&E Short Filmmakers Award for Best Film) while screening throughout North America at festivals like the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival. The films have aired on CBC and the Comedy Network, and Pawnshop was a top 3 finalist in the CBC program Short Film Face-Off. Angus is preparing to direct his short film TORTUROUS in spring 2012 as part of AFCOOP’s FILM5 program. |
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