Curriculum Vitae
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
Email: montrealchris@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2001-2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts. – Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Major: Film Production, Minor: Religion
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
| B.F. Lorenzetti Scholarship | B.F. Lorenzetti Inc./Concordia University | 2004 |
| Kodak Award | Kodak Corp./Concordia University | 2005 |
| 2nd Year Film Production Grant | Concordia University | 2005 |
| 3rd Year Film Production Grant | Concordia University | 2006 |
INTERNSHIPS
Autumn 2006 Concordia University, Montreal, QC – Independent Study
Writing screen play “Winter’s Pass,” with Martin-Esteban Baena, supervised by filmmaker/actress Micheline Lanctot
Summer 2006 “Les Mercredis de Rose”, Montreal, QC – Art Director
Summer internship with director Guylaine Dionne. Heavily involved in pre-production and production aspects of the film.
FILM/TV
| “Soledad” | Assistant Director | CUTV/Independent | 2006 |
| “Homemade” | Assistant Director | Concordia University | 2006 |
| “The Pen and the Sword” | Art Director | National Film Board/P. LaRouche | 2006 |
| “Les Mercredis de Rose” | Art Director | Guylaine Dionne | 2006 |
| “The Forest for the Trees” | Writer/Director | Concordia University | 2006 |
| “Doobie Pink” | Production Designer | Concordia University | 2006 |
| “Pretty, Gay and Available” | Co-Writer/Director | Concordia University | 2005 |
| “Apartment 222” | Boom Operator | Concordia University | 2005 |
| “Murmurs in Silence” | Script/Continuity | Concordia University | 2005 |
| “Bottom of the Barrel” | Script/Continuity | Concordia University | 2006 |
| “Officer Down” | Writer/Director/DOP | Concordia University | 2004 |
| “Underneath” | Production Designer | Concordia University | 2004 |
| “Roommates to Die For” | Writer/Director/DOP | Concordia University | 2003 |
RELATED MEDIA EXPERIENCE
| Assistant to the Producer (temp.) | Park Ex Pictures, Montreal, QC | 2007 |
| Film Projection Design | ‘One Night in Berlin’ Montreal Fringe Theatre Festival |
2007 |
| Production Coordinator/Producer | CUTV, Montreal, QC | 2006-2007 |
| Producer | Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Iolanthe” McGill Savoy Society |
2007 |
| Lighting Designer/Projectionist | Kenyon Hall, Seattle, WA |
FILM FESTIVALS/SCREENINGS
| Concordia University Year-End Screening | “Pretty, Gay and Available” | 2005 |
| Concordia University Year-End Screening | “The Forest for the Trees” | 2006 |
| Montreal Image+Nation International LGBT Film Festival |
“Pretty, Gay and Available” | 2006 |
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
| Watertown Hotel, Seattle, WA | Front Desk Agent | 2003-2004 |
| Silver Cloud Inn, Seattle, WA | Night Auditor/Front Desk Agent | 2002-2003 |
| The Space Needle Corporation Seattle, WA |
Elevator Operator/Entertainer | 2001-2002 |
| Gave the 42-second speech aboard one of the three glass elevators on the famous Seattle attraction from the 1962 World’s Fair. | ||
EXTRACURRICULAR
| Docent/Tour Guide | Montreal Holocaust Memorial Museum Montreal, QC |
April 2005-Present |
| Q2 Ally Network Steering Committee |
Concordia University, Montreal, QC | 2005-2006 |
| President | Concordia Queer Union, Montreal, QC | 2005-2006 |
| Vice- President External | Concordia Queer Union, Montreal, QC | 2004-2005 |
References and demo reel available upon request.