Hulo Films
Hulo Films produces commercials and corporate videos, as well as documentary and dramatic films for the international broadcast market. Our approach is simple: we use our network and strategic alliances to bring the best people to the job. The quality of our content is the result of our team. The producers, directors and editors we work with have received recognition locally, nationally and internationally. At Hulo Films, it’s all about doing what’s right for the film.
Thomas
Thomas Hale is a film director and journalist with experience in Canada, Europe, the USA and remote regions of Asia. He is also a professional cinematographer, writer, editor and musician. He works as a freelancer and also operates his own production company, SEVEN Media. Thomas is a graduate of Ryerson University’s Media Arts program (Toronto) and the University of Saskatchewan College of Arts & Science. He spent formative years traveling and lived in Paris, where he learned French and studied European art and cinema. Thomas was born in Toronto but grew up in Saskatoon. He has made many cities around the world his home and currently splits his time between Saskatchewan and New York City.
Jordan
With a Masters in Computer Science and Bachelors Degree in Mathematical Physics, Jordan freelanced with Hulo for seven years before becoming a full-time member of the creative team in January 2011. Working closely with our production office, he is responsible for motion graphics, animation, graphic design for print and web, and web development. Jordan recently moved from our Saskatoon to Vancouver office.
Kyle
As Project & Business Manager, Kyle works on the development of Hulo's film and television properties. He received his digital multimedia training at New Media Campus in Saskatoon, and his Bachelor of Commerce degree (Marketing) at the University of Saskatchewan. Working both as a contractor and as employee, Kyle has created, implemented and maintained websites for non-profit groups (questoutreach.org) and corporations (deepcorp.ca). During the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, he served as a logistics manager for NBC Universal at the International Broadcast Centre.
Ryan
Co-founder and producer of Hulo Films, Ryan Lockwood is a documentary filmmaker and writer with broadcast credits as producer, showrunner, director, writer, researcher and sound recordist. He has been producing television and digital media properties since 2001, winning numerous film, website and educational awards. He is currently developing a video game and eBooks for the Gemini award-winning TV series Wapos Bay. Previous to working in television production, Ryan worked as a marketing professional within the advanced technology sector specializing in market research, business development, and technology commercialization.
Stephen
Co-founder and producer, Stephen Huszar leads dramatic development at Hulo Films. Stephen started out in management consulting and financial analysis before getting into producing and acting. He has appeared in numerous feature films and TV shows including Northern Lights (LeAnn Rimes), Corner Gas and Smallville. Stephen's dramtic short with Hulo Interpersonalities completed an international festival run and is being distributed by Ouat Media and broadcasted on Movieola. He is currently producing / developing several properties including a live action animated short starring Grace Park (Hawaii 5-0), a tween sci-fi feature with Brooke Burgess (Broken Saints) and a feature based on the novel by Eckhart Tolle and Robert S. Friedman.
Tera
Tera Maguire is the associate producer and publicist for Hulo Films. A marketing professional that specializes in communications and publicity, Tera uses a combination of conventional and digital publicity to tell her clients’ stories. She has delivered successful campaigns for the Gemini award-winning Wapos Bay and Hell on Hooves, the National Film Board of Canada and Jerry’s Food Emporium & Meredith Heron from the Food Network’s Restaurant Makeover. She is well-known in the music industry, doing publicity for Belfast-born Stephen Maguire, Metis actor/singer/entertainer Andrea Menard and music events including the recent Flood Relief Concerts, that raised over $60,000 and voted the #2 Concert of the Year in Saskatoon. Tera is also on the Board of Directors for the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance and SaskMusic.
Brad
Brad Merkle is an editor at Hulo Films, who also brings extensive graphic design experience to the post-production process. From writing, shooting and editing to troubleshooting technical problems... he does it all. Brad was the editor of Interpersonalities and Landing, and assistant editor of Mad Cow Sacred Cow and Rabbit Fall Season 2. His recent commercials and web videos have been delivered to clients across the globe. Brad continues to work on developing new projects for film, television and the internet. Brad was born in Saskatoon, growing up on the prairies and south of the border, in Washington. He, his wife and their two children now call Saskatoon home.
