Mina Shum and Stephen Hegyes (5515192372)

Stephen Hegyes is a Canadian film producer, associated with several films, including '' Double Happiness'' and ''

White Noise In signal processing, white noise is a random signal having equal intensity at different frequencies, giving it a constant power spectral density. The term is used, with this or similar meanings, in many scientific and technical disciplines, ...

''.

History

Stephen Hegyes is a graduate from the Masters Program in

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

, where he majored in film and television production. Hegyes' association with movie production commenced with his role as producer of ''Double Happiness'', a 1994 award-winning film, written and directed by

Mina Shum Mina Shum (born 1966) is an independent Canadian filmmaker. She is a writer and director of award-winning feature films, numerous shorts and has created site specific installations and theatre. Her features, ''Double Happiness (film), Double Ha ...

, starring

Sandra Oh Sandra Miju Oh (born July 20, 1971) is a Canadian–American actress. She is best known for her starring roles as Rita Wu on the HBO comedy '' Arliss'' (1996–2002), Dr. Cristina Yang on the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2005� ...

. Hegyes continued his association with Shum by producing her second film, ''

Drive, She Said ''Drive, She Said'' is a 1997 Canadian film by Mina Shum, starring Moira Kelly, Sebastian Spence and Josh Hamilton. Plot summary Nadine (Moira Kelly), a bank teller, is taken hostage by Tass (Josh Hamilton), who has robbed the bank to pay for m ...

'', in 1997. Hegyes has won three

Leo Awards The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry. Held each May or June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Leo Awards were founded by the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British C ...

, an awards program honouring the British Columbia film and television industry. In 2009 and 2011, he shared the award for Best Feature Length Drama for ''

Fifty Dead Men Walking ''Fifty Dead Men Walking'' is a 2008 English-language crime thriller film written and directed by Kari Skogland. It is a loose adaptation of Martin McGartland's 1997 autobiography of the same name. It premiered in September 2008, and stars Jim St ...

'' and ''

Gunless ''Gunless'' is a 2010 Canadian Western comedy film directed by William Phillips and released by Alliance Films. Plot In 1878, a hardened American gunfighter arrives in a small town in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, a place that doesn't ...

'', respectively. Much of Hegyes' production work was through

Brightlight Pictures Brightlight Pictures Inc. is a Canadian film production and television production company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. History Shawn Williamson is the chairman of Brightlight Pictures. Williamson has produced more than 90 prod ...

, which he co-founded. It was announced in late 2012 that Hegyes had left Brightlight Pictures, but would continue to collaborate with co-founder

Shawn Williamson Shawn Williamson (born April 26, 1965) is a Canadian film and television producer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Early life Williamson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Shawn began his career as a stage manager at ...

on future projects. Williamson had purchased Hegyes' interest in the company. In late 2013, it was announced that Hegyes, along with

Simon Barry Simon Barry (born 25 September 1966, in London, UK) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, director and television producer. Career Barry is best known for his work on the Canadian sci-fi series '' Continuum'' (2012–2015). In 2013, bui ...

, the producer of the ''

Continuum Continuum may refer to: * Continuum (measurement), theories or models that explain gradual transitions from one condition to another without abrupt changes Mathematics * Continuum (set theory), the real line or the corresponding cardinal number ...

'' Canadian television series, had established

Reality Distortion Field Reality distortion field (RDF) is a term first used by Bud Tribble at Apple Inc., Apple Computer in 1981, to describe company co-founder Steve Jobs' charisma and its effects on the developers working on the Macintosh project. Tribble said that the ...

, a genre film and television producer, with the objective of developing original content in the science fiction, horror and fantasy genres. On September 28, 2018, it was announced that Hegyes will be credited as an executive producer alongside

in the upcoming

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

fantasy series, '' Warrior Nun''.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hegyes, Stephen Canadian film producers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)