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Profile: Edmund Oliverio, International Documentary
Edmund A. Oliverio (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) has been a motion picture andEntertainment publicist and producer in Western Canada for over 37 years, with a wide background of servicing not only film and television, but also corporate Western Canada. He is the president and CEO of Agora Films International Inc., and his work in ethics and social concerns has earned him a national reputation. He is also president of Rio Grande Motion Pictures (Canada and Mexico) and a full voting member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association, Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Documentary Organization of Canada, International Documentary Association and Canadian Film Institute. Through the years, Oliverio has worked in television and film (shorts and documentaries), as well as in new media. He was co-founder of the Canadian Film Celebration ’91 and ’92, which honoured Canadian film and filmmakers. Along with partner John A. Labow, Agora Films has 13 film projects on its slate, including seven documentaries. Oliverio established a mentorship program at Agora Films for production assistants, which supports his view of giving back to the industry.
-- Vol. 24, No.8, September-October 2005, International Documentary, the official magazine of the International Documentary Association, Los Angeles.
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