Mentor Profile: Luke Azevedo, Vice President, Creative Industries, Operations & Film Commissioner, Calgary Economic Development
David J. Finch, PhD
Community builder, researcher, social innovator, and educator. Passion for disrupting the status quo.
Do you want to meet one of the key people instrumental to bringing The Last of Us?to Alberta??
Do you want to know why Alberta has become one of the leading locations for film in TV in the world in recent years?
Do you want to know how you can break into a career into film and TV, whether it be infront or behind the camera??
Join Luke Azevedo Vice President, Creative Industries, Operations & Film Commissioner at the LearningCITY Collective's Careers in the Creative Economy event on October 24 from 4-630pm.?Click HERE to register.
In 2007 Luke joined Calgary Economic Development as the Commissioner for Film, Television, and the Creative Industries, Luke works with Studios, government, unions and producers in Southern Alberta to facilitate and develop local projects and attract new foreign film, television & digital media productions to Alberta. Prior to joining CED, Luke was the Director of the Creative Electronic Environment, as well as the Banff New Media Institute and the Acting Director of Literary Arts at The Banff Centre, where he developed and directed television and interactive media facilities and personnel. Prior to Banff, he was owner operator of VisionWorks Commercial Productions. Luke worked with Hockey Canada through four Olympic Games as well as numerous Junior and Women’s World Championships. During this period Luke also was the broadcast liaison for the Calgary Flames hockey operations.
In 2014 Luke was named as one of Venture Magazine’s 50 most influential Albertans.? In 2023 Luke was elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI), a global consortium of over 300 film commissions across six continents.? As one of 10 board members, Luke is the sole city commissioner among country, region, and state commissions.?
2023 has also been an award-winning year for Luke and Calgary’s creative economy, taking home the Location of the Year award plus being a finalist for the City of Film award at the Cannes Film Festival Global Production Awards in May.? August brought in further recognition at the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards in Los Angeles for Outstanding Film Commission.? In addition, Luke has been awarded Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal by the Province of Alberta, recognizing his work and dedication towards elevating not only Calgary but Alberta’s reputation as a global production center for the creative economy and content creators of all platforms and genres.?Career Pathways Agenda
Join Luke and others at the LearningCITY Collective Open Learning Lab on October 24th from 4-630pm where we will explore the endless career pathways in Calgary's?$2.1 billion creative economy.
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The event starts with a creative economy panel, including:
Speed Mentoring
The panel will be followed by?75 minutes of speed mentoring?with 30+ creative economy professionals. Speed mentoring is a fantastic way to meet and get advice from the professionals shaping the future of our city.
Registration is $10 and includes a drink and light snacks.
Jared Andres Viola Midegs Scott Gravelle Scott Cressman Patrick Moskwa Stephen Hunt Alex Sarian Jill Dewes Luke Azevedo Vieko Franetovic Craig Wrobleski csc Peter Glenn Rob Kerr K?the Lemon Erin O'Connor Kaley Beisiegel, Terry Rock, Dan Evans, Calgary Marketing Association, Amish Morjaria, Brad Clark, Maya Choldin, Deeter Schurig, Luke Azevedo, AnneMarie Dorland, Janice Paskey, Marc Tran, Daniel Doz Ian FitzGerald, FAITH-MICHAEL UZOKA Nicholas Rains, Julie Gathercole, Daorcey Le Bray, Laurie Stretch Brad Williamson, Paisley Churchill, John Brown, Josh Taron, Sally Haney, Sara Leishman, Theresa Howland, Roderick Tate, Lindsey Galloway, Aidan Cooper Kelly Doody
Partner at Daughter Creative
1 年I can’t wait to meet Luke. This is going to be so fun!