Before becoming a full-time director, Jon Cassar had an extensive background working as a Director of Photography, Camera Operator and Steadicam Operator on over 35 movies, 70 television shows, videos, commercials and award winning documentaries. He has been nominated for Canada’s Gemini Award for directing La Femme Nikita and won a Canadian Society of Cinematographers award for his camera work on a documentary about Canada’s lumber industry. Also, Mr. Cassar is the author and photographer of “24: Behind the Scenes”, a pictorial look at the making of 24 (Palace Press, 2006). Mr. Cassar is a graduate of the Radio and Television Broadcasting program (1983) of Algonquin College, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Jon received the 2011 Premier’s Award for Creative Arts and Design.