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ROMER MEDIA

Over 20 years of video productions shows our commitment to our craft.


Pieter Romer

Romer comes from the Nisga’a wolf clan or Laxi’buu in Gingolx, BC and descends from Frisian seafarers in Northern Holland in Amland. He studied theatre at Kitsilano Secondary School and Motion Picture at Capilano College. From 6 months of age till he was 19, he lived on a commercial fishing vessel, fishing the coasts of Cape Scott and Brooks Peninsula. His Grandfather was a captain of a ship called “My Lady” that delivered paper around the world.
 
In 2000, Romer got his break as a Story Producer for the award winning Indigenous current affairs series CTV First Story, working his way up to Senior Producer.
 
For 14 years at CTV alone he produced, directed and wrote 150 hours of broadcast television in art, culture and politics, winning numerous prestigious journalism awards. Eventually Romer earned the helm and became Senior Producer of the series. First Story became the longest running Indigenous current affairs series in Canada, running a whopping 16 years.. Romer also spent a year as Western Executive Producer for APTN News & Current Affairs. He now spends his time advocating for Indigenous in Ocean Science as a Indigenous Community Liaison for the University of Victoria Ocean Networks Canada and supporting Indigenous projects for nations and organizations through high-end video productions.

When Pieter was promoted to Senior Producer at First Story, we immediately challenged him to turn it into a program that would get notice and win some industry awards. He took the challenge seriously and did exactly that – and did it multiple times. He managed his staff and budget well and was able to make the most of the limited resources at his disposal. His people skills made for a happy shop and his journalism skills made for good television. He would be a strong asset to any organization.
Tom Haberstroh, CTV Vancouver VP & GM
Pieter Romer is an outstanding TV Producer and Senior producer. He’s had years of experience successfully heading an award winning TV series, and is actively producing corporate and educational videos. His expertise runs from hiring and managing a production team, finding first rate stories, gathering brilliant footage in the field, and putting it all together for a superb viewing experience. A consummate professional, you can count on Pieter to deliver what he promises and more.
A.W. Hopkins Director and Writer of Indian Road Trip.
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PIETER ROMER

Producer + Director + Writer

Some highlights of Romer’s work are filming in the unforgiving temperatures of Nunavut, to chasing caribou on the edge of the Barren Lands of the Northwest Territories, to scouring the dusty archives of the American Museum of Natural History in New York with the Haida Repatriation Committee. Romer has also worked internationally documenting the Ainu in Japan.
 
More recently ROMER MEDIA completed Tsunami 11th Relative for Ocean Networks Canada and two co-productions with Death & Prosperity called Pandemic Elementary and Black Rock for CBC GEM.

Geordie Trifa

Cinematographer + Editor + Director

Geordie Trifa is Canadian director and cinematographer. His latest project is the blue-chip documentary series Shared Planet,’isset to be released on PBS,CBC and ARTE in 2025. Geordie’s most recent films include the CBC films Pandemic Elementary’ and ‘BlackRock,’ His feature documentary ‘A Life Unbound’ is globally distributed by Off The Fence. The film is currently broadcasted in eight countries and was nominated for the JuryPrize at the 2020 Raw Science Film Festival.

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