Staff



Daniel Carruthers

Equipment Manager

Daniel has over 15 years of experience and over 50 credits as a Director of Photography. He's had multiple award nominations and received a Leo Award for his work on the short film Encore. Some of his Victoria-shot films include the features All-in Madonna, Open for Submissions, and The Devout. While working as a Director of Photography, Daniel has been the Equipment Manager at CineVic for more than 10 years, where he oversees the expanding equipment inventory and rentals.



David Geiss

Executive Director

David Geiss grew up in the 80s and 90s on a Saskatchewan homestead in Treaty 4 territory, and now lives on Vancouver Island on the traditional and unceded territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations. He holds a Screenwriting MFA from the University of Victoria and a Film & Video Production BFA from the University of Regina. His first post-student film Queen City showcased Regina's drag scene and won the Best Documentary Award at the Canadian National Youth Film Festival in Ottawa, while his followup docudrama Stubblejumper appeared at numerous festivals around the world; both were broadcast on OutTV. He directed the Back to the Land episode of OutTV’s documentary series OutSpoken, and the canine adventure film Bark to the Land. David has taught Screenwriting at UVic, served as programmer for Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival and the Living Skies Student Film Festival, spent nearly a decade as Festival Coordinator for Queer City Cinema Film & Performing Arts Festival, and has worked in various roles with other non-profits such as Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative, U of R Pride Centre, Victoria Car Share Cooperative, and Modo Car Share Cooperative. He is currently the Executive Director at CineVic Society of Independent Filmmakers.