With a collective experience solidly rooted in broadcast and film production, our team consistently produces award winning programs and software for the broadcast convergence and e-learning markets.

James Monro, Teri McArter and Liz Walker – are Genie, Gemini and Emmy award-winning film, television & new media producers working with a dynamic team of designers, developers and programmers committed to producing web-architecture that provides users of all ages with compelling and entertaining interactive experiences.

Clients and partners include Telus, Canadian Heritage, Provincial Ministries of Education and School Boards, National Film Board of Canada, Telefilm’s New Media Fund, Southern First Nations Secretariat, and James Madison University and the Virginia Content Repository.

NEW MEDIA Awards:

• Innovator of the Year Award, 2006 (B.C. Social Studies Teachers Association)
• Intermedia-Globe GOLD Award for “Best Interactive Website’ 2005, (The WorldMediaFestival, Hamburg, Germany)
• International Digital Media Award for Best Interface Design, Toronto
• Golden Sheaf Award, Yorkton Film & New Media Festival

The TEAM:

James Monro
Founder and C.E.O

Genie award-winning documentary and drama producer, Jim Monro brings over 20 years of film industry experience to Monro Co. new media projects.

Beyond his many awards for production, Jim has curated international film festivals in Toronto and New York and taught film at the post secondary level.  In 1992, Jim moved into the multimedia field while it was still in its infancy and continued his award winning programming with the creation of quality content and interactive design that became ‘best sellers’ in new media educational markets.

Teri McArter
TV & Web Producer, Writing & Marketing

Prior to joining Monro Communications in 2001, Teri was a founding partner of Forefront Entertainment.  As Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed television series Madison, McArter wrote several episodes that won ten top international awards. The popular series sold in over 100 countries around the world. Teri also co-wrote the discussion guides that accompanied the “best seller” first season Madison videos used in American and Canadian high school guidance classes (distributed by the Bureau for At-Risk Youth, New York).

McArter’s other executive producer credits include The Magician’s House that won an international Emmy and The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, that earned international awards for Best Writing and Best Acting in a Youth Series.  In addition to drama, Teri also produced documentary TV series and educational films as an independent producer.

Elizabeth Walker
Project Development

Former teacher turned film editor and director/producer, Elizabeth Walker has won many international awards as an independent film director and for the National Film Board of Canada. Included in Elizabeth’s writing, directing and producing credits are numerous episodes in television series broadcast on CTV, Life, Discovery, Vision TV, WTN, SCN and Knowledge Network.