Ascent Films | Video Production and Film Company in Kelowna

Ascent Films Inc. is an award-winning Canadian documentary film production company and a post-production boutique located in Kelowna, British Columbia. Our projects include television documentaries, commercials, and corporate films. We work internationally and are fluent in English, French, Slovak, and Czech.

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Jiri Bakala

Director

Jiri is a award-winning producer, director, and cinematographer. A former CBC director, Jiri founded his production company Ascent Films over a decade ago with the aim to focus on TV production. Since then, he has produced or worked on a wide variety of projects including documentaries, EPKs, music videos, commercials, and lifestyle TV. Jiri is also a active commercial and art photographer.

Jiri Bakala is an active voting member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in its director, cinematography, digital, and sound divisions.

Lucie Bakala

Producer / Editor

Lucie is an award-winning documentary film producer, as well as photographer, location sound recordist, and editor.

Throughout much of her life, she has been travelling and seeking adventures. She is drawn to landscapes and people she sees during her travels. In addition to being passionate about all aspects of documentary film production, she is also an avid photographer.

Lucie’s recent work includes several corporate films, a documentary for the Washington State Department of Ecology, and a series of photographs for AdFarm ad agency.

Ron Mullins

Senior Consultant

A film and television production maestro for over four decades, Ron has produced and directed award winning films and television for a broad range of domestic and international clients.

His work in the industry includes the development, management, production and direction of dramatic and musical television series as well as more than one thousand commercials and hundreds of hours of corporate television. He is a respected writer, producer and director, as well as a photographer.

Ron continues to work globally for a broad range of clients.