Becky Parsons

2023 Winner

For a person, film company or organization who has contributed significantly to film and video in New Brunswick in a professional capacity This award is in honour of the late Jim Lavoie, a publicity guru and crew person on indie and commercial productions.

Becky Parsons is an award-winning cinematographer (Rhonda’s Party), fine art photographer (Kodak Achievement Award), and nominated director (Le Coeur Qui Bat – best music video – Music NB). A graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, she has 20+ years’ experience in the photographic and motion picture arts.

Becky's experience in documentary motion pictures includes director of photography on the short film, I am Skylar (Rachel Bower), feature documentary Carmine Street Guitars  (Ron Mann), and the CBC documentary Sweet Marie - The Music of Erin Costello (Amelia Curran). In her camera assisting days, her work includes the multi-award-winning Atlantic documentary features by John Walker, Passage and Arctic Defenders, and the highly acclaimed film Animals by Nova Scotia based artist Jason Young.