About Me.

Filmmaker and entrepreneur Thomas Dudley has over 17 years of experience in business, advertising and media across Canada and beyond. A graduate of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s Television Broadcast News (RTBN) program, Tom has worked as a freelance videographer for commercials, documentaries, production companies and televised sports. He founded Thomas Dudley Productions Inc. in 2014 and spent a busy four years, shooting for a wild variety of clients and production houses such as Brandy Y Productions filming the travel show “Seeing Canada”. He also owns and operated a brick and mortar retail business in Victoria, BC called Wild Birds Unlimited which is a backyard bird hobby shop.

In 2018, Thomas moved the company to Toronto to work with clients such as Volkswagen Canada and TD Bank. He went on to win the award for Best Editor, Drama Under 30 Minutes from the Alberta Media Production Industries Associations for his work on “Vijitkul - Gold Goodness” through Leader Productions, in 2019.

While in Toronto, Tom and his wife, Carly, started a small business selling handcrafted ice pops out of the back of a 1970 El Camino. “El Creamino” was a local smash, and they loved the impact their recipes and brand had on the community. 

After moving back to Cochrane, Alberta, Thomas served as the VP of Marketing for Speed Skating Alberta (SSA), assisting with their national rebrand from 2020-2022. Buoyed by the success of El Creamino, Tom founded the Cochrane Food Fest, a one day food festival held in August of 2021. Using all of his brand and business acumen to build buzz for the Fest, Tom raised funds from 10+ corporate sponsors, brought in 15 food vendors and 4 live music acts, and drew 1,500 people to the one day event, selling over $20,000 in food vouchers.

In 2021, Thomas purchased his biggest project yet: Wild Birds Unlimited, a backyard bird supply franchise in Victoria, BC. Tom overhauled the mom-and-pop bird shop, with a physical renovation, a fresh digital POS system, and an online store. Wilds Birds generated over $700,000 a year in sales and taught Tom the nuances of employee management, customer service, and all things backyard birds.

Tom keeps a home base in Millet, Alberta with Carly and their two kiddos: Evie and Clark. He operates Thomas Dudley Productions Inc. as a one-stop shop for film production, directing, single and multi-camera operation, award-winning editing and post-production/marketing.