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Nicolas Phillips

President, IATSE Local 856

Nicolas Phillips is a Lighting Technician in the Manitoba Motion Picture Industry and the current President of IATSE Local 856. For the past 17 years, he has worked on productions of all sizes in various roles within the Lighting Department including as Lead and as a Gaffer.

Prior to working in the Motion Picture industry, Nicolas graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Production and a minor in Film Studies.

Nicolas has been involved in the greater film community for several years now, serving 3 year terms as Member at Large and Secretary on the IATSE 856 Executive Board and as a Trustee of the IATSE 856 Health and Welfare Trust for the last 10 years. ​