Director's Notes
Welcome to the web page of David Hoffert. Here you will find an overview of my directing career, which I will continue to update as time goes on, including my resumé, on set photos and video clips.
I have directed more than one hundred and seventy episodes of various television series, including Canada Sings!, Style by Jury, Party Mamas, My House Your Money, Designer Guys, Made to Order, The Wilkinsons and many more. Along the way, I have been nominated for three Gemini Awards (including Best Direction in a Reality Series) and won six international awards for the NFB feature documentary OCD: The War Inside.
On top of that, I have edited close to one hundred episodes of series television. In the field of music, I produced the first recordings of the Beastie Boys, co-wrote the theme for CityPulse News and CP24, and composed scores for several TV series, specials and theatrical plays (highlighted by a Dora Award nomination for Valley Song).
But my favorite production is always the one I am about to start next!
I have directed more than one hundred and seventy episodes of various television series, including Canada Sings!, Style by Jury, Party Mamas, My House Your Money, Designer Guys, Made to Order, The Wilkinsons and many more. Along the way, I have been nominated for three Gemini Awards (including Best Direction in a Reality Series) and won six international awards for the NFB feature documentary OCD: The War Inside.
On top of that, I have edited close to one hundred episodes of series television. In the field of music, I produced the first recordings of the Beastie Boys, co-wrote the theme for CityPulse News and CP24, and composed scores for several TV series, specials and theatrical plays (highlighted by a Dora Award nomination for Valley Song).
But my favorite production is always the one I am about to start next!
Canada Sings!
Here are some photos from the set of Canada Sings!, a singing and dancing reality show coming late summer to Global TV. It's Glee meets The Office...and one of the most fun shows I have ever directed. For full episodes of the series and more, click HERE.
 At the theatre on performance night
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 Filming at the Toronto Zoo
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 Fireman Jim getting ready to strut his stuff |  Yes...It's Vanilla Ice... |
 Backstage with vocal coach extraordinaire Scott Henderson and master choreographer Kelly Kono |  The 'Power Chords' - ready to rehearse |
On a Night Like This
On the set with pop star Shawn Desman, directing a flash mob dance to his hit song Night Like This, in the Distillery District. The shoot was great fun, with about forty dancers and more than a hundred people watching on the street.
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Destiny's Children
Another wild and wacky Party Mamas shoot in Houston. Here I am with party girl Demi and Letoya Luckett, solo artist and original Destiny's Child member. Good times.
Gemini Awards
Korby Banner, Bruce Turner, David Clemmer and I at the Gemini Awards, when I was nominated for Best Director of a Reality Show
Lighthouse Shines On
Everybody needs Lighthouse: 40 Years of Sunny Days in their house, which includes a Greatest Hits CD and a 'live in the studio' DVD I directed (with a seven camera shoot). All your favourites are here, including One Fine Morning, Sunny Days, Pretty Lady, 1849 and more. Highly recommended. You can get all the information you need at www.lighthouserockson.com.
Smober Up online
Smober Up is a web series that follows eight people as they try to stop smoking. I directed webisodes 6-8 (see if you can spot my cameo appearance at the end of episode seven!). It currently has more than 450,000 hits, and has consistently been one of the Most Viewed YouTube sponsored sites in Canada.
You can check it out at http://www.youtube.com/smoberup
