Thom Ernst
Thom Ernst is the producer and host of Saturday Night at the Movies, and has been with the team since 1998. He makes his on-camera debut as part of his new hosting duties in September 2010.
He is also a playwright, a freelance writer, a film columnist and an on-air critic.
Thom’s career in broadcasting began in public and community radio where he hosted a two-hour arts and entertainment show. He’s covered 15 years of the Toronto International Film Festival and has appeared as a regular film critic and commentator on TVO’s More to Life, Studio 2 and The Agenda with Steve Paikin. He was also the on-air film reviewer for CBC’s Play with Jian Ghomeshi.
Thom wrote and co-produced the short film, Rosa’s Time, which appeared at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Toronto Short Film Festival and the Edmonton Film Festival.
Thom has a bi-weekly column in Toromagazine.com where he covers film and does in-depth one-on-one interviews with filmmakers, screenwriters, actors and authors.