Ben Babchishin, 64, on Feb. 10. Babchishin graduated from Mount Royal University’s Radio and Television Broadcasting program in 1981, and started his career working at television stations including CHAT-TV Medicine Hat, along with stops in Prince George, Lethbridge, and London, ON. He joined Global Regina as Creative Director in 1989, before an eight-year run in the same role at CTV Edmonton, starting in 1991. In 2000, he reinvented himself as a full service video producer, writer and director, launching Big Picture Productions and later Hired Gun Films. In addition to commercial projects, Babchishin produced web series, shorts and documentaries, including feature TV movie, “The Kois: Fish Out of Water,” which was shot in and around Edmonton and made its broadcast debut on Super Channel. Babchishin’s “Breakout of the Masala Kid” was selected for the Edmonton Short Film Festival’s Red Carpet Gala and won Best Dramatic Production Under 60 at the 2009 Rosies, recognizing the best of Alberta film and television.