Vern Hume is a videomaker from Calgary, originally from Winnipeg. He received his Bachelor in Fine Arts from the University of Manitoba in 1979 and his Master's degree from the University of Calgary in 1985. He is founder of Video Pool in Winnipeg, a video service managed by artists. He is member of EM/Media in Calgary, an organization of the same nature. Obsessively Imminent (1982), Boom Town (1985), Core (1985), The Land of Milk and Honey (1985) and Vacation/Vacances (1986) are some of his works.