All Access 2021 Guests
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Featured Speakers
Funds / Government / Screen Offices
Kenny Boyce, City of Winnipeg Film and Special Events Office *
Iris Cadoux, Project Manager, Eurimages *
Stephen Carroll, Director, Music Programs, Manitoba Film & Music
Brian Clasper, Senior Analyst - Film, Television and Tax Credit, Manitoba Film & Music *
Nathalie Clermont, Vice-president, programs and business development, Canada Media Fund
Valerie Creighton, President & CEO, Canada Media Fund
Pierre Dallois, Manager, Cinema and audiovisual creation, Ciclic *
Lauren Davis, Regional Feature Film Executive for the Western Region, Telefilm *
Christa Dickenson, Executive Director, Telefilm Canada
Adam Garnet Jones, Lead - Indigenous Initiatives, Telefilm Canada *
Ayesha Husain, Lead, Inclusion Initiatives and Content Analyst - English Market, Telefilm Canada *
Joan Jenkinson, Executive Director, Black Screen Office
Melissa Kajpust, Provincial Film Liaison Manager, Manitoba Department of Sport, Culture and Heritage *
Suzanne Lacey, Deputy Director, Bell Fund *
James Luscombe, Content Analyst, Telefilm Canada *
Nikhilesh Mehra, Media Tax Credit & Development Analyst, Manitoba Film & Music *
Louise O’Brien-Moran, Director of Film Financing, Tax Credits and Film Commission Service, Manitoba Film & Music *
Monique Perro, City of Winnipeg Film and Special Events Office *
Eric Reginaud, Responsable Ciclic Animation, Ciclic *
Rachel Rusen, CEO and Film Commissioner, Manitoba Film & Music *
Kerry Swanson, Associate Director, Indigenous Screen Office *
Broadcasters / Streamers
Danielle Audette, Senior Manager of Programming, APTN *
Susan Alexander, Production Executive, Original Content, Scripted, Corus Entertainment *
Tina Apostolopoulos, Production Executive, Original Programming, Factual and Reality, Bell Media *
Chantal Coté, Deputy director, Bell Fund
Lisa Godfrey, Vice President of Original Content, Corus Entertainment
Zach Feldberg, Executive in Charge of Production - Digital Originals, CBC Digital *
Sarah Fowlie, Director, Original Programming - Comedy, Bell Media *
Andrea Griffith, Production Executive, Original Programming- Lifestyle Content, Corus Entertainment *
Tom Hastings, Director, Original Programming - Drama, Bell Media *
Jane Jankovic, Executive Producer, Documentaries, TVO *
Andrew Johnson, Executive in Charge of Production | Original Content, Factual, Corus Entertainment *
Gosia Kamela, Production Executive Original Programming, Drama Series & Feature Film, Bell Media *
Mélanie Lê Phan, Executive in Charge of Production, YA, CBC *
Sam Linton, Vice President, Head of Original Content, Blue Ant *
Paige Murray, Executive in Charge of Production, YA Digital Originals, CBC *
Jackie Pardy, Chief Content Officer, Super Channel *
Nataline Rodrigues, Director of Original Programming, Rogers Sports & Media *
Distributors and Studios
Susan Boshcoff, General Manager, Animiki See Distribution *
Tecca Crosby, Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs, Entertainment One *
Avi Federgreen, President and Executive Producer, Indie Can Entertainment *
Henry Gagnon, Owner and CEO, HG Distribution *
Isabel Gomez-Moriana, Director, Scripted Development - Television, Entertainment One *
Jocelyn Hamilton, President, Television - Canada, Entertainment One
Gwen Jones McCauley, Director, Global Distribution, CBC *
Courtney McAllister, Head of Development, Vortex Media *
Matt Orenstein, Vice President, Acquisitions and Strategy, Vortex Media *
Industry Experts
Benjamin Ayres, Actor
Sharon Bajer, Intimacy Coordinator
Ian Bawa, Filmmaker
Jennifer Beasley, Head of Development, Buffalo Gal Pictures
Roger Boyer, Indigenous Filmmakers Association
Stephen Carroll, Director, Music Programs, Manitoba Film & Music
Carmen Kotyk, Casting Director, Carmen Kotyk Casting
Merit Jensen Carr, Producer, Merit Motion Pictures
Shelagh Carter, Writer/Director/Producer, Darkling Pictures Inc.
Ginny Collins, Communications Consultant
Doug Darling, CEO and Executive Creative Director, Tripwire Media Group
Ginger Dilk, Digital Media Producer, Eagle Vision
Jessica Dunn, Development Coordinator/Associate Producer, Original Pictures Inc.
Audrey Dwyer, Associate Artistic Director, Royal MTC
Sean Garrity, Filmmaker, Bed Bug Films
Rebecca Gibson, Partner, Eagle Vision
David Hardy, VP, Sustainability & Stakeholder Affairs, William F. White International
Zena Harris, President, Green Spark Group
Angela Heck, Managing Director, Whistler Film Festival Society
Adèle Ho, Music Supervisor
Kyle Irving, Executive Producer, Eagle Vision
Ryan Koral, Founder, Tell Studios
Libby Lea, Vice President, Production, FRANK Digital
Shawn Linden, Director/Writer
Zach Lipovsky, DGC National Director Division Chair
Vanessa Loewen, Co-General Manager & Producer, Animiki See Digital Production Inc
Leslea Mair, Producer, Zoot Pictures Inc.
Natasha Martina, Intimacy Coordinator
Patrick Moreau, Founder, Muse Storytelling, Inc.
Justina Neepin, President, Indigenous Filmmakers Association
Gary Nelson, Business Agent - Manitoba District Council
Melanie Nepinak Hadley, Program Director, Global Access Programs - Canada, WarnerMedia
Jeff Newman, Producer/Director, Nüman Films
Jeff Peeler, President & Executive Producer, Three Film and Television
Meren Reddy, Actor and producer
Chad Rogers, Founder and CRO, Lemonlight Media
Luke Rous, Co-Owner, Rous House Productions
Jan Skene, Actor/President ACTRA MB
Leslie Stafford, Owner, Leslie Stafford Communications
Stephanie Sy, Actor
Tichaona Tapambwa, Co-Creator, Next Stop
Madison Thomas, Filmmaker
Nicholas Treeshin, Producer, Black Watch Entertainment
Brandice Vivier, Manager of Business Affairs, marblemedia
Vonnie Von Helmolt, Co-chair, Manitoba District Council, Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC)
Darcy Waite, Producer
Andrew Walker, Actor
Amar Wala, Executive Producer, Scarborough Pictures Inc.
Jabbari Weekes, Co-Creator/ Director & Writer, Next Stop
Bendrix Williams, Founder and Executive Director, The 48 Film Festival Inc.
Phil Witmer, Co-Creator/Composer, Next Stop
Aaron Zeghers, Festival Director, Gimli Film Festival
Service Organizations
Marcia Douglas, Senior Director, Business Affairs, CMPA
Caley Gibson, ICG 669 Manitoba Member at Large
Samantha Kaine, Executive Director, IMPACT
Greg Klymkiw, Executive Director, Winnipeg Film Group
Ursula Lawson, Manager, Programs & Development, National Screen Institute-Canada
Rob Macklin, Branch Representative, ACTRA Manitoba
Nicolas Phillips, President, IATSE Local 856
Kimberley Ann Surin, Producer and IMPACT Outreach Coordinator, IMPACT
Jacques Richer, Francophone Music Development Coordinator, Manitoba Music
Robert Rowan, Business Agent/ Prairies Business Agent, IATSE 856/ICG 669
Susanne Vaas, Vice-President, Corporate & International Affairs, CMPA