I met Tyler Funk 14 years ago in the film program of Langara College. He stood out right away—and not just because he was 6’4”, had a huge mop of curly hair and rocked the […]
A member of the Mattagami First Nations with French-Canadian and Irish ancestry, Corey Payette grew up in small-town Northern Ontario, and at the age of 16 – when his music teachers admitted they had run […]
If you’re like me, you look forward to the fall for cooler temperatures, colourful leaves, and a variety of fall arts activities. Vancouver Fringe Festival The Vancouver Fringe Festival offers over 85 shows from September […]
Who doesn’t love a good underdog story? Like the story of a reclusive seven-foot-tall NBA basketball player-turned-cattle rancher. Or the story of an entire NBA team that was so bad they were forced to move […]
lori lozinski is a dear friend, collaborator, and inspiring filmmaker. She’s focused her entire career on telling socially conscious, character-driven stories with female creative talent. Her award-winning producing work spans genres and styles including the […]
My friend Nettie Wild is a courageous leaper into the unknown. In early projects — including A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution, A Place Called Chiapas, and FIX: The Story of an Addicted […]
It’s the longest day of the year in the tiny arctic village of Pangnirtung, Nunavut. While every adult in town is at the solstice dance, a gang of teenage girls — led by the indomitable […]
Bronwen Smith and I have worked together for about 25 years. We have produced plays and comedy nights together, acted together, taught together, sold books together, created together. And almost from the beginning, I began […]
Lauren Grant is well-respected in the Canadian film and television industry for her award-winning films that focus on women in front of and behind the lens. She is a tireless advocate for equity, representation and […]
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