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Rabiya Mansoor (she/they) is a Pakistani-Calgarian comedian, writer, and producer. Her web series projects in development include: Get Up, Aisha (2020 IPF Production Fund/iThentic) and Layla is Relevant (2020 WIFT-T Scripted Digital Series Inc View fullsize
Shreya Patel is a model turned writer, actress, and filmmaker. Her debut documentary on domestic human trafficking, 'Girl Up', partnered with TIFF to showcase at the Civic Action Summit. Her second documentary, 'Unity', brought together 66 countri View fullsize
Jenny Lee-Gilmore is a filmmaker and actor based in Vancouver, BC. She completed her BFA in Film Production at the University of British Columbia taking additional classes in Asian Canadian studies and gender studies. Jenny hopes to tell compellin View fullsize
Aisha Evelyna is an actor and filmmaker of Afro-Carribbean descent who holds a BA in Theatre from York University. As a multi-hyphenate, Aisha is passionate about bringing stories of the underrepresented to the forefront of our social conversation View fullsize
Dani Pagliarello (BFA York-U) has created, directed, and produced two digital series: FOOD N’ MONEY (reviewed as ‘Broad City on Acid’) & SHITTY ROOMMATE. Dani’s path to show-running is reflective of the work she wants to see on screen - Women View fullsize
Vicki Van Chau is an emerging Chinese-Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker based in Calgary, Alberta. She produced her first short film in 2016 when she was accepted into the Herland Video Production & Mentorship Program for emerging female filmmaker View fullsize
Carlie Macfie is a director, researcher and editor based in Toronto, ON. She received her BFA in Film Production from York University in 2016. Since then she has worked on a number of feature documentaries with Canadian filmmakers such as Jennifer View fullsize
Yazmeen Kanji is the founder of Films With A Cause and a Hot Docs Accelerator Fellow. Her documentary, From Syria To Hope , won Best Short Doc at the 2019 Toronto Short Film Festival. With Love From Munera screened at the 2020 Inside Out Film F View fullsize
PITCH JURY (SCRIPTED) Mélanie Lê Phan has worked for CBC Television in both Scripted and Unscripted programming since 2013. She is currently an Executive in Charge of Production for YA Digital Originals for CBC, overseeing production and develo View fullsize
PITCH JURY (SCRIPTED) Zach Feldberg manages the Young Adult (YA) Digital Originals team, overseeing its strategy and programming slate and working with the next wave of Canadian talent to develop and commission Gen Z-targeted series for CBC Gem View fullsize
PITCH JURY (UNSCRIPTED) Jacquie Lee got her start at CBC's Fashion File and carried her love of storytelling on to shows like Dragons' Den, Best Recipes Ever, Four Rooms, Steven & Chris, Q and CBC Music's video content offering. Before jo View fullsize
PITCH HOST Saroja Coelho is an award-winning broadcaster from Toronto, who hosts music and current events programs on CBC Radio. She began as a music intern with Global Village and then moved to Seoul, South Korea, where she was a reporter for View fullsize
PITCH MENTOR Kat Jayme is a Filipina-Canadian filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC. Her breakthrough documentary FINDING BIG COUNTRY has been programmed internationally by ESPN, ABC, and Amazon. She is the winner of the 2019 TIFF Pitch This! compet View fullsize
Rabiya Mansoor (she/they) is a Pakistani-Calgarian comedian, writer, and producer. Her web series projects in development include: Get Up, Aisha (2020 IPF Production Fund/iThentic) and Layla is Relevant (2020 WIFT-T Scripted Digital Series Inc
Shreya Patel is a model turned writer, actress, and filmmaker. Her debut documentary on domestic human trafficking, 'Girl Up', partnered with TIFF to showcase at the Civic Action Summit. Her second documentary, 'Unity', brought together 66 countri
Jenny Lee-Gilmore is a filmmaker and actor based in Vancouver, BC. She completed her BFA in Film Production at the University of British Columbia taking additional classes in Asian Canadian studies and gender studies. Jenny hopes to tell compellin
Aisha Evelyna is an actor and filmmaker of Afro-Carribbean descent who holds a BA in Theatre from York University. As a multi-hyphenate, Aisha is passionate about bringing stories of the underrepresented to the forefront of our social conversation
Dani Pagliarello (BFA York-U) has created, directed, and produced two digital series: FOOD N’ MONEY (reviewed as ‘Broad City on Acid’) & SHITTY ROOMMATE. Dani’s path to show-running is reflective of the work she wants to see on screen - Women
Vicki Van Chau is an emerging Chinese-Vietnamese Canadian filmmaker based in Calgary, Alberta. She produced her first short film in 2016 when she was accepted into the Herland Video Production & Mentorship Program for emerging female filmmaker
Carlie Macfie is a director, researcher and editor based in Toronto, ON. She received her BFA in Film Production from York University in 2016. Since then she has worked on a number of feature documentaries with Canadian filmmakers such as Jennifer
Yazmeen Kanji is the founder of Films With A Cause and a Hot Docs Accelerator Fellow. Her documentary, From Syria To Hope , won Best Short Doc at the 2019 Toronto Short Film Festival. With Love From Munera screened at the 2020 Inside Out Film F
PITCH JURY (SCRIPTED) Mélanie Lê Phan has worked for CBC Television in both Scripted and Unscripted programming since 2013. She is currently an Executive in Charge of Production for YA Digital Originals for CBC, overseeing production and develo
PITCH JURY (SCRIPTED) Zach Feldberg manages the Young Adult (YA) Digital Originals team, overseeing its strategy and programming slate and working with the next wave of Canadian talent to develop and commission Gen Z-targeted series for CBC Gem
PITCH JURY (UNSCRIPTED) Jacquie Lee got her start at CBC's Fashion File and carried her love of storytelling on to shows like Dragons' Den, Best Recipes Ever, Four Rooms, Steven & Chris, Q and CBC Music's video content offering. Before jo
PITCH HOST Saroja Coelho is an award-winning broadcaster from Toronto, who hosts music and current events programs on CBC Radio. She began as a music intern with Global Village and then moved to Seoul, South Korea, where she was a reporter for
PITCH MENTOR Kat Jayme is a Filipina-Canadian filmmaker based in Vancouver, BC. Her breakthrough documentary FINDING BIG COUNTRY has been programmed internationally by ESPN, ABC, and Amazon. She is the winner of the 2019 TIFF Pitch This! compet

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