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Land Acknowledgement Located within the city known as Toronto, or Tkaronto, in Treaty 13 Territory, the CFC is a settler organization located on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabeg, including the Mississaugas of the Credit and the Chippewa; the
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Haudenosaunee; and the Wendat. Tkaronto is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. The land the CFC occupies is protected by the Dish With One Spoon covenant, an agreement between the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee to peaceably share and care for the Great Lakes region. As members of Canadian society, we are all Treaty people. Many of the individuals who work at the CFC and on this land have come to what is known as Canada as settlers, immigrants or newcomers, whether forcibly or by choice, in this, or previous, generations.
We thank and honour all those who came before us – the First Peoples that have lived on this land for thousands of years, and the enduring presence of Indigenous Peoples in the area and across Turtle Island for time immemorial. Wherever you are located as you read this report, we encourage you to reflect on the land that you are on, your relationship with the land, who the traditional keepers of the land are, and what the treaty relationship is. You can start by visiting native-land.ca to learn more.
Letter from the executive director This is my first official welcome as the (relatively) new executive director of the CFC. I joined the organization in May 2021, during an exciting and necessary period of reinvention for the organization, also in the midst of a global pandemic in an ever-evolving screen industry, when issues of inclusion were top of mind.
I was drawn to the CFC because of its commitment to Canadian creators and excellence in training, and I was excited by the opportunity to play a role in shaping the future of storytelling in Canada and supporting Canadian creators who have stories to tell. However, when I joined the CFC, I was aware that the organization, like the screen industry at large, is long overdue for change. Historically, the CFC, and other cultural organizations within Canada’s screen industry, have been perceived as gatekeepers, and have not been as accessible to people who look like me and Canadian creators from systemically marginalized and underrepresented communities. I’m here to change that.
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Since joining the CFC, one of the most important things for me has been to ensure that we as an organization are open, transparent, accessible and to let everybody know that we are committed to change. My vision for the CFC is for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) to drive and inform everything that we do at the organization. It is critical that we dismantle the status quo, challenge injustice, and embrace difference, so that our workplaces, our industry and our communities are open, tolerant and empathetic. I want to open doors and create more opportunities for underrepresented and systemically marginalized creators to meaningfully participate in the screen industry and have their voices and stories heard and seen. In the year ahead, we look forward to developing and launching an organizationwide DEIA strategic plan, which will include forging new partnerships to bring more Black, Indigenous, racialized and underrepresented talent to all departments and programs; hosting annual Town Halls with our alumni to incorporate their feedback into program design; and reporting annually on our DEIA progress. While the pandemic continued to challenge our operations and our industry over the past year, it also reminded us of the importance of stories - and the creators behind them - for our mental health and wellbeing, during a period of extreme stress, isolation and uncertainty. Throughout the pandemic, we have all turned to film, TV and immersive media content for comfort, connection, for an escape. The CFC trains the next generation of storytellers - the creators who bring these stories to our myriad of screens - and we need them to keep creating. It’s never been more important for us at the CFC to continue our crucial work in this sector, and to challenge the status quo of the industry, to improve it for all Canadians and ensure we have access to diverse stories that showcase different perspectives and lived experiences. On behalf of the entire team at the CFC, thank you to our Board, to all of our partners and funders, friends and supporters for your commitment to the CFC. We are grateful for your generosity and for investing in the next generation of Canadian storytellers, particularly in another year of continued flux due to the pandemic. Your support directly empowers our creators to build successful content, careers and collaborations in the screen industry. And, it continues to help the CFC shape the future of Canadian storytelling.
maxine bailey Executive Director, CFC
Letter from THE CHAIR Christina Jennings Chair, CFC Board of Directors; CFC Alumna Chairman & CEO, Shaftesbury
The pandemic disrupted our lives and our programs and operations at the CFC this past year. Yet CFC staff, its mentors, its Board of Directors and the 2021 residents demonstrated resilience and ingenuity – navigating and embracing challenges with professionalism; always finding ways to adapt and push forward. While 2021 was another difficult year, we had much to celebrate at the CFC. We were delighted to appoint maxine bailey as the organization’s new executive director in May 2021. maxine, a dynamic member of Toronto’s arts community, brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise (and passion) in stakeholder engagement, fundraising and program management to her role. She joined the CFC with a clear vision for our organization’s evolution, which includes four words that serve as a guiding compass for all of CFC’s activities and offerings: the CFC will be crucial for anyone entering film, TV and immersive media; relevant to the screen-based industries; innovative in our approach to an evolving industry; and, visible on a national and international stage, with inclusion deeply rooted in our DNA. As we welcomed maxine to the organization, we thanked Slawko Klymkiw for his 15 years of leadership at the CFC and wished him all the best in his retirement. And we also thanked Sheena Macdonald for her tireless work for the CFC over 15 years.
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This past year, the Norman Jewison Film Program, the CBC Actors Conservatory and the Slaight Family Music Lab took place as virtual and in-person programs. We were pleased to welcome 18 filmmakers, 6 music creators and 7 actors into their respective 2021 cohorts. Through a range of tailored meetings, workshops and case studies, these storytellers strengthened their voices and built confidence and collaborative skills while increasing their creative and professional networks. As part of the Netflix Global Project, we continued to advance opportunities for and support diverse Canadian creators (Black, Indigenous, Racialized, 2SLGBTQ+ and/or creators with disabilities) working on narrative film and TV projects. The total number of creators supported through this initiative rose to 80, and the total number of projects to 43. In the digital and immersive media space, we launched a new program with OYA Black Arts Collective called Scale Up Immersive to increase the capacity of Black content creators and producers working in immersive media. Additionally, four groundbreaking immersive media prototypes developed as part of the first-ever UK-Canada Immersive Media Exchange were showcased at SXSW in March 2022. And, we continued to accelerate the growth of women-owned/led businesses in southern Ontario’s digital media sector through the Fifth Wave Initiative, which was delivered entirely virtually. On the production side, CFC Media Lab, alongside the York University Immersive Storytelling Lab, co-produced Fiery Sparks of Light, a groundbreaking Canadian augmented reality (AR) poetry experience spotlighting Canadian women poets, which debuted at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2021. Through increased alumni communication and engagement, we discovered that 77% of alumni would recommend the CFC to other creatives, and 81% found value in their experience at the CFC – and we are determined to continue to increase those numbers. We will keep measuring our progress by collecting data to benchmark where the organization is at now in order for us to be able to improve and report on our progress in the future. CFC alumni continued to fuel and enrich all corners of Canada’s screen industry this past year: they were involved in 9 out of the 10 top Canadian TV series, and 6 out of the top 10 English language Canadian features. Our alumni received 84 nominations for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards – illustrating their reach and impact in the industry across TV, film and digital. There is enormous talent coming out of the CFC, and we look forward to continuing to spot and train the next generation of Canadian storytellers.
The 2021 CBC Actors Conservatory residents, (L-R): J
The 2021 Slaight Family M
Janet-Rose Nguyen, Christef Desir, Leighton Alexander Williams, Blessing Adedijo, Izad Etemadi, Katherine Fogler, Zara Jestadt. (Photo by Janice Reid)
Music Lab residents, (L-R): Aubrey McGhee, Kaïa Kater, Deanna Choi, Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, Alexandra Petkovski, Scott Harwood. (Photo by Janice Reid)
The 2021 residents of the Norman Jewison Film Program, (L-R, top to bottom): Abubakar Khan, Temilola Adebayo, Christina Saliba, Reeyaz Habib, An Rahul Chaturvedi, Mary Galloway, A.W. Hopkins, Alison MacMillan, Josh Clapp, V.T. Nayani, Kent Donguines, Daniel Montiel, Zarrar Kahn, Muna Deria
ndreas Vatiliotou, a. (Photo by Janice Reid)
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CFC By The Numbers
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Screen-Based Programs
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CFC Financial Assistance 25 CFC Media Lab 26-32 Marketplace Initiatives 33-36 In Memoriam 39 Board of Directors 39 Alumni Groups 39 Supporters & Government Partners 40 Circle of Supporters 41-42 CFC Staff 43 CFC Residents 44
This report covers CFC’s 2021-2022 fiscal year, from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
CFC founder Norman Jewison speaking to CFC residents
the canadian film centre The CFC has always been a place for imagination, where creativity, knowledge, and opportunity thrive. As a charitable cultural organization founded by awardwinning, internationally-acclaimed filmmaker Norman Jewison more than three decades ago, the CFC was established as a centre for advanced film studies, where storytellers could learn to master the medium of filmmaking and ultimately command a place on screens around the world. Today, the CFC is home to a range of intensive, hands-on programs in film, television, and digital/immersive media that empower, shape and advance opportunities for Canadian creators and entrepreneurs working in the everevolving screen-based industries.
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talent spotlight: renuka jeyapalan 2004 Film Program Alumna, Directors’ Lab Renuka Jeyapalan is a Toronto-based writerdirector and an alumna of the Directors’ Lab (The Norman Jewison Film Program). She’s a prolific and celebrated director who is well-known for directing some of Canada’s most beloved and acclaimed TV series. You’ve likely enjoyed some of Renuka’s work without even realizing it. For starters, she has directed episodes of fan-favourite period drama Murdoch Mysteries, the funny and heartfelt homegrown hit Kim’s Convenience and the hugely successful sitcom Workin’
Moms. What’s more - this past year alone, Renuka has directed episodes of Netflix original series Ginny & Georgia, the critically acclaimed CBC-HBO Max dramatic comedy
Sort Of, as well as fan-favourite freshmen comedies Strays, Son of a Critch and Children
Ruin Everything, which have all been renewed for a second season. In addition to her television work, Renuka’s short films have screened at TIFF, TriBeCa, and the Berlinale. Her debut feature, Stay The
Night, which she wrote and directed, had its world premiere at SXSW in March 2022.
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Attending the CFC changed my life. I found my voice as a filmmaker during my time there and also met lifelong collaborators and friends. It was truly a defining experience for me.”
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cfc by the numbers 1,900+ alumni
78%
80+ Active production companies established by alumni
55 %
of alumni identify as women
25 %
of alumni identify as racialized
19 % of alumni identify as 2SLGBTQ + 3
of alumni are actively working in the industry
2021 residents are from
80% Ontari o
11 %
British Columbia
3%
Alberta, Manitoba & Québec
5%
of alumni are from official language minority communities
9%
of alumni are creators with a disability
200+ Digital media enterprises supported by alumni
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10,000+ episodes of hit TV written
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84 Canadian Screen Award nominations for CFC alumni in 202 2
6/10 6 out of top 10 Englishlanguage Canadian features from 2021 involve CFC alumni
170+ features developed and released theatrically
6M 83%
growth of Giving Tuesday donations over last year
100+
9 out of Top 10 Canadian TV series from 2021 involve CFC alumni
Dollars raised to support programs & initiatives
television series developed
25 features produced through CFC Features
175+ short films developed and produce d
100,000+ audience on socials
4.5M+
yearly social media impressions
95,000+
yearly social media engagements
183%
increase in donors
19,000+ monthly active website users
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THE NORMAN JEWISON FILM PROGRAM Supported by Shaftesbury, AMC Networks and the Paul Bronfman Family Foundation
CFC’s longest running and signature film program, it was renamed the Norman Jewison Film Program in 2021 in honour of award-winning and internationally acclaimed filmmaker and CFC founder Norman Jewison. The program offers four distinct labs for directors, producers, writers and editors, each tailored to the specific needs of creators each year.
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In 2021, from across Canada, we welcomed:
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talented storytellers
89% of the resident identify as racialized or members of systemically marginalized communities.
CFC founder Norman Jewison
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My biggest takeaway from the CFC is that you don’t need to go out there and find your voice: your voice is you. You’re what’s unique and special. There is no one else who can be you. So strip down to your core and show the world who you are. That is hard, vulnerable and brave work I have to remind myself to do every day. Sherren Lee, Directors’ Lab Alumna
Throughout the program, these filmmakers
The residents met, learned from and
learned best and evolving industry
worked with 135 industry professionals,
practices, established professional and
building their creative and professional
creative partnerships, received one-on-one
communities, including: Richie Mehta
mentorship, collaborated on a number of
(Delhi Crime), Danis Goulet (Night
exercises and productions, and generated
Raiders), Deepa Mehta (Funny Boy), Tracey Deer (Beans) and Steve Rivkin (Avatar, Fantastic Four), and they participated in dozens of workshops.
original IP.
Session with Danis Goulet and Session with Tracey Deer
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talent spotlight: dev singh 2009 Film Program Alumnus, Editors’ Lab Member of The Alumni Advisory, 2020-2021
After establishing himself as a VFX specialist in the U.S. on big budget films like The Ice Harvest (dir. Harold Ramis) and Four Brothers (dir. John Singleton), alumnus Dev Singh yearned to return to his first love - editing, and so he applied to the Editors’ Lab and was accepted into the 2009 program, “and that was the start of things [my career] progressing,” recalls Dev. “I attended the CFC Editors’ Lab in 2009/2010. It was an incredible career-changing year where I met my future creative collaborators from the other programs [and Labs] and the vast network of former residents of the CFC.” Since his time at the CFC, Dev has
as well as hit series like People of Earth (TBS), Diggstown (CBC), The Expanse (SyFy / Amazon Prime Video), and most recently, celebrated CBC / BET+ series
The Porter. In March 2022, Dev was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Editing for his work on Cinema of
Sleep, written and directed by fellow CFC alumnus Jeffrey St. Jules.
amassed more than 35 credits across
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film and TV, including Hollywood hits
“[At the CFC] I learned the art and
like Spiral (Lionsgate / Twisted Pictures),
craft of cinematic storytelling from
directed by Darren Bousman, starring
the mentors and guests, which was
Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson and Max
a preeminent focus during my time
Minghella, and Resident Evil: Welcome
there,” added Dev. “And after a decade
to Raccoon City (Constantin Films / Sony Pictures), directed by Johannes Roberts, starring Kaya Scoladerio, Hannah JohnKamen and Robbie Amell;
out of the CFC, I have only scratched the surface of a career-long journey of the power of cinematic storytelling.”
CBC / BET+ series The Porter features lots of CFC alumni talent both behind and in front of the camera
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Beans, the 25th feature to be developed with the support of CFC Features
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screen-based programs CFC FEATURES Since its inception, CFC Features* has
Berlinale’s 2021 Crystal Bear Award; and
helped launch the careers of more than
the 2022 Rogers Best Canadian Film
100 talented Canadian filmmakers,
Award from the Toronto Film Critics
has executive produced 25 films, and
Association.
supported the development of more than 50 films. Most recently, Beans, the critically acclaimed and award-winning debut feature from Tracey Deer, was
Beans had its theatrical release in Canada in July 2021, and in the U.S. in November 2021.
supported through the program. The upcoming film Summer With Hope, Inspired by true events, Beans follows
the sophomore feature from Montreal-
the story of a Mohawk girl on the cusp
based Iranian-Canadian filmmaker Sadaf
of adolescence who must grow up fast
Foroughi (Ava), will mark the 26th feature
and become her own kind of warrior
film to be developed with the support
during the armed standoff known as
of CFC Features. Summer With Hope
the 1990 Oka Crisis. It is the 25th feature
follows the story of a teenage swimmer
to be developed and financed for
and his young coach whose alliance
production with the support of
provokes strong reactions in a small town
CFC Features.
in northern Iran. The film will make its festival debut in 2022.
Beans had its world premiere at TIFF ‘20, before being named one of TIFF Canada’s Top Ten features of 2020. The film received critical acclaim and praise from audiences worldwide, including more than 15 awards, notably the 2021 WGC Award for Best Feature Film; the 2020 DGC Discovery Award, which spotlights emerging directors; the 2021 Sandi Ross Award from ACTRA Toronto, which celebrates an individual whose work demonstrates a commitment to inclusion on screen; CFC Features Alumna, Tracey Deer
*CFC Features is being redesigned. More information will be released as it becomes available.
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SCREEN-BASED PROGRAMS CBC ACTORS CONSERVATORY The CBC Actors Conservatory is an immersive onscreen acting program designed to expand an actor’s skill set, increase their onscreen confidence, and advance their career opportunities. In September 2021, seven exciting and versatile actors - Blessing Adedijo, Christef Desir, Izad Etemadi, Katherine Fogler, Zara Jestadt, Janet-Rose Nguyen and Leighton Alexander Williams - joined the program with an exciting range of skills, experience and training across musical and classical theatre, film, TV, comedy, and more. Throughout the course of the program, these actors were exposed to a variety of intensive, hands-on workshops, sessions and on-camera opportunities to help strengthen their instrument, their practice, and expand their understanding of the business aspects of the screen industry.
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2021 Actors Conservatory residents Blessing Adedijo and Christef Desir participating in the Motion Capture workshop
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CBC ACTORS CONSERVATORY Some highlights from 2021 include:
Onscreen Scenework with AwardWinning Writer/Directors Patricia
Motion Capture (MoCap) Workshop with MoCap-U
Rozema and Cory Bowles Intimate script-to-screen experiences
The actors participated in a two-day
were provided for the residents
hands-on MoCap workshop on-site
as they worked with two different
at the Sheridan Screen Industries
directorial approaches on set.
Research and Training (SIRT) Centre, led by actors Ivan Sherry and Actors Conservatory alumna Amber Goldfarb, where they received a comprehensive overview of this unique opportunity in film and TV and its exclusive place in video games.
The actors explored different interpretations of the material and carried those conversations through to the edit suite, where they screened and discussed the footage in terms of whether their intentions translated to the screen and why.
Ivan, Amber and special guest Actors Conservatory alumna Kimberly-Sue Murray, known for her role as Gamora in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy video game, gave the group further insights into auditioning for and
Lindy Davies’ Autonomous Actor/ Creator - Virtual Version
Supported in part through CFC’s RBC Competitive Advantage Series
acting in the motion capture space,
This year, Lindy Davies designed a
and how the industry is growing in
special hybrid cross-continental
Canada.
version of her Autonomous Actor/ Creator workshops and engaged Actors Conservatory alumni Araya Mengesha, Varun Saranga, JeanMichel Le Gal, Emily Piggford and Harveen Sandhu as guides to cofacilitate the in-person experience for the actors residents, along with ongoing virtual coaching from Lindy.
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Launched over
85 actors who are landing roles and breaking out internationally
“ Actors Conservatory alumnus Thomas Anthony Olajide in Learn to Swim, supported through the CFC/Netflix Calling Card Accelerator, the Telefilm Canada Talent to Watch Program, and the CFC/Slaight Canadian Music Fund
Toronto-based actor and CFC alumnus
Following this film’s world premiere
Thomas Antony Olajide is receiving
at TIFF ‘21, Thomas was named one
accolades and awards for his first
of TIFF’s 2021 Rising Stars for his
leading film role - his moving and
standout performance in this film,
authentic performance as Dezi
followed by a 2022 Canadian Screen
Williams in fellow alumnus Thyrone
Award nomination for Performance by
Tommy’s debut feature Learn to Swim.
an Actor in a Leading Role, as well as an ACTRA Toronto Awards nomination for Outstanding Performance.
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talent spotlight: Supinder Wraich 2012 Actors Conservatory Alumna Supinder Wraich is an Indo-Canadian creator and actor, who was born in Chandigarh, India and raised in Toronto. Her first appearance as an actor in a digital series was as Sandy Rai in the Emmy Awardwinning thriller Guidestones in 2012, which
“What I learned during my time in the [Actors] Conservatory was that there was no one way to work. That part of ‘the craft’ is building my own process, trusting my instincts, and having the courage to do it my way.”
earned her a Canadian Screen Award for Best Female Performance (Drama).
Supinder also appeared as a series regular in
Supinder’s performance got the attention
CBC and HBO Max’s new hit series, Sort Of,
of the screen industry, and she soon started
which led the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards
appearing on a variety of hit shows and
with thirteen nominations and was renewed
features, including Textuality (starring Eric
for a second season.
McCormack), as a guest star on ABC’s The
Good Doctor (ABC), and in recurring roles on series like The Expanse (SyFy), The Strain (FX), Private Eyes (Global), Crawford (CBC), and The Beaverton (Comedy Network).
“Supinder Wraich (who also appeared in one of CBC’s more imaginative series Crawford) is excellent as Sabi’s sister Aqsa,
Supinder also wrote, created and stars
the one navigating middle-class
in the CBC Gem series The 410, and is in
life and trying to be a benign
development on the second season. The series was one of five selected for further
connection and referee between
development as part of The Canadian
Sabi and their mom.”
Creative Accelerator program, supported by the Consulate in Los Angeles.
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- John Doyle, TV Critic, The Globe and Mail
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Supinder Wraich (left) in the hit CBC / HBO Max series Sort Of
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Humberly González (top) in Ginny & Georgia
“The six months I was part of the CFC [Actors Conservatory] were crucial to my journey and where I am now. I feel like I finally found my true voice as an artist, quite literally because their voice classes were incredible! I felt seen and heard like I really had a purpose and a story to tell. CFC helped me narrow down the importance of sharing myself with the world.” - Alumna Humberly González (Netflix Original Series Ginny & Georgia)
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SCREEN-BASED PROGRAMS THE SLAIGHT MUSIC RESIDENCY
Some highlights from 2021 include:
The Slaight Music Residency
Led by John Herberman, in partnership with the Screen Composers Guild of Canada (SCGC)
Orchestral Recording Session
integrates Canadian composers and/or singer-songwriters into the onscreen storytelling process. It is chaired by Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Marc Jordan and celebrated composer/musician
The 2021 Slaight residents experienced an exciting live recording of an original score to
Lesley Barber.
picture that they created, performed
The 2021 program supported six
at Revolution Studios.
by a 14-player professional ensemble
music creators - Deanna Choi, Scott Harwood, Kalaisan Kalaichelvan, Kaïa
The Slaight Music Residency Music
Kater, Aubrey McGhee and Alexandra
Bootcamp
Petkovski - who deepened their
Led by Darren Fung
understanding of the relationship between music and film/TV through a range of high-level case studies and workshops.
This year’s virtual rendition offered our Slaight music creators 19 workshops and professional exchanges on the business and technical ins and outs of creating music for the screen. Sessions included a current look at the state of the industry with the SCGC, SAC, Canadian Music Publishers Association, SOCAN and ACTRA; meetings with music supervisors, agents and entertainment lawyers; and a deep dive into agreements and rights negotiations.
Darren Fung
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THE SLAIGHT MUSIC RESIDENCY Alumni of the Slaight Music Residency are working across a variety of formats and are generating exciting scores and songs heard on big and small screens around the world. Slaight Music alumni scored multiple 2022 Canadian Screen Award nominations across all of the music categories:
2021 Slaight Music resident Kaïa Kater is a Juno Awardnominated and Polaris Prizelonglisted songwriter of GrenadianCanadian heritage. Her voice and deft songcraft have garnered acclaim from CBC, BBC Music, Rolling Stone, and the broader screen industry. She recently wrote original songs for the groundbreaking CBC / BET+ co-production The Porter, Canada’s biggest Black-led TV series, which tells the story of North America’s first Black labour union.
Three noms for original score ■
Stephen Krecklo (Between Waves)
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Suad Bushnaq (Jasmine Road)
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Spencer Creaghan (Motherly)
Nomination for original song for a collaboration between alumni Tika Simone and Casey Manierka-Quaile for their song “And Then We Don’t,” written for alumni film Learn to
Swim, from director and CFC alum Thyrone Tommy. Nods for original music, both fiction and non-fiction, in the television craft categories for alumni Todor Kobakov, Iva Delic, TiKA Simone, and Erica Procunier and Michelle Osis, respectively.
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Kaïa Kater
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Between Waves
“The Slaight Music Residency helped me to understand the inner workings of the film and TV industry—the nature of deadlines, contracts and the ins and outs of composing to picture. Not only have I become a stronger artist, but I feel much more empowered and knowledgeable. Through the program, I have forged connections with a network of Canadian filmmakers, composers and mentors. I wholeheartedly thank the CFC for the gift of community and connection.” - Kaïa Kater 20
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talent spotlight: Suad Bushnaq 2018 Slaight Family Music Lab Alumna Suad embarked on the Slaight Music Residency as a new mom with a brand new baby in tow, unsure of the adventure that lay ahead for her, but determined to make the most of it as an important next step in her music career. “I joined the CFC Slaight Music Residency as a mother to a two-week old newborn baby,” shared Suad. “The CFC made me feel welcome and accommodated us both, which not only helped boost my confidence in the fact that I can be a mother and still pursue my sky-high ambitions, but it also gave me faith in a world where I do not need to hide the fact that I’m a mother in order to prove to people that I’m serious about my music career.” Suad is a first-generation JordanianCanadian composer whose music speaks to themes of identity, memory, loss, war, diaspora, peace and coexistence. She’s a versatile and talented creator - described as an ‘incredible artist’ by the legendary Hans Zimmer upon hearing her orchestral music - who is fluent in both Western and Middle Eastern music, and active in both the film and concert worlds.
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“My life would be in a very different place had it not been for the time I spent at the CFC, where in addition to all the training, education, and opportunities I received, I made lifelong friends.” “Since joining the Slaight Music Residency, my music career skyrocketed,” added Suad. “I went from eight film credits to forty. I won several prestigious awards from Canada, Hollywood, and Europe, and got nominated for a CSA. I was commissioned for orchestral works in the Middle East, Europe, and the U.S.” Suad has earned widespread industry recognition for her raw talent and unique sound and has received multiple awards, including a Hollywood Music in Media Award (HMMA) for Instrumental Performance (Orchestra) in 2021, the Artemis Women in Action Film Festival Award for Best Foreign Score (2019), the Fine Arts Film Festival Award for Best Original Score (2021), and was named the 2021 recipient of the Kathleen McMorrow Music Award; a merit-based award presented to one Canadian composer a year by the Ontario Arts Foundation. In March 2022, Suad was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award (CSA) for her original score on the feature film
Jasmine Road (dir. Warren Sulatycky).
Jasmine Road
talent spotlight: Jessica Meya 2018 Bell Media Prime TV Program Alumna
Jessica Meya is an alum of the Bell Media Prime Time TV Program, and an award-winning writer with a strong passion for character-driven stories. Since completing the program in 2018, Jessica has been busy in the writers’
Beyond her work as a TV writer,
room of hit shows like Holly Hobbie
Jessica is an active member of
(Family Channel / Hulu); Detention
Canada’s screen community,
Adventure (CBC /HBO Max), for which she won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Children’s or Youth; Children Ruin Everything (CTV / Roku Channel); and the upcoming Paramount+ drama series, Skymed.
committed to advancing diversity and inclusion in the industry. She is co-founder of ‘Working the Scene in Colour,’ a live reading initiative that brings together talented writers and performers from racialized and/or Indigenous communities to perform
“I am extremely grateful for my time
original scenes from completed
at the CFC,” shared Jessica. “It was
scripts and works in progress.
an enlightening and challenging
Selected scenes are read by ACTRA
experience, but out of those challenges
Toronto members in front of a live
came a better understanding of the
or virtual audience. In 2020, Jessica
kind of writer I wanted to be. It has truly
received ACTRA Toronto’s Sandi Ross
shaped the direction of my career and
Award for her work as co-founder of
the creator that I am today.”
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The 2019 residents with Executive Producer in Residence Bruce Smith (far left). (Photo by David Leyes)
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SCREEN-BASED PROGRAMS BELL MEDIA PRIME TIME TV PROGRAM The Bell Media Prime Time TV Program is recognized industrywide for training TV series writers and developing new projects for the marketplace. The team-based approach to the writers’ room is delivered under the mentorship of an experienced Executive Producer. Participants receive an “on the job” experience, spending half of the program working on the Executive Producer’s series and the other half developing and packaging their own original series.
In light of the COVID pandemic and due to the intimate, in-person nature of the writers’ room experience, we decided to postpone the 2021 program for the safety and wellbeing of all residents and guests. We look forward to welcoming two cohorts of residents to this program in 2022/2023.
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On the set of a CFC production
cfc financial assistance Through the generosity of donors and partners, the CFC is able to offer financial assistance through scholarships and bursaries to offset tuition fees and additional costs associated with participating in our core programs. As part of our ongoing commitment to change and a more equitable industry, we were pleased to introduce two new bursary funds in 2021:
BURSARY FUND IN MEMORY OF CFC ALUMNA ANNELI EKBORN
THE BURSARY FUND FOR DIVERSE VOICES AND UNDERREPRESENTED CREATORS
Named in memory of Anneli Ekborn,
As part of CFC’s ongoing to commitment
acclaimed producer, filmmaker and
to change and a more equitable
CFC alumna, this Fund celebrates
industry, the Bursary Fund for Diverse
Anneli’s life, career, and creative vision
Voices and Underrepresented Creators
by providing support to a women-
provides financial support to racialized
identifying filmmaker participating in
and other underrepresented creators
The Norman Jewison Film Program
(including, but not limited to, 2SLGBTQIA+
who has a love of cinema and a
creators, creators with disabilities, official
commitment to independent stories
language minority communities, and its
and creators.
intersections) participating in one of CFC’s core programs in film, TV and acting.
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cfc media lab SCALE UP IMMERSIVE In November 2021, CFC Media Lab teamed up with OYA Black Arts Coalition, a non-profit organization started by Fifth Wave Labs cohort 1 participants Alison Duke and Ngardy Conteh George, to launch a new accelerator to increase the capacity of Black content creators and/or producers working in the immersive media space. Scale Up Immersive is a three-month immersive accelerator lab that will provide 10 founders of Black-owned
Ngardy Conteh George and Alison Duke
content creation companies per year - for a total of 30 founders over three years - with industry expert consultations, targeted and intensive workshops and case studies, hands-on mentorship and networking opportunities, as well as a rapid prototyping component that includes access to state-of-theart immersive media production facilities and technologies. The first cohort launched in February 2022.
OYA Scale Up Immersive Cohort 1 wrap event
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cfc media lab FIFTH WAVE INITIATIVE The Fifth Wave Initative is Canada’s first feminist business accelerator. It was created to address the significant gaps that women entrepreneurs face in equitable access to capital, and connections and opportunities in the digital media industry. All programming is tailored and delivered through a feminist lens for womenowned businesses.
Fifty percent of Cohort 3 was racialized women entrepreneurs working in digital media, with the broader Fifth Wave Initiative committed to a minimum 30 percent participation by members of underrepresented and equityseeking groups. The Fifth Wave Initiative has supported 95 womenowned/led companies as of March 31, 2022.
In 2021, Fifth Wave supported 8 founders and companies through the third cohort of Fifth Wave Labs, a four-month business bootcamp for
Ngardy Conteh George and Alison Duke
women-owned/led businesses, and one component of the larger Fifth Wave Initiative. The program was delivered virtually through a range of webinars, workshops, events and presentations. Founders received mentorship and bespoke coaching in business development, market, sales, strategy, partner development, financing, staffing and company culture, fundraising, and more.
Amoye Henry and Adeela Carter, founders of Fifth Wave Cohort 2 company Pitch Better
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talent spotlight: Lindy Ledohowski, CEO, EssayJack Fifth Wave Labs Cohort 1 Participant
An Acquisition During a Global Pandemic: A Fifth Wave Success Story On March 12, 2020, Lindy was ready to make her way to downtown Toronto to meet with CFC Media Lab’s jury panel to pitch EssayJack, her EdTech startup, for acceptance into Fifth Wave. EssayJack Inc. is the company Lindy co-founded to bring the EssayJack academic writing software she invented to the market. At the time she and her co-founder developed it, they were diehard academics devoted to developing software not to catch students when they made mistakes at the end of writing a draft, but to actually help students write better. They experienced a number of successes within a few short years: In 2016, the British Council and Cambridge English’s jury of academic experts named their software one of the world’s best. In 2017, they launched a distribution partnership with Nelson in Canada to bring EssayJack to students and educators across Canada. In 2018, they raised a Friends and Family round, and by 2019, Lindy was the head of a legitimate EdTech startup with customers the world over.
In 2020, Lindy and her co-founder were all set to launch their first institutional SEED raise, and joining Fifth Wave was all part of their plan. But 2020 had other plans. COVID ushered in a period of uncertainty for everyone - investors included. “We tried to engage our potential investors, but their message to us was, ‘We need to ensure our current portfolio companies survive; we can’t take on anything new.’,” explained Lindy. “We tried to close institutional deals we had been working towards for months and then years, but the message we got was, ‘We just have to figure out how to get devices in the hands of kids; come back later.’” Amidst all of the uncertainty, Lindy was accepted into the inaugural cohort of Fifth Wave. While she went through a gruelling process of figuring out how to support her business with limited revenues, the possibilities of EdTech were growing, and she found guidance, tactical support, and camaraderie in her Fifth Wave experience. By early 2021, EssayJack had been acquired by EdTech company Wize, with Lindy and her team joining the company as well. “It’s a different exit than I expected and definitely I couldn’t have envisioned this outcome at the start of the pandemic, but being able to ride through and survive and thrive is a story I’m happy to share,” added Lindy. 28
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cfc media lab UK-CANADA IMMERSIVE EXCHANGE
The program was successful at breaking down barriers between
Launched in November 2020, the
companies and artists working
UK-Canada Immersive Exchange
together across borders and
is a talent development and co-
territories, especially under such
production program developed
challenging global circumstances.
to support and champion UK and
The unique program design
Canadian immersive technology
encouraged innovation and helped
creatives and producers.
set the stage for these collaborations, co-productions and new immersive
The inaugural program supported
concepts to form.
and funded six co-productions,
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including four “prototype projects,”
“The program was super organized
which received £25,000 / $40,000
and structured, and it really felt
CAD, and two “audience-ready”
like they [the program leads] were
projects, which received £100,000
taking our needs into consideration.
/ $170,000 CAD, and ultimately
They helped us and asked if we
pioneered groundbreaking
wanted to see anything specific
new forms of immersive media
[during the program], and then
storytelling and projects across
they took those suggestions and
virtual reality (VR), augmented reality
incorporated them into the second
(AR), mixed reality (MR) and spatial
phase.” -Casey Koyczan (Canada),
audio.
co-creator, Acorn
Each of the six project teams reflects
The four prototype projects, Acorn
an international collaboration of
(AR), Alone Together (AR), Gloaming
creators from the UK and Canada,
(VR), and Radio Ghost (Spatial
who worked together entirely
Audio), had their first public preview
remotely during COVID-19 to design
at the SXSW XR Experience in
and build these projects.
March 2022.
Acorn
Alone Together
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Fiery Sparks of Light
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BigArtTO at the CFC in October 2021
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cfc media lab FIERY SPARKS OF LIGHT
BigArtTO 2021
In October 2021, CFC Media Lab
In October 2021, the CFC participated
debuted a groundbreaking Canadian
in BigArtTO, a City of Toronto-led
AR poetry experience called Fiery
public art celebration that featured
Sparks of Light at the internationally acclaimed Frankfurt Book Fair.
free temporary public artworks projected onto local buildings and landmarks across the city.
Fiery Sparks of Light is an immersive and sensory celebration of poetry and the important contributions women poets have made to Canada’s international literary reputation. The production uses augmented reality, featuring holographic performances, to reimagine a collection of poems by four renowned Canadian women poets - Margaret Atwood, Nicole Brossard, Canisia Lubrin and Sarah Tolmie. This is one example of the groundbreaking productions coming out of CFC Media Lab that utilize the latest technologies in the digital space. Produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, Fiery Sparks of
Light is a CFC Media Lab and York University Immersive Storytelling Lab co-production, in partnership with The Griffin Trust for Excellence In Poetry, and supported by OCAD University.
Six different digital artworks created by Fifth Wave alumnae and diverse women content creators were spotlighted as part of the custom ‘Feminist Futures’ exhibit on display on the CFC campus. CFC Media Lab leveraged this event produced and widely promoted by the City of Toronto to showcase digital media entrepreneurs from the Fifth Wave community for a unique demo showcase and networking opportunity.
VIDEO HERE
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Marketplace Initiatives THE NETFLIX/CFC GLOBAL PROJECT The Netflix/CFC Global Project comprises three different accelerators that create and advance opportunities for Canadian creators as they work to showcase their talent and narrative film and TV projects internationally. All three accelerators support creators who are Black, Indigenous, Racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, living with disabilities and/ or women-identifying. Support in each program is creator-driven and tailored to the needs of the project and the participant.
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projects supported to date
creators/creative team members supported
50+ ■
international consultants and mentors including:
Creators/showrunners Erica Shelton
(The Good Wife), Bilal Baig (Sort Of), Emily Andras (Wynonna Earp), Semi Chellas (Mad Men) ■
Casting Directors Carla Hool
(Narcos: Mexico) and Julia Kim (Minari) ■
Producers Anne Carey (Lost Girls)
and Todd Brown (Blood Quantum)
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“The CFC came in at a time where I felt surmounting creative challenges in finishing the film. They [the accelerator] provided a much needed degree of skilled mentorship and support that I would not have found elsewhere. I learned a lot from the various alumni they introduced me to, and am incredibly grateful that I was able to finish my short film Tigress with the help of such a landmark institution.” - Maya Bastien, Tigress, Calling Card Accelerator participant
“The marketplace accelerator is rocket fuel for any project-in-process. The combination of quick and nimble connections, generous meetings with skilled interlocutors and careful attention to team goals is unmatched.” - Chase Joynt, We Forgot to Break Up, Marketplace Accelerator participant
“Being part of the CFC/Netflix [Project Development] accelerator, I had access to consultants and advisers bringing my script closer to production. The CFC was always close and ready to help as best they could to open doors to future collaborations.” - Henri Pardo, Kanaval, Project Development Accelerator participant 34
Thryrone Tommy, CFC alum
Marketplace Initiatives TELEFILM CANADA TALENT TO WATCH CFC is a designated industry partner of Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch Program, which aims to support a diverse array of emerging filmmakers. The intended outcome of the program is to discover and develop the next generation of Canadian filmmakers, and to allow them to establish their voice and sensibility through a first
Learn to Swim follows the story of Toronto jazz musician Dezi Williams, played by CFC Actors Conservatory alumnus Thomas Antony Olajide, who flees after a tragic event in an attempt to rebuild his life. It premiered to critical acclaim at TIFF ‘21 and went on to be named one of TIFF Canada’s Top Ten features of 2021. The film earned a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Olajide, and for Achievement in Music – Original Song for Slaight Music Residency alumni TiKA Simone and Casey Manierka-Quaile.
feature. The film features additional alumni
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CFC has supported seven alumni first
involvement Marni Van Dyk (co-writer),
features to date. Most recently, CFC
Alona Metzer (producer), Lindsay
nominated the alumni film Learn to
Blair Goeldner and Mark Andrew
Swim, the debut feature from writerdirector and CFC alumnus Thyrone Tommy, for the Talent to Watch Program in 2018.
Sirju (associate producers), Matt Code (executive producer), Baun Mah and Shaun Rykiss (editors) and Simon Poole (music editor).
Learn to Swim
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Diggstown
talent spotlight: Motion 2014 Film Program Alumna, Writers’ Lab Wendy Motion Brathwaite has always been a storyteller. She started out as a spoken word and hip-hop artist, a poet, an emcee, as well as a playwright (Aneemah’s Spot, Oraltorio) and author, before traversing into the world of film and TV as a screenwriter. In recent years, Motion has been busy in the writers rooms of homegrown hits like Coroner (CBC / CW) and Diggstown (CBC / FOX), and she is currently in the writers room for Season 2 of critically acclaimed CBC / BET+ series The Porter, as well as upcoming CBC Gem digital series
Revenge of the Best Black Friend, created by Amanda Parris.
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“One of my most transformative experiences during my time at CFC was seeing my writing come to life onscreen. As a resident with the Writers’ Lab, I had the opportunity to develop my craft, to be immersed in the art of storytelling and world of filmmaking, and to workshop creative projects surrounded by a supportive group of writers.” “The space was a pathway to collaborate creatively and build future partnerships: Her recent film credits include co-writing the award-winning feature Akilla’s Escape
working on my showcase piece with a great director who I’d later have the
with fellow CFC alum and director Charles
opportunity to collaborate with on a
Officer, which debuted at the 2020 Toronto
feature film that would premiere at
International Film Festival, and went on to
TIFF; getting my first TV job through
win the Canadian Screen Award for Best
an introduction by another writer in
Original Screenplay. She also wrote the
the Writers’ Lab; teaming up with a
award-winning short film (Best Short Film,
director, actor, producer, editor and
ReelWorld Film Festival) A Man’s Story,
composer who’d been residents of CFC
directed by another CFC alum,
programs to produce a short film that
Fernando Arrioja.
would screen in festivals internationally; and featuring alumni from the Actors
Motion’s recent theatre productions include the Dora-nominated Oraltorio: A Theatrical
Mixtape with DJ L’Oqenz (Obsidian/Soul
Conservatory in the cast of an upcoming digital series where I write and coexecutive produce,” added Motion.
Pepper), which garnered a NNNNN (5-star) rating in NOW Magazine, and Rebirth of the
Afronauts: A Black Space Odyssey as part of the acclaimed anthology 21 Black Futures (Obsidian/CBC Arts).
“A memorable full-circle experience was partnering with a writer who had been through the TV Program [at the CFC] to co-lead the Black Women Film! Screenwriters Retreat for emerging
You can also explore some of Motion’s poetry collections Motion In Poetry and
40 Dayz (Women’s Press), as well as her publications in various collections, including
The Great Black North, Everything Remains Raw (Gooselane) and The Black Notes
Black women filmmakers on the CFC grounds, highlighting themes of access, empowerment, leadership and and the pathways to true diversity in the world of film and television, making and taking space to tell our stories.”
(Insomniac).
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IN MEMORIAM We were deeply saddened to say goodbye to beloved CFC alumni who passed away in 2021. These talented and celebrated creators and entrepreneurs will be deeply missed. Their contributions to the screen and media industries in Canada will always be remembered. Anneli Ekborn David Miller David Mills Ann Poochareon
BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2021) Kate Alexander Daniels
Raja Khanna
Neishaw Ali
Roma Khanna
Eric Belcher
Eugene Levy
Paul Bronfman
M. George Lewis
Ralph Brown (Honorary Director)
Anne Loi
Tassie Cameron
David W. Middleton (Treasurer)
Stéphane Cardin
John Morayniss
Don Carmody
Robert Munroe
Shirley Cheechoo
Jaye Robinson (Ex-Officio)
Suzette Couture (Ex-Officio)
Ana Serrano
David Cronenberg (Ex-Officio)
Gary Slaight
Steven DeNure (Co Vice-Chair)
Hilary Smith
Blake Goldring
Ron Suter
Harold Gronenthal
Clement Virgo
Cheryl Hudson (Co Vice-Chair)
Barbara Williams
Christina Jennings (Chair)
David Zitzerman (Secretary)
Norman Jewison (Founder, Chair Emeritus)
ALUMNI GROUPS
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The 2021 Alumni Advisory
The Black Alum of the CFC (BAC)
Cory Bowles
Karen Chapman
Lea Marin (Chair)
Araya Mengesha
Shannon Masters
Murry Peeters
Cara Ricketts
Ian Steaman
Dev Singh
TiKA Simone Samantha Kaine
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS Thank you to our partners and supporters for your commitment to the CFC. We are grateful for your generosity and for your investment in the next generation of Canadian storytellers.
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
PARTNERS
Government of Ontario
Netflix
Government of Canada
The Slaight Family Foundation
City of Toronto
Bell Media Entertainment One The Norman & Margaret Jewison Charitable Foundation RBC Foundation and RBC Royal Bank Cast & Crew AMC Networks Shaftesbury The Paul Bronfman Family Foundation William F. White International Inc. CBC WildBrain CMPA PATRONS
Cinespace
postRevolution
Company3
Rolling Pictures
Pinewood Toronto Studios
Post City Picture & Sound
SIM Super Channel UNIONS AND GUILDS
DGC CMPA WGC Unifor IATSE SAC SCGC ACTRA
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CIRCLE OF SUPPORTERS The CFC Circle of Supporters is a dynamic community of individuals who treasure Canadian stories and the talented creators who craft them for our screens. With the support of our generous donors in 2021/22, we continue to nurture new generations of Canadian talent, voices and stories, and bolster Canada’s screen entertainment industry.
WINDFIELDS CIRCLE
GOLD CIRCLE
Diane Blake and Stephen Smith*
Martha Burns and Paul Gross*
Kate Alexander-Daniels and David Daniels
Dark Slope Studios
Leanne and George Lewis*
Steven DeNure
Robin and Robert Ogilvie*
Bob Dorrance and Gail Drummond* Kathryn Emslie
PLATINUM CIRCLE Neishaw Ali maxine bailey Blake and Belinda Goldring** Christina Jennings** Hilary Smith Richard Wernham and Julia West*
Fiera Capital Ellen Fine** Cheryl Hudson and Michael Say* Neale Joudrie and Curtis Kjinserdahl John McKellar* Munroe Family* Margaret Nightingale* Dr. Betty Rozendaal and Sonny Goldstein** Debbie Van Dusen David Zitzerman
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List current as of March 31, 2022. *More than 5 years of support **More than 10 years of support ***More than 20 years of support
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SILVER CIRCLE
BRONZE CIRCLE
E.J. Alon
David Cameron
Eric Belcher
Don Carmody*
Cameron Pictures Inc.*
William Clarke**
Suzette Couture*
Dr. and Mrs. Paul and Joyce Chapnick***
Mark and Cherie Daitchman***
Angela Charlesworth
Kevin Fisher, Gardiner Roberts LLP*
Shirley Cheechoo
Robert and Julia Foster*
Kevin Colero**
Harold Gronenthal
Heather Conway
Susan Guichon*
David Cormican
Michael and Marjorie Hale**
Carey Diamond & Tina Urman Family Fund at
David Kines*
the Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto
Sheena Macdonald and Phil Schmitt*
Richard and Pamela Earle
Nancy and John McFayden***
Deborah Fallows*
Abby and Perry Minuk***
Forbes Anderson LLP**
The Norman and Margaret Jewison Charitable
Hue and Jonathon Foo
Foundation***
Doreen Gryfe***
Cecil and Robert Rabinovitch*
Marvin and Estelle Kates**
Jeff and Meryl Rosenthal*
Robert Kligman and Sandra Secord**
MaryAnne Runnalls***
Anne Loi
Andra Takacs***
Jacqueline Mackey*
Van Caulart & Associates
Aaron Martin
Myrna Weinstein
Tara Parker Harvey Rogers*** Vanderwerff Talent Marvin and Joan Waxman*** And two (2) donors who wish to remain anonymous
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these donor and partner lists. However, if you find an error or omission, please accept our sincere apologies and contact info@cfccreates.com.
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CFC STAFF 2021 maxine bailey, Executive Director E.J. Alon, Executive Lead, Creative Impact, Revenue Jane Angel, General Counsel Kathryn Emslie, Executive Lead, Programs - Talent Development & Content Creation Deborah Fallows, Executive Lead, People & Culture Jacqueline Mackey, Executive Lead, Finance Arezou Abbassi, Specialist, Human Resources & General Counsel Cory Angeletti-Szasz, Director, Marketing & Communications Gillian Ashton, Executive Assistant to maxine bailey Enrique Baniqued, Assistant Production Manager Erin Burke, Associate Director, Programs & Content Nathalie Cheung, Project Accountant Jessie Chisholm, Reception, Office Administration Cathrine Cook, Manager, Post-Production & Technical Vanessa (VC) Crapsi, Programs Administrator, CFC Media Lab* Chelsea Crothers, Coordinator, Development & Events Nataly De Monte, Director, CFC Media Lab Argie Eliopoulos, Director, Partnerships & Events Jon Fernandes, Senior Manager, Information Technology Danielle James, Production & Casting Assistant* Michelle Johnson, Manager, Annual Giving* Sarah Kanbar, Specialist, Communications & Social Media Heidi Leuthold, Accounts Payable Specialist* Sheena Macdonald, Chief Operating Officer* Gillian Manchee, Production Coordinator* Jessica Menagh, Supervising Producer, Production* Haydee Moo-Choy, Director, Finance & Facilities Angela Moritsugu, Manager, Programs Tarndeep Pannu, Coordinator, Programs* Erica Proudlock, Executive in Charge of Programs & Talent (Parental Leave) Dena Razapoor, Assistant Manager, Programs & Content* Emily Scheer, Senior Manager, Talent Development Rick Sherman, Senior Development Officer, Government Relations & Foundations Ray Stanton, General Carpenter Shannon Stone, Senior Development Officer, Philanthropy Megan Spasevski, Programs Administrator, CFC Media Lab Mahima Talwar, Administrative Assistant, Programs Eileen Wang, Accounting Administrator Jason Yeung, Specialist, Marketing & Design
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*Staff who were part of the 2021-22 team, but departed prior to March 31, 2022.
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CFC RESIDENTS (2021) NORMAN JEWISON FILM PROGRAM
SLAIGHT FAMILY MUSIC LAB
Temilola Adebayo
Deanna Choi
Cazhhmere
Scott Harwood
Rahul Chaturvedi
Kalaisan Kalaichelvan
Josh Clapp
Kaïa Kater
Muna Deria
Aubrey McGhee
Kent Donguines
Alexandra Petkovski
Mary Galloway Ashley Gilmour Reeyaz Habib A.W. Hopkins Abubakar Khan Zarrar Kahn Alison MacMillan Daniel Montiel V.T. Nayani Christina Saliba Craig Scorgie Andreas Vatiliotou
FIFTH WAVE LABS COHORT 3 FOUNDERS AND COMPANIES Elizabeth Becker, HiBnb Catherine Chan, FitIn Candice Houtekier, Art Collision Jane Ji, Springbay Studio Stacy Lee Kong, Friday Things Anita Li, The Green Line Nana Moore, The Ops Collective Anya-Miliana Sulaver, Peeps Magazine Myrna Weinstein
ACTORS CONSERVATORY Blessing Adedijo Christef Desir Izad Etemadi Katherine Fogler Zara Jestadt Janet-Rose Nguyen Leighton Alexander Williams
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