Podcasts

Bonus Episode: Documentary Dynamo Dawn Porter In this bonus episode of Storylines, we hear from award-winning documentary producer Dawn Porter, known for films like Spies of Mississippi and Gideon’s Army. 

Bonus Episode: Orange is the New Black’s Alysia Reiner In this bonus episode of Storylines, we hear from actor and producer Alysia Reiner, known for her role as warden Fig

Bonus Episode: Riccie Johnson, a Make-up Artist by Mistake In this bonus episode of Storylines, we take a look into the world of make-up artistry with industry veteran Riccie Johnson.

Bonus Episode: Cross Border Collaboration with NYWIFT In this special bonus episode of Storylines, we sit down with Leah Curney, co-host of Women Crush Wednesdays, a podcast by New York

Bonnie Thompson: Prolific Producer Bonnie Thompson has over 80 producer credits. She worked for more than three decades at the National Film Board of Canada out of the north west

Raevn Brasch: Master of All Things Design Raevn never imagined she’d work in the film industry when growing up on a farm in Australia. She moved to Canada for a

Tasha Hubbard: Telling Indigenous Stories Tasha is an award-winning Cree filmmaker. Her documentaries primarily focus on social issues faced by Indigenous people in Canada. In 2004, her first solo project,

Meghan Westelmajer: The Art of Production Meghan has always had a passion and love for film. But she got into the industry in a less traditional way: it was an

Lisa Fryklund: Daring Director of Photography Lisa has seen the world through the lens of a camera. She cut her teeth as a camera operator working in news at a

Emily Renner Wallace: Fantastic First AD Emily got started in the film industry right out of high school. At 18 years old, she began working at the Calgary International Film

Alexandra Lazarowich: Documentary Trailblazer Alexandra started her career as a child actor, but then made the switch to producing and directing documentary films when she discovered that the real change

Angela Palmer: Coping with COVID & Tips for Actors As we make our way through week 7 of the coronavirus quarantine here in Alberta, the way we live our lives

Susie Moloney: Literary Scream Queen Susie has been a writer for decades. She’s penned books like A Dry Spell, The Dwelling, and The 13. Her work focuses on the supernatural,

Nisreen Baker: Bridging the Cultural Gap Originally from Egypt, she honed her craft in her native country where she got her start in the film and television industry. Nisreen moved

Georgina Lightning: Advocate & Academy Alumni Georgina Lightning has had a vast and long career. In 1990, with her three Children in tow, she packed up and moved to Los

Jessica La Heureux: Franco Filmmaking Jessica straddles the world between fact and fiction. She started her career 20 years ago as a broadcast journalist at Radio-Canada in Quebec. It was

Karen Ryan: Acting Aficionado Karen Ryan started her career as a Calgary-based actor later than most. But once she caught the acting bug, she realized being in front of the

Nauzanin Knight: The Future of Filmmaking with COVID-19 Our world certainly changed last week as the coronavirus spread globally. In the film and television industry, the pandemic brought productions to

Michelle Wong: Production Pro Michelle’s career in film and television hasn’t been linear. She started out as a high school teacher but made the jump to film after going to

Brenda Terning: Editing Powerhouse Brenda Terning makes magic from the edit suite. She’s been a documentary film editor for over two decades, and her resume is stacked. She’s edited documentaries

Rosvita Dransfeld: The Master of Cinema verite A documentary director and producer, Rosvita’s body of work is extensive. She started as a broadcast journalist in her native Germany, and made