
Tamara Dawit
Head of Studies
Tamara is an Ethiopian-Canadian award-winning filmmaker and arts industry executive. She has designed programs and policies to support the screen sector for DW Akademie, UNESCO, Canada Media Fund, Afreximbank, EUNIC and the Ethiopian government.
Tamara is an alumnus of the EAVE, APOST and both the Berlinale and Durban Talents and has been awarded fellowships by Docs in Progress, Logan Nonfiction and TIFF. Her film Finding Sally won the Doc Institute Vanguard Award, Adiaha Award and the Gordon Parks Award, among others. Tamara is a 2023 Chalmer Arts Fellow and is producing a slate of films.

Oyinkansola (Oyin) Bolaji-Idowu
Business Support Manager
Oyinkansola first came to the National Screen Institute as an RBC Career Launch Program associate on secondment in September 2020.
As the business support manager, she supports the organization in the areas of organizational development, human resources, financial management and board governance to ensure smooth and efficient administrative operations.
Oyinkansola holds a BA in psychology and philosophy from the University of Manitoba. She is a strong advocate for members of underrepresented communities and looks to create opportunities for people in spaces where they feel like they don’t belong.
She is also secretary to the National Screen Institute Board of Directors.

Ursula Lawson
Senior Programs Manager
Ursula has been with the National Screen Institute since 2004 and is the senior programs manager.
She is currently working on the Access BIPOC Producers program. She also oversees the mentorship, development and delivery of projects for TELUS STORYHIVE.
In 2013 Ursula was honoured to receive the YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Circle of Inspiration Award along with colleagues Lisa Meeches and Melissa Kajpust for their contribution to CBC New Indigenous Voices. In 2019, Ursula was nominated for the Winnipeg Arts Council Making a Difference award which celebrates contributions to the growth and development of the arts in Winnipeg.
Instrumental in helping the National Screen Institute develop and deliver culturally sensitive film and television training to emerging Indigenous content creators, Ursula previously managed CBC New Indigenous Voices, NSI IndigiDocs and NSI Aboriginal Journalism. She coordinated NSI Global Marketing, NSI Totally Television, NSI Aboriginal Cultural Trade Initiative and NSI Pitch to Win!
Meet the students

Alexander Glua
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Alexander Glua
Vancouver, British Columbia
With a prolific track record that encompasses more than 150 films and television series, Alexander Glua shares a passion for filmmaking that is evident by his 23-year career in entertainment.
Building experience as a crew member on the sets of family classics such as Elf, Fantastic Four and Night at the Museum inspired him to pursue the complex business side of show business.
Producing critically acclaimed shorts (Dead Hearts) led to producing feature-length films (Daughter, Toxin 3D, Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido) and a commitment to fostering compelling storytelling through meaningful collaboration.
As vice president of business affairs at Timeless Pictures, Alexander led a high volume of operations surrounding more than 40 Hallmark TV movies. His acumen in business affairs has also shepherded the delivery of high-profile theatrical features such as the Academy Award-winning Fences starring Denzel Washington, the Golden Globe-nominated Tully starring Charlize Theron and the Canada-Ireland co-production French Exit starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
Alexander recently joined the Muse Entertainment business affairs team, where he upholds his penchant towards crowd-pleasing scripted content, while developing his own slate of curated genre projects under his GLUA Studios banner.

Alice Teufack
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Alice Teufack
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alice Teufack is a Winnipeg-based film producer whose work reflects a deep passion for cinema and a strong commitment to social justice.
With a business degree from HEC Montréal and a film studies degree from the University of Manitoba, Alice’s background combines business acumen with creative storytelling. Her unique perspective shapes projects that resonate deeply with diverse audiences and address pressing societal issues.
Alice has honed her skills through participation in renowned training programs such as Cinématoba, in collaboration with the National Screen Institute, the Doc-Lab Women initiative by the National Film Board of Canada, as well as production training from Coalition Média and the Reelworld Screen Institute. These experiences have equipped her to navigate the complexities of the film industry and bring impactful stories to life.
Her debut feature documentary, Grand-Frère, premiered to critical acclaim at Cinémental 2023.
Currently, Alice is in post-production on her second feature documentary while actively developing several new projects that reflect her vision and dedication to meaningful storytelling.

Amanda Pileggi
Toronto, Ontario
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Amanda Pileggi
Toronto, Ontario
Amanda Pileggi is a film and television producer who values process and people, as much as the story.
She is a producer of the sports comedy Racewalkers directed by Kevin Claydon and Phil Moniz, premiering at Slamdance Film Festival 2025.
Other projects with Collective Pictures include Code 8: Part II directed by Jeff Chan (Netflix) and Float directed by Sherren Lee (Wattpad / Lionsgate / Elevation).
She collaborates closely with creative duo Lester Trips, having developed their web series Content Farm (CBC Gem) and is currently developing their next series Daygamers.
As a member of Kick Start Arts, Amanda is a co-creator and performer of the web series The Regent Park Project.
Previously, Amanda was the head of development at Archipelago Productions, held development and production roles at Temple Street and Boat Rocker Media and assisted with film sales at Celluloid Dreams.
She got her start at arts festivals (Luminato Festival Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival), before managing the Regent Park Film Festival and its year-round programming for over four years.
She holds a B.A. in cultural studies and urban systems from McGill University.

Ana P. Castillo
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Ana P. Castillo
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ana Paula Castillo is a Venezuelan-Canadian producer driven by her passion for culture, immigration rights, politics and intercultural relationships.
She aims to create compelling media projects that challenge traditional worldviews.
She moved to Canada 14 years ago, where she earned a degree in communication studies and film from Concordia University.
In Montreal, she began her career at the Indigenous-owned company Rezolution Pictures, working her way up from assistant editor to production manager.
In 2022, she founded Mandoca Productions, a company dedicated to creating content that highlights immigrant stories from Latin America.
Ana has been involved in over a dozen award-winning productions and has collaborated with artists both nationally and internationally. She is a polyglot, an alumna of the BANFF Spark Accelerator and a member of the Visual Researchers’ Society of Canada.
Currently, Ana is working on the feature film Eyes Open, written by Colombian-Canadian Margarita Valderrama, in collaboration with BC-based Retrogusto Films and Silverlight Entertainment.
She is also writing “El Pilin Leon is Going to Explode”, a story about a young girl during the 2002 general strike in Venezuela.

Camille Beaudoin
Port Moody, British Columbia
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Camille Beaudoin
Port Moody, British Columbia
Camille Beaudoin is a mixed blood Indigenous (Cree, Mohawk, Métis) and French-Canadian writer, director and producer.
With part of her heart still firmly planted in her homeland on Treaty 6 territory (central Alberta), Camille is grateful to be working and living on the unceded land of the Coast Salish peoples on Canada’s west coast, near what is now known as Vancouver.
As CEO of Mosaic Entertainment, Camille has spent 18 years guiding the development, production and post-production of world-class screen content including three feature films, three mobile games, countless hours of online video and over 100 episodes of television.
Highlights include Kidscreen Award winner #Roxy, four seasons of the comedy series Tiny Plastic Men (named one of Canada’s top 25 essential Canada sitcoms by Vulture, nominated three times for best comedy series at the Canadian Screen Awards) and five seasons of the popular APTN series CAUTION: May Contain Nuts.
Recently Camille story edited, produced and directed Inheritance, an innovative interactive feature film exploring Indigenous land rights.
She also wrote Project Uplift – a rewrite of Pocahontas (Chiefs of Ontario), directed six episodes of Lopii Productions’ Couleurs du Nord and wrote and directed the inaugural season of the reality series Bears’ Lair (APTN).

Erica Daniels
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Erica Daniels
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Erica Daniels is a Cree/Ojibway filmmaker, documentary director, producer, entrepreneur and proud mother from Peguis First Nation.
She is the founder of Kejic Productions (est. 2017), an Indigenous-owned media company dedicated to amplifying Indigenous voices and stories.
Through her work, Erica focuses on heart-centered storytelling that fosters healing, cultural revitalization, knowledge preservation, education and social change.
A Canadian Screen Award and Golden Sheaf Award winner, Erica began her journey in filmmaking through JUST TV, a multimedia program for at-risk youth in Winnipeg.
She is also an alumna of the CBC New Indigenous Voices and NSI IndigiDocs programs.
Passionate about empowering Indigenous youth, Erica is the co-creator and facilitator of Spirit of the Story, a film training program designed to help Indigenous youth reclaim their cultural identity through storytelling.
Inspired by the resilience of her community and the beauty of her culture, Erica is dedicated to preserving Indigenous history and cultural teachings shared by Elders. She strives to ensure these stories are preserved to inspire future generations.

Fabiola Caraza
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Fabiola Caraza
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Fabiola Caraza is a producer and picture editor of over 15 years.
Born and raised in Mexico and with a passion for travel, she has filmed around the world, having lived and worked in Vancouver, Saskatoon, New York and Toronto.
She has worked on projects big and small including dramatic shorts, web-series, movies of the week, dramatic television series and independent features.
As an editor, she has garnered over 35 editing credits, earned DGC and CCE nominations. Her work has been exhibited at film festivals around the world including Toronto International Film Festival, the Moscow Biennale and Cannes Film Festival.
She recently edited and executive produced the indie features, Cosmic Dawn and Welcome to Kittytown through her company Prowler Pictures.
Her next production, There Were Witches will return her to her native country as lead producer and editor while her debut as a feature screenwriter, Postpartum, is currently in development.
She was a participant in 2023-2024 Women in Post program with the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

Georgina López
Toronto, Ontario
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Georgina López
Toronto, Ontario
Georgina López, founded Lopii Productions in 2018, alongside her twin sister Rennata, with the mission of creating content that makes a meaningful impact and authentically represents diversity.
Georgina oversees the business and financial operations of Lopii Productions while also contributing creatively. As the supervising producer on the productions, she ensures that the crew adheres to budget and schedule.
Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Georgina immigrated to Canada with her Mexican family during her childhood. Her passion for filmmaking sparked when she “borrowed” her father’s camcorder indefinitely as a teenager, teaching herself to edit by connecting two VCRs.
With over a decade of experience, Georgina has produced and managed the development of various television programs, including lifestyle shows, scripted content and animation, with a special emphasis on children’s television.
She has been nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards and has won two Canadian Screen Awards.
Georgina is an alumna of the National Screen Institute (2012) and received the Emerging Talent Award at the 2021 Youth Media Alliance Awards for her outstanding work with Lopii Productions.

James Yi
Toronto, Ontario
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James Yi
Toronto, Ontario
Born in Seoul and raised in San Francisco, James J. Yi is a passionate filmmaker dedicated to producing films that push creative and intellectual boundaries.
With over 25 years of industry experience, he has developed independent film projects that focus on artistry, social consciousness, and giving voice to marginalized communities.
He has produced thought-provoking titles such as Mooz-Lum (2010), Detroit Unleaded (2012), Twinsters (2015), A Boy, A Girl, and A Dream (2018), and Miss Purple (2019).
In 2017, he produced the Sundance NEXT Audience Award winning film, Gook, directed by Justin Chon.
He is currently an executive producer for the film Modern Whore, which is expected to release in Canada in 2025. This is his first Canadian production, and he hopes to produce and support many more Canadian projects soon.
James now resides in Toronto where he launched his new company, No Return Media. He is actively developing home grown Canadian BIPOC films while continuing to collaborate with filmmakers all around the world.

Javiera Quintana
Toronto, Ontario
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Javiera Quintana
Toronto, Ontario
Javiera Quintana has over 15 years of industry experience across the spectrum of scripted, factual and documentary for broadcasters and platforms including Netflix, VICE, NatGeo, History, CBC, Crave and Discovery.
She has also been a part of projects going to festivals such as Hot Docs, Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Some of Javiera’s recent documentary credits include two seasons of We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) (2022-2024), winner of multiple Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) including best factual series, Butt Seriously (2024), Bodies For Rent (2024), The Case Against Cosby (2022), CSA-nominated for the best documentary, and Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond (2017), premiering at Venice International Film Festival and TIFF.
In the scripted world, she has spent thousands of hours on sets of all sizes in almost every department working with union and non-union crews and performers.
Javiera understands good productions are built on respect and trust within the team. She has served as a union leader and was the founding co-chair of VICE’s first DEI committee.
A Chilean-born Canadian, Javiera holds an MA in communication and culture from York University and Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Bachelor of Music from Queen’s University.

Joe Balass
Montreal, Quebec
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Joe Balass
Montreal, Quebec
Joe Balass founded Compass Productions in 1997. He works in both fiction and documentary.
He has produced and directed a number of award-winning films including Nana, George & Me (1997), The Devil in the Holy Water (2002), Parting Words (2006), Baghdad Twist (2007), JOY! Portrait of a Nun (2012), The Length of the Alphabet (2013), Venus (2017) and The Affairs of Lidia (2022).
He is known for a blend of seriousness and humour in his work which is centered around underrepresented, racialized and queer voices.
His films have screened at festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Tribeca Festival, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, Cinequest and Torino Film Festival. Both the Cinémathèque québécoise and the Toronto Jewish Film Festival have honoured him with a retrospective of his work.
Joe recently completed postproduction on the Canada-India feature, Calorie, by writer / director Eisha Marjara.
He also has three features in development, Mother Mary and Santo Cabron, by Bruce LaBruce, and Farida, adapted from the novel of the same name by the award-winning Canadian-Iraqi writer Naïm Kattan.
In addition, Joe organizes the Journées du cinéma québécois en Italie, a festival dedicated to screening francophone Canadian work in Italy, now in its 20th edition.

Kristina Wong
Toronto, Ontario
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Kristina Wong
Toronto, Ontario
Kristina Wong is a film producer and community organizer. Her work aims to reimagine the Asian-Canadian narrative through a female diasporic lens.
Recognized as one of Playback Magazine’s 10 filmmakers to watch, Kristina has made her mark in the industry serving as an associate producer on the feature films Tammy’s Always Dying and Something You Said Last Night, both of which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival.
She is currently in post-production on her first feature 100 Sunset and is developing a film adaptation of the bestselling novel Chop Suey Nation.

Leon Lee
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Leon Lee
Vancouver, British Columbia
Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Leon Lee creates powerful documentaries and narrative films that offer rare glimpses into closed societies. His unique access to sensitive topics and sources allows him to tell stories few others can capture.
Through works like Human Harvest and Letter from Masanjia, Leon has brought critical attention to complex issues including China’s illegal organ trade and labor camp systems, reaching millions of viewers worldwide.
His narrative films, Unsilenced and MindWave build on this foundation of investigative storytelling. Unsilenced presents an intimate look at resistance in China, and MindWave reveals the hidden dynamics of China’s social media influence on Canadian politics.
In 2016, Leon received the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, recognizing his significant contributions to the country’s culture and arts.

Priyanka Desai
North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Priyanka Desai
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Priyanka Desai is an award-winning broadcast journalist-turned-TV producer, who specializes in stories that impact and entertain.
Born and raised in Mumbai, India, Priyanka is known for her understanding of diverse cultures across two continents.
In Canada, her credits include a variety of producing roles for the likes of TELUS Originals (House Special), TELUS Storyhive (Red Chef Revival), APTN (Moosemeat & Marmalade, seasons six and seven), Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (Pan Canada Tourism Video) and AMI (Postcards from… docuseries).
She is honoured and grateful to serve as a vice-chair of the Documentary Organization of Canada’s Northwest chapter. Her mission is to enable immigrant women of colour to achieve professional excellence in North America.
Currently streaming online, her Canadian directorial debut is an Indo-Canadian docuseries called Not Your Butter Chicken, soon to be released on CBC Gem.
Priyanka specializes in business affairs, research, story producing and field producing. In 2023, she co-founded JUGAAD Sisters Inc. an all women of colour owned production company, alongside producer Joanna Wong.
JUGAAD is a word in Indian languages that translates as an unconventional solution to a problem. When used in daily speech it means: Let’s get this done.

Rolla Tahir
York, Ontario
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Rolla Tahir
York, Ontario
Rolla Tahir is a filmmaker and artist based in Toronto.
Rolla’s first short experimental film Sira, was selected to screen at Wavelengths at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival.
She has written, directed and produced five short films that have screened at film festivals and worked on others as a cinematographer.
Rolla is currently in post-production of her first magical realism feature film Jude and the Jinn, financed by Telefilm Talent to Watch and New Dawn. The film was selected by the Black Screen Office to participate in Berlinale’s EFM Fiction Toolbox in 2023. The film was also awarded Panavision’s New Filmmaker Grant.
Rolla is an alumna of Reelworld Emerging 20 and Women in the Director’s Chair. She is also the co-founder and artistic director of Toronto Arab Film, an organization that platforms and develops Arab filmmakers, particularly in Canada.
In 2022, Rolla founded Qan Yama Qan (QYQ) Films, a production company specializing in creating films that immerse audiences in diverse, complex and celebratory stories, particularly from Arab, Muslim and female perspectives. QYQ Films combines formal ingenuity with unique voices that bring nuanced narratives to life.

Samantha Pineda Sierra
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Samantha Pineda Sierra
Vancouver, British Columbia
Samantha Pineda Sierra is an award-winning director, writer, producer and multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver.
Her work has been screened at over a hundred film festivals worldwide, including the Cannes Short Film Corner, the Guadalajara International Film Festival and the Clermont-Ferrand Marché.
She is an alumna of the Berlinale Talents FICG, the TIFF Filmmakers Lab and the Oaxaca Film Lab in collaboration with the Sundance Film Institute, among many others. She has been nominated twice for the Ariel Award, the Mexican equivalent of the Oscars.
Her short film, El Pescador, has become an icon of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico and is screened annually on national television and at Mexican embassies worldwide.
Samantha is a three-time receipient of some of the most competitive film funds by IMCINE (the Mexican Film Institute) and has also earned the prestigious art scholarship from the National Fund for Culture and Arts for her projects.
As a filmmaker, she has collaborated with various arts and cultural organizations to promote visual literacy, gender representation and diversity in media. She has also worked as a film instructor, a consultant for accelerator programs and a jury member at multiple film festivals.

Taghreed Saadeh
Edmonton, Alberta
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Taghreed Saadeh
Edmonton, Alberta
Taghreed Saadeh is a mid-career filmmaker. She studied filmmaking at George Brown College in Toronto.
She has directed and produced award-winning documentary film which have screened in festivals both nationally and internationally, including countries in Russia, China, Pakistan, Cuba, Iran, Morocco and Palestine.
She has been a jury member at many international and local film festivals and has served on the board of Women in Film and Television Alberta. Taghreed is a board member of the Documentary Organization of Canada—Alberta and co-chair of the DEI committee.
She is the owner of Ram Film Productions INC., a company dedicated to amplifying the Arab voice in Canada.
Through her films, she strives to foster empathy, dialogue and meaningful connections between the Arab community and the wider Canadian society, creating a vibrant tapestry of cultural exchange and mutual understanding.
Taghreed is a member of AMPIA. She is also a journalist specializing in film critique and a writer who has published three books.

Tanya Hoshi
Mississauga, Ontario
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Tanya Hoshi
Mississauga, Ontario
Tanya Hoshi is a Canadian filmmaker based in Toronto, who has built a portfolio of award-winning films, web series, advertisements and digital content.
For the past decade, Tanya has focused on strategic storytelling in her coveted roles as the first Head of Brand Marketing at Ownr – an RBCx Venture, lead producer at Shopify, and chair of communications at FEZANA.
Tanya’s commercial productions have been viewed globally by millions of aspiring entrepreneurs, broadcast on NBC and won a Telly Award.
Tanya has also produced her own independent projects via her production company Hoshi Media Inc.
In 2023, Tanya produced her first feature film We Will Be Brave via Telefilm Canada’s Talent to Watch Program, which won the Audience Choice Feature Film Award at Reel Asian International Film Festival and was acquired by CBC.
In 2018, Tanya made her directorial debut with the web series Blackout which won best horror series at WebFest Berlin. Tanya also produced the award-winning documentary Turning Tables (Hot Docs 2018), which was acquired by CNN’s Great Big Story.
Tanya is currently developing her second feature documentary, which is generously financed by CBC for development.
In her spare time, Tanya is a film coach with Web Series Canada and a jury member of the RŪNG Film Festival in Texas.

Temilola Adebayo
Courtice, Ontario
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Temilola Adebayo
Courtice, Ontario
Temilola Adebayo is a Toronto-based Nigerian-Canadian producer and filmmaker.
She currently leads a slate of projects under her production company, Rellow Media, with funding support from Telefilm, CMF, Ontario Creates, Bell Fund and others.
Temilola is also the associate producer of the feature film 40 Acres (Toronto International Film Festival 2024) starring Danielle Deadwyler.
Her diverse industry experience includes roles as a production accountant at Guru Animation Studio (makers of the hit show Paw Patrol) and production coordinator on Nickelodeon’s Abby Hatcher and Sesame Street’s Mecha Builders respectively.
Temilola has also served as group channels manager at African Cable Television (ACTV) and was the first-ever production manager hired by StarTimes Nigeria, a leading cable TV operator.
Temilola is an alum of the Canadian Film Centre Film Program Producer’s Lab and has participated in several other industry programs, including I.M.P.A.C.T.’s Producer Career Catalyst Program, Netflix BANFF Diversity of Voices Program, CMPA Producer Mentorship Program and Reelworld’s Black Entrepreneurship Program.

Yiqian Zhang
Toronto, Ontario
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Yiqian Zhang
Toronto, Ontario
Yiqian Zhang is a Toronto-based, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker who has Canadian and international experience in both the festival and broadcast fields.
She was co-producer on Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar’s Academy Award-winning, Sundance award-winning, Emmy-award-winning documentary American Factory, which sold to Netflix and launched worldwide.
She also worked on various productions as a producer, associate producer, line producer, field producer and researcher, including Violet Du Feng’s Academy shortlisted, Emmy-nominated documentary Hidden Letters and multi award-winning director Yuqi Kang’s Fruit is Ripe.
Her work has been featured on CBC, PBS and has been selected and won multiple awards at prestigious festivals like Hot Docs, Sundance Film Festival, CPH:DOX, and Tribeca Festial. Yiqian is an alumna of Berlinale Talents.
In 2018, she founded Electric Shadow. Nestled in Toronto, the company specializes in the creation of non-fiction content, dedicated to crafting compelling narratives with international appeals.
Alumni
- Alicia Petrusa (producer) – Toronto, ON
- Amanda Roy (producer) – Montreal, QC
- Amar Lohana (producer), Habiba Nosheen (writer) – Toronto, ON
- Anam Abbas (producer) – Brampton, ON
- Baljit Sangra (producer) – Vancouver, BC
- Brishkay Ahmed (producer) – Vancouver, BC
- Cole Vandale (producer) – Vancouver, BC
- Diana Dai (producer) – Toronto, ON
- Émilie Martel (producer) – Orleans, ON
- Farhad Pakdel (producer), Leila Khalilzadeh (writer) – Montreal, QC
- Gavin Seal (producer) – Montreal, QC
- Israel Ekanem (producer) – Halifax, NS
- Kathy-Ann Thomas (producer), Diana Roldan (writer) – Montreal, QC)
- Lanette Ware-Bushfield (producer), Kathryn Fasegha (writer) – Aurora, ON
- Laura Friedmann (producer), Kyle Schmalenberg (writer) – Toronto, ON
- Maria Kennedy (producer), Tope Babalola (writer) – Toronto, ON
- Maytham Jbara (producer), Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji (writer) – Toronto, ON
- Michelle Mama (producer), Julianna Notten (writer) – Toronto, ON
- Nach Dudsdeemaytha (producer), Mayumi Yoshida (writer) – Burnaby, BC
- Patricia Chica (producer), Isabel Dréan (writer) – Montreal, QC
- Sarah Kapoor (producer) – Creston, BC
- Shyam Valera (producer), Kashif Pasta (writer) – Surrey, BC
- Alex Eskandarkhah (producer, AB)
- Anand Ramayya (producer, SK), Agam Darshi, Leena Manro (co-writers, SK)
- Dawn Bird (producer, SK)
- Fonna Seidu (producer, ON), Tristen Sutherland (writer, ON)
- Gentille Menguizani Assih (producer, QC), Emilie Porry (writer, QC)
- Gursimran Datla (producer, ON)
- Heather Hatch (producer, AB)
- Jeanette Kong (producer, ON)
- Jennifer Pun (producer, ON)
- Kulbinder Saran Caldwell (producer, ON)
- Mitra Knight (producer, AB)
- Mylène Augustin (producer, QC)
- Neegan Trudel (producer, QC), Ossie Michelin (writer, QC)
- Ngardy Conteh George (producer, ON)
- Panta Mosleh (producer and writer, BC)
- Paola Arriagada Nuñez (producer, QC), Juan Andres Arango (writer, QC)
- Patricia Scarlett (producer, ON), Diane De La Haye (writer, ON)
- Praneet Akilla (producer, BC)
- Raj Panikkar (producer, ON)
- Ramin Eshraghi-Yazdi (producer and writer, AB)
- Rua Wani (producer, ON), Andrew Moir (writer, ON)
- Ryan Singh (producer, ON)
- Saira Rahman (producer, MB), Nilufer Rahman (writer, MB)
- Shayan Bayat (producer, BC)
- Shehrezade Mian (producer, ON)
- Teresa Ho (producer, ON), Muna Deria (writer, ON)