INDUSTRY GUESTS
It wouldn’t be KCFF without lots of special guests in attendance. We invite filmmakers, producers, cast, crew, and other industry to take part in post-show Q+As, chats, networking events, and other programming. We’ll continually update this list leading up to the Fest, so keep checking back for updates.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud / Host of COMMOTION on CBC / MODERATOR (multiple events)
Louise Archambault / Director / IRENA’S VOW
Karen Barzilay / Producer / THE MOVIE MAN
Laura Chaignon / Reel Canada / INDUSTRY DAY
Dane Clark / Director / SUZE
Audrey Cummings / Director / PLACE OF BONES
Liane Cunje / Producer / FITTING IN
Melissa D’Agostino / Director, writer, actor / MOTHER OF ALL SHOWS
Jordan Dawson / Actor / INDUSTRY DAY
Taisa Dekker / Manager of Industry Initiatives, ACTRA Toronto / INDUSTRY DAY
Kevin Drew / Composer / THE MOVIE MAN
Robin Dunne / Director, writer, actor / KILL VICTORIA
AJ Edmonds / Director / DARK HIGHWAY
Atom Egoyan / Director / SEVEN VEILS
Matt Finlin / Director / THE MOVIE MAN
Jeannette Garcia / Associate Producer / DAYS OF HAPPINESS (Les jours heureux)
David Hamilton / Producer / I AM SIRAT
Piers Handling / Director and CEO, TIFF (retired) / MODERATOR (multiple events)
Rachel Ho / Film critic, writer / MODERATOR (multiple events) / INDUSTRY DAY
Helen Humphreys / Poet and friend / KIM ONDAATJE
Emma Hunter / Actor / INDUSTRY DAY
Khyber Jones / Filmmaker and grandson / KIM ONDAATJE
Zarrar Kahn / Director / IN FLAMES
Peggy Kyriakidou / President, NABET / INDUSTRY DAY
Jeremy Larter / Director / WHO’S YER FATHER?
Julia Lederer / Writer / WITH LOVE AND A MAJOR ORGAN
Sherren Lee / Director / FLOAT
Clarke Mackey / Director / TAKING CARE (1987)
Bruce McCulloch / Actor, writer / KIDS IN THE HALL
Deepa Mehta / Director / I AM SIRAT
Michelle Michals / Directors Guild of Canada / INDUSTRY DAY
Charles-Olivier Michaud / Director / RU
Pat Mullen / POV Magazine Publisher / INDUSTRY DAY
Claire Peace-McConnell / Producer / THE KING TIDE
Maryam Remtulla / Producer / INDUSTRY DAY
Zack Russell / Director / SOMEONE LIVES HERE / INDUSTRY DAY
Gia Sandhu / Actor / KILL VICTORIA
Rebecca Schechter / Screenwriter / TAKING CARE (1987)
Gina Simone / Producer / DARK HIGHWAY
Simone Smith / Editor / FLOAT
Layla Staats / Activist / BOIL ALERT
Keith Stata / Owner, Highlands Cinemas / THE MOVIE MAN
Linsey Stewart / Director / SUZE
Chantal Thompson / Composer / 500 DAYS IN THE WILD
Eric Tisch / Reel Canada / INDUSTRY DAY
Marni Van Dyk / Director / THIS IS NOT ABOUT SWIMMING (Canadian Shorts: Northern Refractions) / INDUSTRY DAY
Laura Vandervoort / Actor / KILL VICTORIA
Robert Vaughn / Producer / KILL VICTORIA
Adnaan Wasey / Executive Producer / INDUSTRY DAY
Jennifer Weiss / Producer / FITTING IN
Winnie Wong / Publicist / INDUSTRY DAY
