INDUSTRY GUESTS
It wouldn’t be KCFF without lots of special guests in attendance! We invite filmmakers, cast, crew, and other industry to take part in our post-show Q+As, panels, Creative Industries Day, special events, and other programming. Over the years we’ve had folks like Jay Baruchel, Gordon Pinsent, Alanis Obomsawin, Atom Egoyan, Gerry Dee, Sarah Harmer, members of Blue Rodeo and The Hip, cast from Baroness von Sketch, Kids in the Hall, Letterkenny, Kim’s Convenience, and tons more.
Lots of guests confirm last minute, so we’ll continually be updating this page right up to the start of the Fest!
Elamin Abdelmahmoud | writer/host, CBC | KCFF MODERATOR
Guled Abdi | comedian | OPENING ACT: K. TREVOR WILSON
Hiam Abou Chedid | Actress | LOVELY DAY
Susan Alexander | Senior Director, Creative, Shaftesbury | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Michelle Allman-Esdaille | Chief Executive Officer, The Hook Sync Group | SOUND TO SCREEN
Djouliet Amara | actor | BYEEEE
Vanessa Amodeo | producer | LITTLE LORRAINE
Jason Anderson | programmer | KCFF MODERATOR
Andrew Appelle | filmmaker | STRIP MALL
Alexandre Auger | writer | THE COST OF HEAVEN (GANGE TON CIEL) / FOLLIES (FOLICHONNERIES)
Jamaal Azeez | program manager, TIFF | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Bojana Babic | filmmaker | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Danica Bansie | music supervisor, Pirate Sound | SOUND TO SCREEN
Nicole Bazuin | filmmaker | MODERN WHORE
Sophie Bédard Marcotte | filmmaker | I LOST SIGHT OF THE LANDSCAPE
Michael Benia | filmmaker | WE WALK THROUGH THE FIRE TOGETHER
Keith Bennie | vice president/public programming, TIFF | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Ryan Bobkin | producer | BLUE HERON
Jonas Bonnetta | composer/producer | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Éric K. Boulianne | filmmaker | FOLLIES (FOLICHONNERIES)
Will Bowes | filmmaker | HOME
Meaghan Brander | Innovation PEI | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Rich Brisson | Cadence Music | KCFF JURY MEMBER / SOUND TO SCREEN
Steve Brown | Filmmaker | SCRIPT TO SCREEN PITCH
Karen Bruce | executive director, Women in Film & Television-Toronto | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Robert Budreau | filmmaker/executive producer | THE BORDERLINE
Louis Calabro | vice president/programming & awards, Canadian Academy | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Patrick Cassavettes | producer, Shaftesbury | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Mylène Chollet | writer | SPACE CADET
Iain Christiansen | VP, Publicity & Marketing, Shaftesbury
Stephen Chung | filmmaker | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Stuart Coxe | executive producer | NI-NAADAMAADIZ: RED POWER RISING
Sarah D’Ambrosio | producer | BYEEEE
Hubert Davis | filmmaker | YOUNGBLOOD
Moira Demorest | Music Officer, Tourism Kingston | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Mathieu Denis | filmmaker | THE COST OF HEAVEN (GANGE TON CIEL)
Mitch Derosier | musician/actor | BORN RUFFIANS / BEAUTY’S PRIDE
Peter Dreimanis | actor/musician | JULY TALK & BORN RUFFIANS / MIDDLE LIFE
Evan Dubinsky | producer, Bear Tracks Music | MILE END KICKS / SOUND TO SCREEN
Romina D’Ugo | Actor | BYEEEE
Melissa Eapen | production designer, Script to Screen Pitch Finalist | SCRIPT TO SCREEN PITCH
Jessica Edwards | filmmaker | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Devon Ellis | make-up/special effects & art departments | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Laura Falco | Marketing & Communications, Shaftesbury
Leah Fay Goldstein | actor/musician | JULY TALK & BORN RUFFIANS / MIDDLE LIFE
Sarah Fowlie | head of production, original programming, Bell Media | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY / KCFF JURY MEMBER
Mark Forward | comedian | MARK FORWARD
Noah Fralick | Huxley Management | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Anne Francis | showrunner/executive producer/writer | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Vincent Georgie | Executive Director, Windsor International Film Festival | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Tess Girard | filmmaker | NIVINGAJULIAT
Richard Goddard | moderator/Senior Producer, CBC | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Karen Granados-Mitchell | training manager, IATSE Local 873 | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Erica Guo | filmmaker | GET REAL
Steve Hamelin | musician/actor | BORN RUFFIANS / BEAUTY’S PRIDE
Megan Hamilton | musician | MODERATOR
Hamza Haq | actor | THE BORDERLINE
Alex Harrison | Shoot Manager & Associate Director, Ubisoft Toronto | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Xiaodan He | writer/filmmaker | MONTREAL, MA BELLE
Scott Henderson | former vice-president of communications, Bell Media | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Jeff Hersh | COO, New Metric Media | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Tamara Ivis | Festivals & Theatricals, NFB
Steve Jordan | Steve Jordan Consulting, Founder Polaris Music Prize | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Peter Karroll | Music Producer/Manager | BIF NAKED
Martin Katz | producer / president, Prospero Pictures | AT THE PLACE OF GHOSTS
Christian Kelley | programmer | KCFF MODERATOR
Gary Kibbins | filmmaker | WORLDLESS
Jenn Kuzmyk | Publisher, Playback Magazine / Executive Director, Banff World Media Festival | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Suzanne Lacey | filmmaker | KELLY’S APARTMENT
Luke Lalonde | musician, actor | BORN RUFFIANS, BEAUTY’S PRIDE, MIDDLE LIFE
Jeremy Larter | filmmaker | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Kaycee Leigh | filmmaker | SCRIPT TO SCREEN PITCH
Shelby Lisk | filmmaker | NIVINGAJULIAT
Joanne Loton | Film Commissioner, Tourism Kingston | KCFF MODERATOR
Nicola Luksic | Producer, CBC/moderator | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Amanda MacInnis | Executive Producer, FUZE Reps | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Shaun Majumder | actor/writer/comedian | SHAUN MAJUMDER
Aaron Martin | writer/executive producer | THE BORDERLINE
Michelle Michals | director of member services, DGC Ontario | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Kinga Michalska | filmmaker | BEDROCK
Stacie Mistysyn | actor | DEGRASSI: WHATEVER IT TAKES
Mark Montefiore | New Metric Media | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Pavan Moondi | filmmaker | MIDDLE LIFE
Samantha Morris Mastai | Director of Development, Comedy, CBC | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Bif Naked | musician/author/activist | BIF NAKED: THE DOCUMENTARY + PERFORMANCE
Beth Nobes | camera & electrical department | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Ahmed Ismaiel Nour | filmmaker | KCFF MODERATOR
Naomi Okabe | filmmaker | KCFF JURY MEMBER / PSYCHOTERRA
Stéphanie Pages | Director of Development & Producer at Echo Media Inc. | LES FURIES
Clare Palmer | vintage clothing curator & costume designer | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Claire Peace-McConnell | Head of Canadian Content Development, VVS Films | AT THE PLACE OF GHOSTS
Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos | film commissioner & CEO, Ottawa Film Office | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Emily Pelstring | filmmaker | PSYCHOTERRA
Eric Peterson | filmmaker | SMOKE BREAK
Ginette Petit | producer | SPACE CADET
Victoria Pike | Business & Legal Affairs, Blue Ant Studios | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Emily Poirier | Film Programmer & Curator, FNC | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Laurie Pominville | producer | FOLLIES (FOLICHONNERIES)
Mickayla Pyke | filmmaker, Script to Screen Finalist | SCRIPT TO SCREEN PITCH / CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Javiera Quintana | 90th Parallel Productions | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Jared Raab | filmmaker/cinematographer | BEAUTY’S PRIDE, MIDDLE LIFE, NIRVANNA – THE BAND – THE SHOW – THE MOVIE
Lief Ramsaran | filmmaker | ONE OR TWO
Ryan Randall | cinematographer | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Alison Reid | filmmaker | THE ART OF ADVENTURE
Samantha Rice | costume & wardrobe designer/actor | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Lisa Rideout | filmmaker | DEGRASSI: WHATEVER IT TAKES
Laura Rietveld | filmmaker | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Julianna Riolino | musician | JULIANNA RIOLINO
Augustus Rivers | actor | BYEEEE
David Rumley | camera & electrical department/assistant director | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Scott Rutherford | historian | NI-NAADAMAADIZ: RED POWER RISING
Talia Schlanger | musician/writer/broadcaster | KCFF MODERATOR
Kathy Schultz | filmmaker/instructor/multimedia artist | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Linda Schuyler | producer | HOME
Alexandra Seay | filmmaker | SCRIPT TO SCREEN PITCH
Stacey Sproule | animator | ARCHETYPICAL ANIMATION FOR TEENS
Chell Stephen | writer/filmmaker | BYEE
Kate Stephens | filmmaker | KELLY’S APARTMENT
Amanda Stepto | actor | DEGRASSI: WHATEVER IT TAKES
Graeme Steward | writer/executive producer | THE BORDERLINE
Annie Stewart | filmmaker | TEAM OF THE CENTURY
Steven Stohn | producer | HOME
Briana Templeton | filmmaker | CREEPING CHARLIE
Eva Thomas | filmmaker/writer | NIKA & MADISON
Eric Tisch | Programming Manager, REEL Canada | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Josh Warburton | musician/producer | JULY TALK / MIDDLE LIFE
Dakota Ward | filmmaker | WE WALK THROUGH THE FIRE TOGETHER
Andrea Werhun | actor/writer/producer | MODERN WHORE
Andrew Whiteman | musician/songwriter | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
Maddy Wilde | musician/actor | BORN RUFFIANS / BEAUTY’S PRIDE
Travis Williams | former Teletoon exec | KCFF JURY MEMBER
Carly Williams | editor/filmmaker | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DAY
K Trevor Wilson | comedian, Letterkenny | K TREVOR WILSON
Becky Yeboah | producer | HONEY BUNCH
Tsenu Zelleke | communications & administration coordinator | CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DA