2021 Session Producers & Staff

SESSION PRODUCERS

  • Tom Brisley, Arrow Media (UK)
  • Danielle Broza, PBS Nature (USA)
  • Steve Burns, Roller Coaster Road Productions (USA)
  • Alex Bystram, Cineflix Media (Canada)
  • Sarah Chow, Great Pacific Television (Canada)
  • Craig Colby, colbyvision (Canada)
  • Andrea Cross, Partnership on AI (USA)
  • Fabrice Esteve, YUZU Productions / AST & PARISCIENCE (France)
  • Gabrielle Ewing, PBS Digital Studios (USA)
  • Olivia Fellows, Great Pacific Television (Canada)
  • Andrada Fiscutean (Romania)
  • Jessie Hendricks, J Paul Getty Trust (USA)
  • Ed Hersh, StoryCentric (USA)
  • Alex Hryniewicz, Little Dot Studios (UK)
  • Marcie Hume, A&E Networks (USA)
  • Jasmin Joseph, BossaNova (UK)
  • Dan Kendall, Windfall Films (UK)
  • Tom Koch, PBS International (USA)
  • Noel Kok, NEWF (South Africa)
  • Maia Krall Fry, Creative UK (UK)
  • Wanting Lei, WCSFP (Canada)
  • Alison Leigh, WCSFP (UK)
  • Jim Louderback, VidCon (USA)
  • Maya Lussier-Seguin, Gedeon Programmes (France)
  • Ken MacDonald, Short Street Media (Canada)
  • Reyhaneh Maktoufi, WGBH/NOVA (USA)
  • Kay Meseberg, ARTE G.E.I.E (France)
  • Gillian Mosely, medialab (UK)
  • Jessica Mudry, Ryerson University (Canada)
  • Andrew Nisker, Take Action Films Inc. (Canada)
  • Eloisa Noble, Freelance / Filmmakers for Future: Wildlife (UK)
  • Anne Olzmann, Albatross World Sales (Germany)
  • Pragna Parsotam-Kok, NEWF (South Africa)
  • Lucie Ridout, Arrow Media (UK)
  • Judy Rymer, Rymer Childs (Australia)
  • Dan Salerno, Flamingo Bay Media (USA)
  • Aliya-Jasmine Sovani, LILI Media Lab (USA/France)
  • Fiona Tudor Price, Atomic Productions (Canada)
  • Melanie Wallace, MelanieWallace Media Strategies (USA)
  • Thomas Wallner, Liquid Cinema (Canada)
  • Long Xiao, FreshPitch Factual Content Conference (China)
  • Samantha Yammine, Science Sam Media (Canada)

STAFF

  • Paul Lewis, WCSFP Conference Director

  • Wanting Lei, WCSFP Program Coordinator

  • Heather Conway, Co-President & Executive Director

  • Chris McDonald, Co-President President
  • Alan Black, Managing Director
  • Erin Lau, Managing Director

  • April Hazan, Managing Director, Philanthropy & Engagement

  • Jenn Shah, Director, Sponsorship

  • Adam Kirkham, Associate Director, Sponsorship Marketing
  • Lawrence Yee, Senior Sales Coordinator, Sponsorship
  • Shelby Leimert, Admin Coordinator, Sponsorship Marketing

  • Byron Letourneau-Duynstee, Senior Coordinator, Donor Development

  • Stephanie McArthur, Industry Programs Manager

  • Madelaine Russo, Industry Programmer, Speed Dating

  • Jonathan Da Silva, Communications Director

  • Kaitlin Knyf, Senior Communications Manager
  • Brittany Mumford, Social Media & Marketing Manager
  • Lydia McClory, Marketing & Promotions Coordinator
  • Michael Bodalski, Web Manager

  • franklinHeavy,Art Director and Graphic Design

  • Laura Lillepruun, Delegate Services Manager

  • Carolyn Dunk, Senior Events Coordinator

  • May Chook, Events Coordinator

  • Isaac Meyer Odell, Director of Production

  • Michael Robinson, Technical Manager
  • Reem Farag, Events Manager, Hot Docs Cinema
  • Jackie Marculescu, Production Coordinator

  • Michael Jasen, Production Coordinator

  • Rhonda Costas, Administrative Coordinator

  • Sharyn McMahon, Accounting Manager
  • Barber, Harrison & Platt, Auditing and Corporate Financial Services