BANFF DIVERSITY OF VOICES INITIATIVE
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Congratulations
Congratulations to the 2019 participants of the Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Initiative.
25 Pitch Program Participants
- Sonya Ballantyne
- Eric Baril
- Caitlin Benton
- Leah Cameron
- Jesse Cardianl
- Catherine Chagnon
- Andree-Anne Frenette
- Caitlin Fryers
- Chantale Galimi
- Sarah Goodman
- Monique Hurteau
- Joadie Jurgova
- Beatrice King
- Jonathan Lawrence
- Judith MacInnes
- Dianne Mahoney
- Moniquea Marion
- Sara Martins
- Denis Paquette
- Emily Pickering
- Fanny Rainville
- Lea Rondot
- Kelly Saxberg
- Marion Transetti
- Roxann Whitebean
75 Professional Development Program Participants
- Edline Andre-Roy
- Andrea Bang
- Maxime Beauchamp
- Tamara Bell
- Rachelle Bencze
- Valerie Bissonnette
- Josiane Blanc
- Jamie Bourque
- Ashley Brook
- Brynn Byrne
- Sarah Campbell
- Miss Dany Chiasson
- Sandy Chronopoulos
- Dana Claxton
- Wendell Collier
- Mika Collins
- Lauren Corber
- Amber-Sekowan Daniels
- Francois-Xavier De Ruydts
- Louise Deschamps
- Maxime Desmons
- Paula Devonshire
- Tammy-Lynne Elder
- Daniel Foreman
- Sarah Fox
- Samuel Gagnon
- Courtney Graham
- Marie-France Guerrette
- Karen Hawes
- Kat Kelly Hayduk
- Robin Hays
- Anne Heubi
- Jennifer Holness
- Victoria Jaenig
- Svjetlana Jaklenec
- Kathleen Jayme
- Melanie Jones
- Winnifred Jong
- Benjamin Kicknosway
- Kirsten Lankester
- Genevieve Lavoie
- Rennata Lopez
- Emilie Martel
- Yasmine Mathurin
- Vanessa Matsui
- Ashley Matt
- Gail Maurice
- Elizabeth Melanson
- Angelica Mendizabal
- Rebekah Miskin
- Jordan Molaro
- Emilie Moorhouse
- Justin Neal
- Kyle Nobess
- Ayana O'Shun
- Emily Paige
- Murry Peeters
- Marie-Ève Perron
- Marie-Claude Poulin
- Elyne Quan
- Alexandre Riendeau
- Leah Rifkin
- Susanne Ritzau
- Pieter Romer
- Nikki Saltz
- Tamara Scherbak
- Michaella Shannon
- Paul Stoica
- Eva Thomas
- Francois Tremblay
- Kristel Viduka
- Jay Villeneuve
- Darcy Waite
- Ryan Wilson
- Brandy Yanchyk
About the program:
The Netflix-BANFF Diversity of Voices Initiative will jumpstart and accelerate the careers of up to 100 participants at BANFF 2019 by providing full registration access to the festival, a bespoke professional development curriculum plus access to networking opportunities with key industry buyers.
In addition, a sub-group of twenty-five (25) of the program applicants will be selected to take part in the Diversity of Voices Pitch Program where they will receive personalized advice from high-profile industry mentors and take pitch meetings with international buyers at BANFF in addition to receiving a stipend to defray travel costs.
"Life changing. What I learned and who I met in such a short period of time was amazing." Joy Haskell, Writer/Director/Producer
"I didn’t realize how much I wanted to write for TV until I was at BANFF and I wouldn’t have been able to have that realization had it not been for the DoV Pitch Program." Ana-Marija Stojic, Creator/Comedian
For more information please contact:
banfffellowships@brunico.com