Category: director

Director Biography – Brenda Grzetic (ONE MORE DAY)

Brenda has worked in academic, industrial, community and government settings over the past two decades. She holds a Diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology and a Masters in Women’s Studies (Memorial University). She has received numerous awards including the Memorial University Medal of Excellence for Research and the Women in Trades and Technology National Network Award… Continue reading Director Biography – Brenda Grzetic (ONE MORE DAY)

Director Biography – Benjamin Bryan (HOME)

Benjamin Bryan is a Melbourne based filmmaker who currently works in film, commercial and documentary formats. Director Statement Home was a unique experience for me, it was the closest filmmaking experience I can relate to street photography. Taking a camera and just listening, watching and waiting for the story to present itself, trying to find… Continue reading Director Biography – Benjamin Bryan (HOME)

Director – Giorgio Ghiotto, Seamus Tyrrell (SOLACE)

Director Statement Giorgio Ghiotto is a young Italian, London based Filmmaker. Most of his inspiration comes from his deep passion for cultures, nature and his profound desire for discovering and telling stories about ordinary people. His aim is spreading a positive message through his films, to bring a change in the world.

Director Biography – Karla Caraballo-Torres (SCHOOL CROSSING)

Karla Caraballo-Torres is a bilingual multimedia journalist and new alumna of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her stories have appeared in both international and national outlets including PBS NewsHour, AJ+, MotherJones, RCN Colombia and Telemundo. Lorin Eleni Gill is a multimedia reporter and cinematographer and also a new alumna of the UC Berkeley… Continue reading Director Biography – Karla Caraballo-Torres (SCHOOL CROSSING)

Director Biography – Sarah Baptist (STARTING LINEUP)

Starting Lineup is my first short doc. I wanted to capture the charm of being friends with strangers. I’m currently employed as a video editor for a Canadian news station. I have been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing.   Director Statement Create and consume art.

Director Biography – Steve Buckwalter (OMA & OPA)

Like lots of other people, I’ve been making movies in some fashion all of my life. I find every part of the process enjoyable, from making it in my head to working out the credits at the very end. Every day for me is about finding a new way to tell stories and entertaining the… Continue reading Director Biography – Steve Buckwalter (OMA & OPA)

Director Biography – Kev L. Smith (TAOBH LE TAOBH)

Kev L Smith is a cinematographer based the west of Ireland. A specialist in aerial and water-based film making, he draws on a lifetime spent surfing, hiking and lifeguarding along Ireland’s Atlantic coast. When he’s not shooting, you’ll find Kevin in the lineup at his local surf breaks in West Clare. Director Statement I wanted… Continue reading Director Biography – Kev L. Smith (TAOBH LE TAOBH)

Director Biography – Shantel Hansen (HER TURF)

As a first time director and producer, Shantel Hansen loves to identify and film subcultures that unwittingly impact the larger community. Hansen seeks to visually redefine subjects through storytelling that examines existing power structures and shakes up stereotypes reinforced by the media. Everybody has a story, and for Hansen, it’s finding an everyday person who… Continue reading Director Biography – Shantel Hansen (HER TURF)

Director Biography – Freya Billington (TERMINATED: TEETH & TINDER)

Freya is a Filmmaker/ Lecturer based in Bristol who launched ‘boy and bear films’ in 2014 to develop personal projects. Since then she has made ‘experimental musical’ BREAD AND BUTTER, NOT WAVING starring Peter Bowles for IShorts /Creative England and documentary HOW LUCKY? filmed in Finetown Township, South Africa. She has just completed Experimental Documentary… Continue reading Director Biography – Freya Billington (TERMINATED: TEETH & TINDER)