Advisory Committee Members
The Advisory Committees support the decision-making processes for many of Telefilm’s programs. They are comprised of external and internal experts who evaluate the projects submitted to the programs, and make recommendations to Telefilm.
Telefilm is committed to fostering and supporting a diversity of voices in the industry. The external Advisory Committee representatives are chosen to reflect regional and cultural diversity, and gender parity.
The following external representatives were part of the Advisory Committees for the Development Program, the Production Program, the Talent to Watch Program and the Theatrical Documentary Program for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (including the Indigenous Stream and the Stream for Black and People of Colour):
- Aaron Balachandran
- Adriana Chartrand
- Angie Driscoll
- Ashley McKenzie
- Brandon Hackett
- Catherine Veau-Logeat
- Cécilia Agnès-Keita
- Charlotte Mickie
- Christopher Yip
- Claudia Medina Culos
- Dena Razapoor
- Dipti Gupta
- Elyse Friedman
- Erica Shaw
- Fraser Robinson
- Jamie Whitecrow
- Jason Buxton
- Joadie Jurgova
- Joanna Miles
- John Dippong
- Jonah Zalken
- Justin Rawana
- Justine McLellan
- Lezlie Lowe
- Lorraine Sullivan
- Lucie Pagé
- Lydia Ogwang
- Martin Edralin
- Maureen Mondin
- Norman Wilner
- Olivier Gauthier-Mercier
- Sami Khan
- Sara Fauteux
- Sasha James
- Shane Smith
- Sophie Goyette
- T Bannister
- Zach Feldberg
- Zeyneb Taspinar