{"id":3970,"date":"2022-01-21T16:42:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/our-engagement\/advisory-committee\/advisory-committee-representatives"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:58:27","slug":"advisory-committee-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/en\/we-finance-and-support\/project-financing-advisory-committees\/advisory-committee-members","title":{"rendered":"Advisory Committee Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"editor-content\">\n<p class=\"act-lead-text has-lead-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Advisory Committees support the decision-making processes for many of Telefilm\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/en\/we-finance-and-support\/our-programs\">programs<\/a>. They are comprised of external and internal experts who evaluate the projects submitted to the programs, and make recommendations to Telefilm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"act-lead-text wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following external representatives were part of the Advisory Committees for the <a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/en\/programmes\/development-program\">Development Program<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/en\/programmes\/production-program\">Production Program<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/en\/programmes\/talent-to-watch-program\">Talent to Watch Program<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/en\/programmes\/theatrical-documentary\">Theatrical Documentary Program<\/a> for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (including the Indigenous Stream and the Stream for Black and People of Colour):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns act-columns act-columns--text act-columns--count-2 is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-338b2483 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--none);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--none)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aaron Balachandran<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adriana Chartrand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angie Driscoll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ashley McKenzie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brandon Hackett<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catherine Veau-Logeat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C\u00e9cilia Agn\u00e8s-Keita<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charlotte Mickie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christopher Yip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claudia Medina Culos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dena Razapoor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dipti Gupta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elyse Friedman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erica Shaw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fraser Robinson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jamie Whitecrow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jason Buxton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joadie Jurgova<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joanna Miles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Dippong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jonah Zalken<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Justin Rawana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Justine McLellan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lezlie Lowe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lorraine Sullivan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lucie Pag\u00e9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lydia Ogwang<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Martin Edralin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maureen Mondin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norman Wilner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olivier Gauthier-Mercier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sami Khan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sara Fauteux<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sasha James<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shane Smith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sophie Goyette<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T Bannister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zach Feldberg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zeyneb Taspinar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"past-advisory-committee-members\">Past Advisory Committee Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns act-file act-file--boxed-with-metadata is-style-boxed is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c12710f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fiscal Year 2024-2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2024_2025_Advisory-Committee-Members_Membres-des-comites-consultatifs.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__link\"><span class=\"wp-block-file__content\"><span class=\"wp-block-file__title\">Advisory Committee Members<\/span><\/span><i class=\"icon far fa-arrow-down-to-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns act-file act-file--boxed-with-metadata is-style-boxed is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c12710f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fiscal Year 2023-2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/telefilm.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Advisory-Committee-Membres-des-comites-consultatifs-2023-2024.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__link\"><span class=\"wp-block-file__content\"><span class=\"wp-block-file__title\">Advisory Committee Members<\/span><\/span><i class=\"icon far fa-arrow-down-to-line\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns act-file act-file--boxed-with-metadata is-style-boxed is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c12710f6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fiscal Year 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