Gail Maurice Country: Canada Biography: Gail Maurice is a Métis filmmaker, actor, and founder of Assini Productions, a 100% Indigenous-owned company dedicated to telling powerful, character-driven Indigenous stories. Through film and…
Jennifer Podemski Country: Canada Biography: Jennifer Podemski is an award-winning actor, producer, and showrunner with over 30 years in film and television. A trailblazer for Indigenous storytelling in Canada, she co-created…
Asha Lovelace CCF Delegate Filmmaker/ CEO & Festival Director, Caribbean Film Festival Asha Lovelace is a filmmaker and cultural leader dedicated to the development of Caribbean cinema. She trained at…
Nick Davis CCF Delegate, Online Mentor Executive Director of Equity and Inclusion, CBC Nicholas Davis is an accomplished journalist and writer. He’s currently the Executive Director of Equity and Inclusion…
Brittany Kelly CCF Delegate Film Commissioner, Cayman Islands Department of Tourism “Brittany Suzanne Kelly is the first Film Commissioner of the Cayman Islands, appointed in March 2025 to lead the…
Kellie Magnus CCF Delegate Executive Director, Caribbean Culture Fund Kellie is a writer and development consultant from Kingston, Jamaica. Kellie’s passions are creativity and philanthropy. She is the Executive Director…
Melanie Hoyes CCF Delegate Director of Inclusion, British Film Institute Having completed postgraduate studies and teaching film and TV at undergraduate level, the BFI has given Melanie the opportunity to…
Nathan Adabadze CCF Delegate & Mentor Senior Investment Manager, Media Finance Capital Nathan Adabadze is a Senior Investment Manager at Media Finance Capital, where he leads the investment team and…
Fiona Lamptey CCF Delegate & Mentor Co-founder, Juno Studios Fiona Lamptey is a BAFTA award-winning producer with a career spanning over 20 years, having worked at Netflix, Film4, and Channel…
SB Sithebe Country: South Africa Biography: Bonie Sithebe is a multi-award-winning filmmaker whose visionary storytelling has shaped South African industry for over 15 years. With an impressive repertoire of more…