News and Updates
July, 27, 2022
Our Founder & CEO, Ina Petersen, spoke with, and advised, a group of talented storytellers, on a panel hosted on July, 25, 2022. NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its annual InFocus: Canadian Cinema program, presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, Québec Government Office in Los Angeles and Telefilm Canada. The program spotlights independent Canadian storytellers in a program that spans a collection of twelve short films, including alumni of Sundance, Slamdance, Palm Springs Shortfest, Toronto International Film Festival and imagineNATIVE, as well as Albatross, the debut feature film of Canadian-born Writer-Director Myles Yaksich. The event is sponsored by HBO, Netflix, CAA, Sony Pictures, Telefilm Canada, Los Angeles Times, and several others.